I have a buck 3 yrs old. has always benn healthy happy and lovable. If ya'll seen all my posts on face book I have been struggling with parasites this yr have lost 6.
Sam has been off and on treatment the whole time . have tried everything that's bee
Read more…I was hoping to catch someone in heat for a fall kidding so I could have milk through the winter. However, my does and Mother Nature had a different plan. Today, I finally caught Summer in heat so she went to visit Stuart (Poppy Patch CW Stuart) wh
Read more…After reading this, I wondered what the general feelings here are. This is the part specifically:
"... There is a little better remedy for your poisoned goat: mix up 1/4c molasses, 2 – 3 tablespoons epsom salts, 1 tspn ground ginger ... 1 tspn baking
One of first timers is 66 days pregnant and does not have a bump. I know she is pregnant because I was really careful to watch buck and her this time. She is acting differently and walks differently. Aspen is a relatively large girl who came from qui
Read more…Sadly, Crazy died the summer of 2013 at the age of five. It may seem an odd question, but I am really curious if there are any children of Poppy Patch Crazy She Calls Me out there. Who are they and how are they doing?
Read more…My LaMancha doe, Ruby, is almost 2 years old. The breeder she came from said to wait til she was 80 pounds before breeding. She didn't quite make it last fall, so we waited.
Plan was to breed her to Peppernut, my Nigerian buck. I am wondering where I
Read more…I have this doe who has broke out with a rash on her vulva 3 times. I took her to the vet once but they said it was just cause she had runny poo and it caused her to get irritated. I am at the point of getting rid of her but really don't want to. I
Read more…If I suspect zinc deficiency in one goat (some hair loss around face, ears, and hind legs), should I suspect it in the other goat as well? Their diets are exactly alike.
Also, for those of you who think BOSS is a good dietary supplement for this, do
Read more…Happy January, all!
Hoping I can put cold weather fears to rest. Reading through the forum, I (Granny) hear lots of sensible people saying that goats are fine under shelter with no heat. They've got a cashmere undercoat, etc. etc. All that made perfec
Anyone know what these crusty grey things are on my one year old bucks ears? Sometimes they are crusty like this, othertimes they just seem like a grey/white shading on the ears. He has been treated for external parasites recently as they all had l
Read more…Hello!
Newbie goat mama here. :) We have two open young gals (one's almost 2 and the other is almost 1) that share our 12.5 acres to to our flock of 11 chickens. We give them a little grain before putting them to bed and they have free access to the
Read more…I am an absolute beginner. I will be getting my first pair of whethers this coming summer. I have a few questions that I would appreciate if you wonderful friends could answer them.
1) What do you feed your goats?
2) How much do you feed them?
3) Wha
Read more…Hi there,
we have a billy goat that is almost one year that is rutting at the moment - lots of noises, even in the night, shrieks, squeals, grunts, you name it! How long with this last and is there any way to calm him down?
Katharine
Read more…We are relatively new to goats and recently purchased 5 does - all pregnant - as well as a wether and two bucks in addition to the two 6 month old does we already had. One of the does is due within a month and the other 4 are due in March. Having a
Read more…Hi my name is Jessica. I am new to the forum. I will be asking a lot of questions. My husband John and I brought our first two Nigerian Dwarf Goats home yesterday. One boy and one girl, they are 6 months old. We kept them in a stall last night a
Read more…Today, my husband and I began on Bonnie and Clyde's play/climb area. I've seen a lot of ideas, but no real measurements (unless I am missing them) We built this area today completely out of recycled materials I had been saving. I had the paint on h
Read more…I'm selling my gorgeous flashy buckling with great milk and show lines because (what was I thinking?) he is related to 3 of my 4 does. SO, I bought another buckling today to replace him. He is 5 months old and big and strong for his age, definitely r
Read more…i have searched the archives and reread raising goats naturally and i haven't found the information that i am looking for. i have a ff doe due to kid feb. 19. (also my first kidding season) currently i am feeding a handful of grain (for 3 goats) once
Read more…Dear Friends,
I joined this group a couple years ago and have been lurking since. Only last week did I finally bring goats home, two bred does. Now that I have the goats I hope to actively participate in this website. Unfortunately, being a complete
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