Hi! Do you know if anybody has had problems with barn cats after kids are born? We have four and I have been sleeping in the barn for 3 days. The cats have big eyes and have come into the goat pens. The mother goat hits them with her head, but I am
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We had more goat kids today. "Twins" 1 girl and 1 boy. Here is a picture. The one standing up is the buckling and the other one laying down is the doeling.
Our "Rosie" gave birth to four Nigerian Dwarf kids. However, we only had two kids that lived. The first two were three times bigger than the two that lived and would never take a breath.
The smallest kid was the doeling. The vet had to put her
Read more…Hello, I'm Arin and I must admit, my goats are mixed breed. However, they are 1/2 nigerian dwarf, 1/2 nubian and they were just bred to a nigerian dwarf, so my babies will be 3/4.
I have a little buck at the moment, he is a purebred Nigerian Dwarf,
Read more…Hi all, I'm so glad I found this forum. I am hoping someone can give me some guidance.
Hi!
We don't have any bucks on our property. However, I was wondering what is a typical price to have a doe breed?
Thanks,
Tammy
Read more…I have not had time to post since my girls came home! I am so excited to have them. Isabel comes running up to get petted when she sees me. Indiana still hangs back but will usually sniff if I stick my hand out.... she likes her food David just calls
Read more…Hello! My name is Amber and I am very excited and (im)patiently awaiting the new year so I can get my goats! I'm new to goats, but have raised sheep, chickens and horses. I've always just had them as pets though so this is my first attempt at 'farmi
Read more…My doe Capri-Dance Mystery has kidded with twins out of my buck Poppy Patch Rio the Rebel. A tri-colored doe kid (3.25lbs) and a black & white buck kid (3.5lbs) This is Mystery's second freshening, and her first since her arrival here. I am so lo
Read more…As I posted in my blog recently, the goats are grazing near a green soybean field. Well, recently the goats have been getting closer and closer to the soybean field. I saw them over by the field today, but can't be sure if they ate any.
My question
Read more…We are going on a four day trip next week (first in many, many years!), and it will really be only the second time I'll be leaving the goats in the hands of someone else. The people caring for the goats have really no experince with goats - mostly ho
Read more…Hi, I just joined. I have a small herd of Nigerians currently in new Mexico. We will be moving to Missouri later this year I know big change. Anyway I am a member of the local goat club here. We put on local shows and such. Can anyone tell me if ther
Read more…I thought it would be fun to discuss various odd goat behaviors...When I first brought home one of my young goats she would stiffen her front legs, ponce forward and bark, cough at the sight of my dog. He is the sweetest dog, but does look threateni
Read more…I promised to share my experiences with my first kidding, so I decided to start a mini-blog beginning with the first signs of labor.
Trauma, aka Queenie, is due anywhere from September 4th to the 13th since the previous owner “pen bred” her. This
Read more…I am just curious. How much milk would you feed a bottle baby? And at what intervals? I am just curious after watching a video on this site about premies.
Thanks
Melissa
Read more…Hello ALL! I am writing because I won the wonderful goat milk soap from Deborah Neimann-Boehle and it recently arrived in the mail and it is just terrific!!! it smells wonderful! she is truly an artisan. If anyone is looking to buy soap she has a ter
Read more…I picked up our first goat last night.:o) She isn't registered,and I actually don't even know for sure if she's a nigerian dwarf but she's looked enough like one to give her a shot for 20 dollars...lol.
I fell in love with these little goats about six
Hi again from Minnesota. Does anybody out there have experience with goats and cherry tree leaves. I know the wilted leaves are listed as poisonous to goats. I still don't have any yet but I'm making the yard for them on my small piece of property. W
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