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Hatching chickens

I've a hen sitting on 14 eggs and is now day 22.  Two chicks were born yesterday morning but none of the other eggs have hatched yet (at least 29 hours later).  I suspect some of the eggs may be from other hens who laid in her nest once she was brood

Milk without pregnancy?

Buck over-height breeding quality?

As breeding season begins, I'm getting ready to decide who gets bred, and who doesn't. I'm fairly new to goats, and purchased one goat from a breeder that was less then honest. I purchased a buckling that I used in last years breeding. I just learned

Kids with sparse facial hair

Is this doe overweight?

We need advice....

We have a single doe, Chloe. She is now just a year old. She is the only adult ND doe in Australia, so we have nothing with which to compare.

We are worried she is overweight.

She is 19 1/4 inches at withers, and she weighs between

What age to stop breeding?

My Elly will be 9 this coming January and we usually like to kid in March.  I have had some say make this her last year but then I have read a few things that 8 is a good age to stop at. 

Thoughts on this would be appreciated! Elly is in good shape,

Drying beets

The opportunity has come my way to purchase a case of organically grown beets.  While I like beets, that many is not in the "should do" portion of my mind.  However, can we dehydrate beets to feed to our girls later?  My logic says that would work gr

Fish Tail?

I am attaching some photos, is this fishtail. Black one was born in feb, and brown and white in march, they have had cowp 2 times (many in my area cowp 3-4 times per year) This is how their tail has looked from the start and hasn't improved. Eyelids

Thoughts on moving to milking does just one time per day?

I just attended a presentation on goats given by a man that I've known for several years. I have a lot of respect for his knowledge/experience on goats. He owns full-sized breeds, has never had Nigerians.

He has a farm and is extremely busy on the fa

How much milk?

I was just speaking with a lady that has nigerians. She said that her nigies give 1 quart each a day. Is this average? I thought it was 2 quarts a day? We are a family of five and can only afford two goats. We are wanting to make sour cream, cream ch

To Dip or Not to Dip?

What are thoughts on teat dip?  I have been using a wipe before milking and nothing after.  Do people generally use a teat dip and if so what do you use?

Raw milk changes in law

Here is a site listing recent changes in raw milk laws.

http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/blog/2015/06/18/state-raw-milk-legislation-recap/

Does anyone like the white tattoo ink?

I had two animals that the linear appraiser couldn't read the tattoo in their dark ears.  I had done them with the green ink.  They have been readable for several years but maybe fade.  He suggested I redo them.  I have some white but have never used

Test results for CAE

Hey y'all.

Part of the preparation for breeding my girl Naomi next month is to have her tested. I just got the test results back from UC Davis and she tested negative for CL, CAE, and Johne's, but according to the results, the CAE numbers are in "sus

Baby goat vs chicken!

Thought you would enjoy this! This baby and this chicken fight like this every day ;)

Possible Eye Infection?? I'm new to goats please help

I'm not too sure, but my doe has been having eye buggers in her left eye the past few days. At first I thought nothing of it, maybe she got dirt or something in it. But now it seems to be irritated, and the bottom lid is red. No puss, or discharge of

Worming

What does everyone use to worm their milkers?

How long is too long between pregnancies?

Hello ladies, I was wondering if I could get some advice about spacing between breeding.  My babies are going to be TWO ALREADY this next February, and I am going to breed them this fall.  My question is in regards to their mothers - will it be harmf

Tropical grassland management

Hi all,

I am a novice at all this farming and would appreciate some advice about managing grassland.  We have 6 dry hot months where there is no grass.  Then it rains, the grass grows and for a few weeks is perfect for the goats.  However, it grows

New in Indianapolis (IN)

Thanks for letting me be part of the forum!

Quick intro, I'm really not a goat owner (yet!), my daughter is the one who has just acquired two darling little Nigerian siblings--one doe and one wether. So we're looking forward to learning everything we