I just posted a photo tour of my backyard 'farm' on my blog if anyone is interested in seeing how we manage 3 goats and chickens on 1/2 an acre.
http://yellowdoorbarn.blogspot.com/2010/02/backyard-tour.html
If I wanted to take a new ND goatie to the vet to check for complete health, what would I ask the vet to check for?
Hi I just recently got two female nigerian dwarf goats. I just found this forum and am happy to be here. Anyway just though I would say hi. We are still new and have not come up with a name for our herd yet.
Read more…I just joined this forum and wanted to introduce myself. We purchased two does, a buck and a wether a couple of weeks ago. The does are supposed to be due in September, although only one was confirmed bred when they arrived. I am glad to find this
Read more…I was just wondering what kind of Ivermectin people bought for thier goats? I usually get stuff from the vet, but lately it seems to be more a of hasel to get it from him. So I wanted to just buy some for myself at TSC. Do people buy horse? I know wh
Read more…We just brought a new doe into our small herd of 3 does and a wether. We kept them separate for a few hours, but they were able to see and smell each other. Then we put them together and the 'older' goats were a little aggressive to the new girl - b
Read more…Since I've never owned Nigerian Dwarfs before I am not sure if she is pregnant or not. The seller gave me a due date of June 25th. She is barrel shaped but no udder started yet. She is acting oddly..more quiet, wanting to be near me, laying down a l
Read more…Hi, I am a brand new goat owner, and so far the information on this site has been so helpful. It's nice to know that I am not alone in my obsession..Lol. I live in Chitina, Ak. This is not the end of the road but it is the end of the paved part.....
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Read more…Goose Girl has a small little bump on her lip. I immediatly thought of Sore Mouth, which out sheep have had in the past (none this year). Does anyone have any suggestions? Do you think it could be that or maybe a bug bite? Any thoughts? I know if goa
Read more…We are trying to figure out temporary fencing for our 5 Nigerians, so that we can move their grazing spots around. I've been reading about Electronet and wondered if anyone else uses that and if so what height, etc works given the way these guys jum
Read more…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?
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