Is there a temperature that is to hot or cold for a goat? Our temperature is up and down right now. Today it will be over 80 degrees. Later this week, it will be in the 50's. What do you all do if it gets really hot or cold? Any information would
Need some advice on what to do for my doe after a difficult birth. She had one by herself and the second kid was not coming so I had to go in all the way and turn the head around. One leg was forward and I couldn't fine the other at first, bu
I am Aleesha and live in Southern Michigan. I recently bought 2 Bucks 1 1/2 months old (Pez) and 1 3/4 months old (Pete). My sister in law has 4 does that we will be breeding with... I'm going to send her this sites info so she can join al
Hello everyone. After noticing excessive foot stomping and licking I have noticed that one of my does shed out heavily and now has some bald patches. I am convinced it is lice although I cant see anything. She does seem to be excessively scaley. We h
We just jumped into the Nigerian dwarf goat world - we went to pick up some chickens at a farm and fell in love with the goat and brought him home, too.
He's about 10 weeks old. If he's not right by my side, he'll scream
Just had a dog go after my two yearlings one a doe the other a neutered male....no visible injuries that I can see...should I treat them for stress and how do I do that? What a terrible experience!!
When is the correct time in the year to shear off that winter hair? I know this is a question I have every year, but usually mangage to figure out but when my goats get hot outside. But with the addition of two new goats over a year and a half ago, I
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
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.
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
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
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.
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?
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 ???
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
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
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