Wow, this is a great group loaded with information - which I need desperately! I and my husband are living the retired life (he was Army for 25 years) and have decided to start a small homestead ranch on our 25-acre lot east of ElPaso. We almost have
Read more…I have two wethers who are turning there noses up to their regular grain mix of Noble Goat Grower, Black oil sunflower seeds, and beet pulp with molasses. The other two wethers are eating it like it's great. They are acting normal and eating, drinkin
Read more…Here is an excellent resource for determining body condition in your goats. It is so challenging to describe how to determine body condition, and this PDF includes drawings and pictures with the explanations, so that you should be able to more easily
Read more…Something to add the U.C. conversation. Some bucks and wethers are subject to it while others on similar diets seem not to be. It is commonly believed grain and alfalfa are a factor so many recommend neither for them.
Now, I am going to throw someth
My two Nigerian Dwarf kid does, almost three months old, weigh 19 and 20 pounds. I am in the process of weaning them off whole cows milk. They eat hay and leaves all day and have protruding bellies. They are down to 8 ounces of milk per day. Should I
Read more…Gorgeous black and caramel sungau Mini Lamancha doe from Outstanding milking bloodlines. Caramels grandsire on her dams side is Dills GA Pandemic, her sire is Sparrow's Nest DA Earthstripe. Her dams dam was a registered Lamancha but I don't have her
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My first post here. I've been researching about possible "backyard" goat breeds and I think Nigerian Dwarf is the best goat out there for my purposes. I love goat milk and drink a lot of milk as is, so I am want to have goat specifically
Read more…Always a great goat discussion!
We have a chunk of woods that I'd like to fence for our goats and I'd love recommendations. I'd like to find something that looks nice but is on the lesser end of cost and labor. Yeah yeah, I know...
How do you fenc
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I my name is Marney McGovern and am pretty new to Nigerian Dwarf goats as we just got two wethers this past summer, Percy and Ceaser...I live in Olympia Washington on about 2.5 acres. My son is in 4H and these guys are going to be his 4H pro
Read more…I'm currently at my wit's end with my goats' mineral feeder. I use the one featured at the right of this page. It worked ok when I had just the adult goats. But since the kids have come, it's become a toy for them as well as a source of competition b
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I was wondering what you all do for birthing/kidding pens for Nigerian goats? Do you make separate stalls or do you make one large room and let the birthing moms and babies roam together? If you do separate penning stalls what size to do you
Read more…We are milking two ND does and are thinking of buying a buck (or two). We had heard that having a buck nearby can affect the taste of the milk? Is that much of a concern? And if so, how far apart would we need to keep the bucks from the does? Thanks!
Read more…Is anyone else's goats going crazy for acorns right now? In the past week, my doe jumps off the milkstand just as soon as I release the headgate and makes a beeline for our big oak trees. She starts gobbling up acorns just as fast as she can! The wee
Read more…I've posted before about my older doe, Daphne, being my "problem child". I'm her third owner and so she has serious trust issues. She's come along fairly well in the last few months, especially since she kidded in June. I didn't even try to milk her
Read more…I am looking for a photo of this buck (Good Measure Farm Fort Bridger). I have found his full brother (Good Measure Farm Fort Boise), but none of him. Would someone have one to share?
Here is a picture of Boise.
I am purchasing a do
Read more…Hi everyone---I have a question about my 4 year old doe, Memilly. I purchased her in April...she kidded in mid-May (triplet bucklings). She had a BoSe injection in April, about a month prior to kidding.
All the rest of the goats (bucks and does)
Read more…Does this look like external parasites on my 6 month old goat? The skin is raised, dry, flaky, cracked, in 2 patches on his body. Thanks for the advice
I have two sets of triplets born two weeks ago. All have seemed very healthy until yesterday. One Doelling has a very rapid heart rate with very rapid breathing. She is up and moving about but not with as much energy as the others. Last night I check
Read more…Hi. My baby buck - 7 weeks old, I thought was polled, now I'm not sure. All our other bucks got horns developing in the first week they were born. This little guy has pretty big, hard mounds and it looks as though there may be some type of horn de
Read more…Hello! We recently re-homed our two kid wethers after three months of nursing. In the few days since, our doe has decided she does NOT like her grain. It's a sweet feed for dairy goats and she's been eating it for months, although she's never exac
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