I have never had this happen before. Was wondering if anyone recognized the symptoms. Several weeks ago it started with a young buck that would start stamping his feet and wagging his tail and run to the corner. He acted like he was annoyed. I checke
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Hi! I was wondering if you can use pine cedar wood chips with goats, instead of hay for the pens? The bags are marked for horses, rabbits etc., but I was just curious.
Thanks,
Tammy
Read more…One of my older brothers has been holding one of his legs up and limping for quite a few weeks. I brought him to the vet, who stated that there was not hoof rot, sprain, or fracture. He thought that the issue was in the cartilage in the shoulder jo
Read more…I'm having a kind of strange experience with my 5 month old doeling. I'm pretty sure she's in heat (tail wagging, wet rear, and her wethered brother is knocking her all over the place without a response) PLUS (and this is what's worrying me) she's m
Read more…Our new goat "Daisy". She is the 1/2 sister to our "Rosie". We purchased her from Creekside Farm. She is a very easy going goat that never kicks and is producing 1/2 gallon of milk a day. We have enjoyed adding her to our herd.
Read more…I've recently had a friend from Georgia tell me that she has seperated her pasture off, so she can lime parts of it to kill parasites. I have never heard of this and didn't think you could put anything down to kill them. Anybody heard of this?
Read more…I am narrowing down my search for my first doe and have found a sweetie pie but realize that I don't know what I'm looking at? I don't know how the desired conformation translates to a baby? Her legs look so long ???
Read more…Mame had triplets - 2 bucks & 1 doe this afternoon out in the middle of a black berry patch. But I wasn't about to miss it, so I have a bunch of scratches on my back, and some great pictures! I'm hoping to put together a time lapse video of the b
Read more…I just got this "brilliant" idea today -- if I burn the pastures, that should kill the worms, right? I googled it and found this article, which said it can help:
http://www.sheep101.info/201/parasite.html
This is also just a good general-info article o
Hi! I am new to Nigerian goats, I want to purchase at least 2 does to start but I want to make sure that I am doing everything right. My family had goats when I was growing up but I don't remember much. Please advise, how important is it to get regis
Read more…Thank you for welcoming us to the group. My husband and I are just getting started with goats. In fact we are still in research mode. We plan to have a couple kids in or around May. Yay!! We are excited to be able to talk to others who love goats and
Read more…Hi! I did have a question. How long do you separate the mom and kids before they go back together as a heard? Is there a certain time frame?
Thanks,
Tammy
Read more…My family and I moved here in the summer of 09 from germany. We bought a small farm (20 acres) and immediatly filled a long desired dream of having our own goat herd. We have four daughters so we named our Farm and buisness after them. "Four Sisters
Read more…I know this is for just Nigerians but I thought I would share that my dwarf Nubian kidded today (2-26-10) with triplets that are more Nigerian than Nubian. A doe and two bucks that I ended up helping the doe to deliver as they were all trying to come
Read more…My new doe barn is a lot better than what I had, but its still not all that big - just 12x24. That space includes 12x12 general housing, two 4x6 kidding stalls, feed storage (I feed primarily alfalfa pellets) and milking space. Without crowding t
Read more…How close is too close in line breeding? Anyone have any examples you can share?
Here's an interesting website from Australia that talks about preventing resistance to chemical dewormers. If you're new to goats, "drench" is the livestock term for liquid, oral medication. So "drench resistance" just means resistance to oral liquid
Read more…Hello everyone! My name is Rachel and I own Wonderland Nigerians. I'm a college student and still live with my parents, so it's really a family affair. I currently have five does and one whether- the whether was the first kid born here, so of course
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I am going to ask a really dumb question. Should goats be given a bath when it gets warmer? Would this help with parasites? I notice all my goats--two does and two kiddings are itching around. I did deworm them with pellets two weeks ago.
Thank
Read more…Hello from Western PA. We'll be getting a couple Nigerians soon, hoping to supply our own milk and experiment with cheese making. We're starting small to see if goat raising is a good fit. It is a new adventure for us so I'm glad to have found this g
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