I have a first freshener, due 4/14, I noticed stopped eating 2 nights ago, she had a temp of 104.7. Started antibiotics, gave selenium paste, she had selenium and copper 2 weeks prior, dewormed and gave probiotics. Set a camera and watched her throug
Read more…How young can you give a kid a bath? I have (2) 3 day old bottle kids who were born outside & are stinky. TIA
Read more…Have had goats for many years. Worked for a vet for 20 years. My goats have been dry for the last 4 years. Been fed well and no health problems. Bought 2 Nigerians recently and the issue is that normally I give Bo-Se to the herd. My bottle has recent
Read more…Not new to goats as I have had goats for at least 50 years. I started very young. I had Nigerians back in the 90's when they were pretty rare. Have bred and shown alpines for many years. Have gone out of goats (kept small dry herd) a couple times. Be
Read more…My doe recently gave birth (a doeling and a buckling). What points do you use to come up with a sale price?
Both parents are registered. Sire is polled and Dam is horned. Does coloring factor in? The buckling is horned, blue eyed, and white with a b
Read more…Is it OK to pen two pregnant does together who are going to be kidding close to the same time? The pen is plenty big enough for two does. I suppose I could split it, but would rather not. Thanks in advance.
Read more…Yesterday I had my three 1 week old kids disbudded by the vet. Everything went well. This afternoon he must have knocked one of his horns, blood was gushing every where. Luckily we caught it within 10 minutes of it happening. I brought him in to
Read more…We had a mama give birth last night to three living goats and one that looked like it had been dead for a while in utero. Two are nursing on the mom and doing ok (she isn't that great of a mom but they are making it ok). The third is a tiny 1 lb.
Read more…I am wondering how to pull as much fat as possible out of the milk while still keeping it in it's raw form. I have been looking for 2 days now on how to produce skim milk from raw milk and have not found an exact answer. The cream that rises to th
Read more…I am looking for some sort of chart or list that indicates what the ideal mineral requirements are for ND's to better assess whether the feed and loose minerals (and certainly the pasture/browse in my area) are meeting the needs of my herd. As an ex
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I have chosen this year to not vaccinate my herd but I have several people who are having kids and want the kids vaccinated with CDT. What age and dosage can I do this for the kids? I for some reason have 2 and 6 weeks in my head and t
Read more…Hello: Looking for some of you to share your bottle baby routines/processes... like:
1. what do you use as milk replacer
2. how often, and how much should the baby be fed
2. can the bottle baby be kept with the others, or must it be kept separate and
Read more…My doe gave birth to two bucklings yesterday afternoon. They all seem to be doing well. Both boys are eating and walking around. One seems more vigorous than the other. How often should they be sleeping? How active should they be day 2? What signs sh
Read more…Hi I'm from the Midwest and have mixed herd. I have standards with only 2 pure bred Toggenburg girls. Everything else is mixed milk and meat with the big girls. I have Oberhasli, Saneen, a small amount of Alpine and the Togg in the standard sized g
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My name is Jason and am new to NG goat keeping. We recently picked up a couple of 10 week olds. My barn is 8' x 12' with a reclamed bunk bed in there for the kids. My question is where and how do you store your alfalfa/hay that is not bei
Read more…Hi everyone! We started our herd last year with 3 pairs: Queen Jenny and her daughter Topaz; half sisters Amber and Onyx; and twins Opal and Pearl. Recently, we added 4 new additions to our herd: pregnant does Sapphire (she kidded Monday night) and
Read more…Our doe gave birth yesterday evening and I am unsure of which dewormer to use. Alot of information on the internet says Safeguard for Goats ok to use on nursing does but not on does being milked. Label says do not use on lactating goats. Please help!
Read more…Two sets of twins in 24hrs time!!! The first set of doe twins on our farm ever and a beautiful set of buck doe twins. First set is out of Nu-Flower F Wild at Heart sired by Sparrows Nest Farm DA Earthstripe born yesterday in the freezing cold. Second
Read more…I have been reading past posts about weak kids...Reading all those posts makes it seem like weak kids are common. I know that usually kids DO get up and thrive w/out assistance....buttt....if they are weak what is the best supplement to have on hand
Read more…On Monday night, Sapphire delivered twin bucklings, Haematite and Goldie. This is Sapphire's first freshening and she is exhibiting excellent mothering instincts. She's talks to them (when they're not cuddled together), encourages them to explore, an
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