I had my Doe with a buck last time She came into heat and I saw her being bred twice during her cycle with him. She would normally be due to come back into heat in a week. Today she had a little creamy discharge stuck to her vaginal opening. Would yo
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I'm looking for leads on options to have 4 does transported from Mendocino County in Northern California to Southern Oregon (Ashland area). I can't wait a month + for a large interstate transport. Any advice on finding someone to do a short
Read more…Anyone have an ADGA registered Buck they might consider leasing or using for a stud service in San Diego county?
Read more…Hi, I'm having trouble in my barn with a 6 month old female twin doeling trying to mount the other goats, vocalizing vociferously and so dedicated that she doesn't stop pestering to eat. She is polled from a polled mom and horned dad, so i hop
Read more…Hey all. My two ND kiddos have lice. I purchased the Ultra Boss pour on. According to the dosage, it states to give 1.5 ml per 50 lbs. should I give them this dosage? They are probably 15 lbs max. It says to pour on back and face. Is the fact correct
Read more…My 7 year old has never had a baby and I have never milked her. Her udders would look full every year and then go back down. The last couple of years they didn't go back down and this year they got huge. The vet said I had to milk her. Now it's e
Read more…Hello, my name is Jacy and I am the founder/owner of Mihi (my high) Trip Nigerian Dwarfs in southern Oregon. I stared my adventure about 4 years ago as a 4-H project with two does. The following year I increased to three does and it was an FFA projec
Read more…Hello Everyone! I am getting my first goats in about 6 weeks-mid September. I am getting a Nigerian Dwarf doeling and a mini Oberhasli wether. Both were born in March. I've been planning purchasing goats for a year, reading and learning as much a
Read more…Hows it going! My name is Jacob and my wife is meagan and we have 2 goats. They are siblings, 4 1/2 months old and are the sweetest little things you'll ever meet. We live in Cleburne, TX and are looking to learn as much as we can before shes old eno
Read more…My Ginger girl, the first baby born here, had a horrible tragedy with her first litter in March of 2016 and both were lost. I did milk her; her first month's milk went to help a rejected kid elsewhere.
I was heartbroken because I believe she would hav
I have a herd of four right now, a buckling from this spring, a whether from this spring as bucklings buddy, and a mother/ daughter pair, mom a few years old and baby from this spring as well. My question is on grain and goats. I'm sure it varies by
Read more…Hello, we just rescued a buck Nigerian dwarf. His coat is completely white, I dont think he has a fish tail, the tip has hair, but the underside is completely bald. I am not sure if he has always been white or if this is a sign of copper deficiency.
Read more…Hi everyone! I am new to the whole goat raising and homesteading but i find it extremely interesting and fun to learn about. Anyways my husband and i bought a goat whose roughly 4 months old give or take and we were told by the lady we got him from t
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In your book, I am pretty sure I read it in there, you say that goats should have access to hay pretty much 24/7. I have hay available in our barns where the goats are when not out on pasture but currently do not have hay out in the past
Read more…From another source, this was posted:
"It's the high allele's on their S1 Casein protein gene that causes the higher yield, softer curd and desired taste in goats. ND's just happen to be the one breed that carries the most A and B alleles on the that
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We just moved from Western North Carolina (WNC) to Southern Maine around a month ago. I am planning on flying back to WNC in the next few days to pick up some of our Nigerian Dwarf goats (3 does) and our 2 dogs (Great Pyrenees). Problem is tha
Read more…To make a long story short we've been getting a ton of rain. My 2.5 year old LGD female had a litter of pups July 26th 2018. In the last week we have lost three pups. We started out with a total of 11 and now we're down to 4. The pups get lethargic a
Read more…My doe had quads last night- all doelings! Two of them are weaker than the others, and I think it might be best to pull them and put them on the bottle. Does anyone have tips on how to get them to take the bottle? They just sit there with the nipple
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My name is Elizabeth and my 11 year old daughter and I just adopted 3 soon to be wether Nigerian Dwarf goats. Their purpose: to be fully and completely loved on. Not sure of our herd name...so far have 'G' men...like FBI agents but they ar
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