Has anyone on here ever made goat milk paint? The recipes I'm finding call for skim milk, and you know that's not exactly possible with goat milk unless you have a cream separator, which I don't. I thought that maybe I could use whey from cheesemakin
Read more…Okay. So for years I've been known as the weirdo who uses sawdust for stall bedding for my goats. So I thought it might be fun to start a poll. What kind of bedding does everyone else use and why? I think it will be fun to see what kind most people
Read more…Here's a question I've had ever since getting my first goat - five years ago. How cold is too cold for a goat to be out. I once read that goats like 36-86 degree weather. Any proof to that?
Read more…Hi everyone! I am Adrienne. I just bought my first home in Pearl River La...It's about an hour in good traffic from New Orleans. We have 1.5 acres. We drink a large amount of milk, and what started out as a joke to put a cow in the back yard has now
Read more…The Hybrid is certainly not large enough for 3 dogs and two goats so we are getting a truck...probably a 94 F150 from my sister to be used when transporting the goats. We Travel about 3 weeks a year, and while we could likely find someone willing to
Read more…Hello, I am new here. I currently have 0 goats, but I have one wether reserved. He is one week old yestarday. We will pick him up in Novemeber. We getting at least 2 others before be pick up our young wether. We have been researching and doing our ho
Read more…This is written for people with cow dairies, but the info on rotational grazing is good, regardless of what species you have: Best Management Practices for Dairy Grazing It's a slide show with narration. The man talks a little fast, but you can pause
Read more…Hey, Right now I am just rotating between Safeguard and Ivermection. So I was wondering if anyone knew of another type of oral dewormer for goats. I have heard people using different types of horse dewormer, but I'm not sure on the dosage. I also ha
Read more…My name is Apryl and I love in the small town of Munford, Al in the northeastern part of the state. My husband and I started several years ago with Boer goats, added Kikos early last year and, finally, this year I was able to get the dairy goats I've
Read more…Okay. So I heard a rumor once that dried cornstalks and leaves are good for goats because of they provide fiber. Can anyone verify this? I am thinking this is just story someone told me, but since we have this discussion forum, I thought I'd use it!
Read more…In the last month or so I have gotten interested in these little goats.My interest very much in the dairy aspect these goats provide.When I had 1st heard of them years ago it was people having them as pets.And only in the last month did I come to und
Read more…Hey All! In February, I am teaching a Fun with Goat class for Clover Clinc, through my county 4-H. I have to submit this form by Oct. 23rd on what I will do in the class. The class is for 8-12 year olds, so I have to keep it simple. Anyone have sug
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