I've been needing to ask a question about minerals for some time, but I couldn't get all the info I felt might be helpful to you in without a LONG post. I decided to just copy my homestead diary here so as not to miss anything that might be importan
Read more…In November I purchased a new doe as I decided I want to improve my herd. She is 4 years old, and has freshened twice before coming to me. She was already bred when I bought her. She comes from wonderful lines, and milk scores on both Dam and Sire
Read more…Has anyone ever had a goat with a heart murmur?
I just had our vet out yesterday to do our yearly CAE-J-CL testing, and had the vet check the lungs of one of our yearling does, "Gumdrop" ...who has had an on/off cough through the winter (but has al
Read more…Any preference between whole and rolled oats as part of a grain mix for does? It seems the internet has mixed views. Go figure. If anyone has an opinion, I'd love to hear it.
Read more…People have asked about newborn weight gain in the past, and I've said multiple times that I want to keep track of a kids' weights at some point, but I never got around to it ... until now! Actually my husband deserves the credit, and this is due to
Read more…When should I expect my doe to come back into heat after giving birth? Does the fact that she is nursing her kids affect that?
Read more…Hello all! I currently feed my goats timothy hay because my horses eat it. They like it but is there another, less expensive, hay that they would like just as much? I'm in Southern California and the most readily available hays seem to be alfalfa, be
Read more…After taking a year off of breeding, we have 4 does kidding this year. Our only ND doe kidded Easter evening. She's a first freshener, turning two in July. From the first sound that she was getting down to business to the time we got to the barn w
Read more…Hello, I am GettingKids. We have 3kids we are visiting until we get them. They are all wethers or at least they will be when we get them. We want pet lawn mowers. It's been a many great dream and is finally coming true :) My children and I are so exc
Read more…Should I worry or have a vet come out. My 2nd freshner lost her ligaments yesterday around 9-10am in the morning I checked frequently and they are still gone, she was also leaking colostrum... Even tho I am slightly new to this and this is my second
Read more…Can someone point me towards a good source of information on how to evaluate a buckling? I am not finding it in the archives, maybe I am not using the correct search terms. I am improving my heard and until now have not had to do this, all my doeli
Read more…So my Doe if got the first day would be sitting at day 142.. on day 138 she leaked a small amount of milk on a wooden box she was laying on (which I called the vet to make sure she would be ok) for the last 2 days her tail has been up for the last 5
Read more…Hello my name is Daniella. A little over a year ago I acquired 3 ND goats(2 does, and a buck).. the buck I got from a "professional breeder" as a baby and the 2 does(one was 2 years old and the other 4 months)from a hobbiest. the older doe was preg
Read more…Ok, I've searched the archives and haven't managed to answer my question, so:
I have three 5 week old bucklings that just had their disbudding scabs fall off. Out of the three, one appears to have one scur coming in, and another has scurs on both si
Read more…First post here! I added 3 Nigerian Dwarfs to the farm 3 weeks ago. Ive had experience with horses and working with dogs and cats as a vet tech for years. I noticed some hair loss/thinning on one doe - She kidded in February and I'm currently milking
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My wife just got two young Dwarf Nigerian goats, 10 weeks old. They weight 17 and 14 pounds and have been fed twice a day by the breeder, at 7AM and 5PM. The breeder explained that she always feeds her goats twice a day.
My wife had a visitor yesterda
We have 2 wethers that will be 1 year old in June neither of them were dehorned. One of them has recently started sticking his head threw the field fence and getting it stuck when he tries to get out. I'm leaving tomorrow for 2 weeks and my girlfrien
Read more…We are moving our herd 1000 miles from Ontario to Nova Scotia. I have four does, one buck (one doe will have one of her kids with her and another doe will have all her kids with her)
Our original plan was to divide the goats between two trucks but on
Read more…Hello, Can anyone help me with this? We normally give a selenium vaccination to does 4 weeks before kidding, 1/2 cc. and then to kids at birth, 1/4 cc. This time, we'd like to try a Selenium gel, however, I want to make sure of the dosage amount. I h
Read more…I have a hillside that is starting to erode away. I was thinking about planting either creeping juniper or creeping thyme to help stop the erosion. The hillside is not in the goat yard but it's within a few feet from it. I don't want to plant anythin
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