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
Read more…Hi,
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
Read more…Well, we took the plunge and purchased some more panels and brought them home today. We put them together with baling twine (temporarily) and put the two does and the buckling inside it. One of the does spent a lots of time bleating and complaining
Read more…Hi everyone :) Marcy recommended this site to me.
I'm Terri, a ND newbie. I am married to Ian, we have three kids(human) - Rhyce(16), Lynnea(14), and Taylor(almost 13). We have 3 furry kids(canines), Shela, Reba, and Zeuss - which are 'rescues'. We l
Hi all you ND lovers! My husband and I own a small farm in Northcentral Pa. I grew up as a horse nut (we have 3 horses) but knew I'd eventually have goats someday. Well, when a neighbor offered us a free goat (before he was even born), we couldn't s
Read more…I use Ivermectin to deworm my goats, but last night my brother told me that out of all of the different types, Ivermectin was the one I shouldn't use because the industry experts are trying to get people to use other types so there isn't an Ivermecti
Read more…Okay, so this is not totally a contest - there are no prizes - rather it is random fun contest to test the knowledge of goat owners/breeders everywhere!
If I still have you reading, I will explain the contest. On Wednesday, June 16th, my wether Han
Read more…I have a wether and a buck. My question is: how old should the wether be before putting him in with the buck? Our wether is 3 months old and the buck is 13 months old.
Read more…I know this is a Nigerian site, but does anyone happen to know of anyone who has Angora Goats in Illinois? A friend of mine from IL is looking for one!
Thanks!
WG4
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