Hi all. I have two NDGs, siblings about 9 months old. I got them at 7 months old in August, which is when I had the male castrated. They have always been housed together, since birth (aside from about a week before I got them, I had him castrated a f
Hello to all! My name is Shannon and I am new to the forum. I just wanted to say thank you for adding me to the group. I kept Nubians for milk when my children were little, but have not had goats in several years. I moved back home to South Mississip
My grown daughter and I moved from Texas to Puerto Rico to become regenerative farmers. We are registered as a nonprofit because we plan to do a lot to give back to the communities around us. We are buying a registered buck, whether, and 3 does from
We will be building an 18' diameter round (safer in a hurricane) barn out of earthbags. It will have an interior space of around 200 sq feet. The goats will have a permanent paddock and play area attached to the front of the barn. I was going to buil
If you want to view everything we know about individual ADGA-registered dairy goats in one place, check out ADGA Genetics. It’s the brainchild of Gene Dershewitz, who created the database and website. He also responds to questions from goat owners o
What do you do when your doe gets bred but doesn’t get pregnant? There are a number of reasons why this can happen, and Dr. Jamie Stewart, Assistant Professor in Production Management Med
Hi there - What are your go to treats for goats? Wethers specifically. I feed free choice loose minerals, and free choice orchard grass hay and they have free access to a couple of acres of pasture to browse. 8 month old wether and doe. I know grain
Whether you are interested in finding buck service or renting out your bucks, you don’t want to miss today’s episode with Dr. Jamie Stewart, Assistant Professor in Production Management Medicine
Hi there! Help/advice needed. We have a female who kidded 3 dead babies 6 months ago. So so sad, and we aren't sure why they passed. She was getting adequate minerals/supplements. Anyway, we were told the milk would dry up so we never tried to milk h
I am hoping to get some advise... I am out of town and my daughter is caring for our goats.
We have 9 Nigerian Dwarfs in our little herd, which I started building in April. Four are babies that I bought from a reputable breeder, who has award winning
Hello thanks for adding me to the group. This is my first kid born since I got registered Nigerian Dwarf Goats. I'm curious on what I would put as the color for the ADGA paper work. Thanks
Losing an animal to a predator is every goat owner’s worst nightmare. When it does happen, you want to know who did it and stop them from doing it again. But figuring out whodunnit can often be a challe
I have been hand milking a FF Nigerian Dwarf (kidded in March) twice a day for a couple months. Her production started at about 1 1/2-2 cups cups per milking and has dropped to about 3/4 cup per milking (she had a parasite overload last month
I am new to owning Nigerian Dwarf goats. I have read that Safeguard dosage should be doubled, but from 2018 sources. I am wondering if that is the current thought still in 2023. Does anyone know?
Hi I have young pet goats. Their horns are still growing and are a few inches long now. Goats where made to have horns so I don't believe in removing their horns. But I was wondering if there was a way to try and train the horns to grow straight back
Has anyone ever seen or used an Anti Breeding Buck Apron? I was reading about them and several goat keepers recommended using them. I must admit I am dubious about the apron being practical in use but as part of my "learning curve" I thought I would
My buckling was born as one of a set of triplets to one of my daughters does. His two siblings were of normal birth size but my little guy was a tiny one. We were shocked he survived but his mama wasn't interested and he was far too small to feed fro
A couple of months ago, we had a Facebook post that elicited a lot of very passionate responses and also uncovered a lot of myths and misinformation about worms in goats.
Hello! I have a first fresher that I have been milking for about a month now and she has been consistently giving me one to one and a half pounds of milk per milking. I'm milking her twice a day at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. this morning when I milked h
