Hello all! Its taken me a little while, but I am finally getting around to an introduction. My name is Angel Cole. I live in Boydton, VA with my family; my husband Mark and our four boys, Bradyn, Declan, Liam and Landon. We have had Nigerians for ove
Read more…This happened sometime in the 5 hours I was gone to work... I have attached pictures!
Background: This morning David let the goats out, and let the chickens out and left the chicken tractor open. When I woke up around 6:30 the goats were in the chicke
My name is Becky and I have 6 children, 4 grandchildren, 2 wether kids, 2 dogs, 2 guinea pigs, 3 hens and 1 rooster. That is every one for today, you never know around here. We have about an acre and a half. I love my goats. I have had goat off a
Read more…Question - I forgot to ask my vet this morning....
Is there a spray product available that is safe for goats to deter mosquitoes ????
We live near a rather large man made pond (small lake really) that has a spring running into it behind our property,
I FINALLY got my grades! I got a 965/1000 (A) in IT Project and Team Management and In English II I got 912/1000 (A). I have a break this week, and then next week I cram 16 weeks of International Business Law and Ethics, and Management Information Sy
Read more…I haven't come up with a long term answer to this. Are my goats just more wasteful than they should be? They only eat the alfalfa leaves and I'm left with tons of stems. I think my compost pile will soon be bigger than the house:)
Somewhere on here... I saw someone say that reputable breeders tattoo their goats. I seem to recall that all the other goats in the herd had been tattooed where I got my goats but mine and their brother had not been done yet. Which farm name goes in
Read more…Does anybody recommend using any particular ultrasound equipment?
Read more…I was wondering what everybody is using to keep their goats cool? and warm in the winter? We have a metal barn and currently, use one big industrial fan and two box fans. It has 4 stalls, plus: storage stall.
The temp. in Kentucky is 95 degrees.
Read more…I sold a doe and her doeling to a family that kinda lives in town (small town) and they absolutely love them. Most of their neighbors like them as well but they have one neighbor a couple of weeks after they got them that started to complain about t
Read more…Hello, new here... and I didn't think my second post would be regarding parasites :( http://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/hello-from-newcastle-on We've only had these goat kids for a couple days.
After reading a post in the Goat 101 forum w
Hi and Happy July 4th to all!! I am a proud new owner to 4 Nigerian Dwarf goats: 1 four year old doe and her 3 month old doe ling as well as two other kids: a 3 month old doe ling and a 3 month old wether. My question is...when do I wean the wether o
Read more…SO, I'm Haley! I love horses and animals but owning a horse is pretty much out of the question...
A couple months ago my aunt was considering adopting goats, which got me thinking. At first I really wanted pygmy goats and it took me a while to convin
I used to use Safeguard, but realized it was not working when I would still find white eyelids. But I just read a different dosage on it and am wondering if this why it wouldn't work for me.
For my goats, I would just do 1.2 cc per 50 pounds. But t
Read more…Pecan Hollow BR Zorro is a proven buck. His kids are very well build and have nice personalities. Zorro is AGS registered DOB 2/22/07. His sire is Split Creek Blue Ridge
His dam is Pecan Hollow Creme D Mint. Her sire is Rosasharn Tom's Bit A Willy *S
Read more…What are the thoughts on this? I have only seen one breeder that offered "buck" service. Does anyone have any ideas on my luck with this? A neighbor has goats and she offered a buck rag for me when fall comes. My girls were a year old in March an
Read more…Okay, so after my mishap with the scale and Hansel's odd weight, I am thinking maybe he is just fat. But how does one tell? I mean his sides are big sometimes, but someone told me that is jsut a sign of a good ruminet. He looks nice when he stands ta
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I just joined up. I was doing some more research online about dwarf goats and found this site. I am a single mom with two girls I adopted from China and homeschool. I work from home and we rent on 46 acres - shared with our landlord, who is
Read more…I have a doe that is 8 years old, and a few does that could be older. At what age can I start to see health problems related to age, as well as decreasing fertility and possibly kidding issues? Is it a good idea to retire does at a certain age?
Read more…CALLING ALL HAPPY GOAT OWNERS!!!
I am doing a slightly humorous/serious infomercial speech where I try to sell something. For my topic I chose the Nigerian Dwarf Goat. I will be doing an infomercial type speech telling all of the reasons why someon
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