Hello!
We are first timers getting 3 or 4 NDs this spring! We are looking at the polydomes for their housing but they come in two different sizes, standard 7' and the mini 6'. How many goats will each of these accommodate? I'm leaning toward just ge
Read more…I have a wonderful 2nd freshener who is due Monday (2/20). Yesterday I moved her into the "barn" (corner of our garage) because she SO badly wanted to come in, and didn't mind being away from the other goats (gave her chances to go back out & she did
Read more…I have a four year old doe who has never kidded. She occasionally sits as a dog sits. (Front legs up, bottom down.) She is otherwise happy and normal. It just seems odd. Has anyone else ever seen this? Thanks!
Read more…We had goat kids born this afternoon. We kept checking on her (the barn cam broke) and when we found them she had all three but no placenta out. They had been licked but were wet and we got them cleaned up. One has had raspy, wheezing breathing so
Read more…Does anyone use ammonium chloride for their bucks? If so how much and how often do you use it?
Read more…I keep hearing different things so I wanted to ask you guys. Do first fresheners bag up sooner or later than past fresheners? Also do first fresheners have smaller udders? My does udder seems to be gradually getting fuller. She is a rescue and is not
Read more…I rescued two goats about two weeks ago. At their first vet visit a few days later the vet confirmed that my Nigerian dwarf goat was at least 4 months pregnant. I obviously have no idea exactly when she was bred. I do know that she was freely housed
Read more…we need help...we are losing too many kids the last 2 years...would like some opinions b4 I ask my vet. Last year we lost 6 kids...one doe had twins; one was huge apparently born dead and the 2nd was tiny and weak; lasted 3 days. another doe had q
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I have a small herd of 3 does and a wether. One doe was born here and the other 2 does and wether were purchased from breeders who health test and had clean herds. About a month ago my wether seemed a little quieter than usual, but was still
Read more…Recently, I've noticed my buck seems to have real dry, flaky skin (especially along his top line), and some balding on the top of his head. Kind of tell tale signs of a zinc deficiency. I'm thinking it's possibly due to too much calcium in his diet.
Read more…Hi everyone, I need some advice....
My doe is due March 28th, exactly 2 months from today. I didn't realize how close we were to the "2 months before kidding" mark, and I realized this just last week, and so I started drying her off by only milking o
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We recently got 2 doelings in Mid-December. They are darlings. We got them from breeder and they both had suffered from scours prior to bringing them home (they believed the goats got into something they should not have because entire herd
Read more…Hi, everyone! My name is Mary. I'm currently in the information gathering stage. I'll be looking for land in Kentucky to start a homestead and seeking advice about possibly growing all the feed/hay for a few goats. Any information or guidance will be
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We just had quads today. I gave them each a little nutridrench squirt. I've seen them nurse. I would like some advise on how long to wait for them to get the colostrum before I decide to bottle feed one? She has done well with triplets last year,
Read more…Hi group, I have a goat over due. She was exposed only once, and the day was written down. She is on day 153, and showing no signs of impending labor. She is a ff, pregnancy confirmed by byopryn just a month and a half ago because although I never sa
Read more…Hi, so I am a newbie goat owner of both Nigerians and pygmy's. I have one buck and 3 does however will be rehoming the pygmy one due to just not fitting in. I have a question. I bought a pygmy/Nigerian cross in october and was told she was possibly b
Read more…It appears that one of the triplet doelings born this afternoon to my first freshener does not have an anus. She was the first kid born and it was immediately apparent that she was small and scrawny, but she did stand and nurse after a good cleaning
Read more…To my great surprise it appears that Juniper has settled, which means that Ezra got her pregnant when he was only 20 weeks old. She should have come back into heat last week and there's no sign of it.
During the breeding, I saw her tuck her butt and
Read more…6 month lactation for this doe. I'm drying her up and am milking once every day or day and half as needed. My last two milkings surprised me with the cream! Anyone else ever see this? I'm floored. Someone on another site questioned my honesty and sug
Read more…Hi, I'm new to the group. Our family has 2 goats as pets, kids were interested in them so we started our own backyard farm and we are loving it. We do believe our female us pregnant but this being our first round with this, I'm not completely sure. S
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