We live on about 2 acres very near Philadelphia. Once we moved in 4 years ago we began building fences--fences for the garden, fences for the chickens, then, last Spring, we built fences for our two nigerians. Olive and Buttercup came to us from Te
Read more…Okay, so I am looking for some experinced goat people! - or novice! I have a goat who has a white back and every year she sunsburns really really bad. We have not shade out here, besides the shade her spools provide, and even when there is shade fro
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I am in charge of my county's 4-H Goat Project Newsletter. I am currently working on the spring edition and wanted some input. I am wondering if there are any concerns with spring that should be included, any spring show tips, breeding,
Read more…I have several does and my buck for sale not all the does are Nigerian but the buck is contact me for more info. Thanks *,* you can see them here http://macsrainbowgoats.weebly.com
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We exposed our doe for the first time on January 21 and saw a few good couplings. Now that we are about a month away from possible kidding, my husband and I are doing the "Does she look pregnant?" "I think she looks pregnant" dance.
Is there any w
Read more…I would like some advice on just how to take this little Buck away from his mom. She has been nursing him and he is now 6 weeks old. I have read that they can breed a doe at 7 weeks and I need to introduce him into my other pen with the one other b
Read more…I bought a mother goat with her 10 day old singleton. She's been fed sweet feed. She looks bloated to me or like she is still pregnant. Is this normal in Nigerians?
I HAVEN'T DECIDED ON WHICH TO GET. ANY PROS + CONS?
ASKING FOR ADVICE--OUR GOAT IS 4 MONTHS PREGNANT. SINCE FRIDAY SHE HAS BEEN SICK W/ FEVER 105+, LETHARGIC, AND SORT OF "FLAT" LOOKING. STANDING OFF UNDER THE HAY BIN BY HERSELF AND DOES NOT WANT TO BE MESSED WITH.
SOME THINGS TO KNOW:
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When I went out to the barn today, I noticed lots of unmarbled poo all over the stall. After a few moments I realized that it was my wether Hansel making the messy poo. I checked the other three and they all marbled normally. He is acting normal othe
Read more…Came across this goat dewormer today while looking for poultry dewormer. It is WormGuard plus. It claims to be all natural, kill every type of parasite and so on. Anyone ever heard of it? Used it? It sounded a bit to good to be true to me.
Link wit
Read more…I'm new, so I'm not quite sure the ropes yet, but I'm going to just jump right in...
Last year (Jan 2008), my husband and I purchased a doe (Jaime) and her doeling (Maggie). Little did we know, it was more of a "rescue" than a rehome. The seller
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Does anybody know if you can put nigerian dwarf goats and nubian goats together? I know that there is a size difference. I would love to mix the nigerian with 1/2 nubian to make a mini nubian. Any advice?
Thanks,
Tammy
Read more…We have two goats that are 1/2 sisters. The dominating one is very aggressive to her sister. It has become to the point that she will not even offer to fight back. She takes the head butting and she gets hit often. I understand the pecking order,
Read more…Liberty was due on the 20th - my daughter's 6th birthday - but kidded on the 24th with a single buck kid. My daughter has dubbed him "Justice" as in "Liberty and Justice for all". :)
The little chunk tipped the scales at 4.5lbs!
Both Liberty and h
Where do you find the round barrels for the goats to jump up on? Silly question...
Also, we have a Great Prynese that is mixed with lab and ? He is very agressive. Would he attack our goats? or are they mostly a guard dog of the goats? Would you p
Read more…I am going to be getting 2 nigerian dwarf wethers and i plan on making the pen 16ft by 16 ft and using a calf hutch that is 4by 8ft , with a plywood frame bottom that is raised off the ground.The pen floor will be covered with of wood chips because
Read more…How do I know if my adult buck is sick or not? He is making grunting noises, and he's not quite himself. Crying, and sticking his tongue out a little. Its 80 degrees today, warmer than it has been, could he just be hot? I gave him some probiotics an
Read more…I have a buckling born Feb 13th, That went off feed (just for 24 hours) and started having sours on the 21st of March. I immediately started him on CoRid, and when he hadn't improved by the morning of day 4 I took him to the vet. Fecal was done, a
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