Does anyone use herbs or food (like pumpkin seeds) as regular part of their feeding regimen as a preventative maintenance for things like coccidiosis or worms? Other things?
I'd like to learn how to do this for all of my animals, including my goats.
Read more…Hi y'all, I'm new around here, and to Nigerian Dwarf goats. My husband and I have been wanting to get a couple for a few years now, and are finally in the position to give a couple a good home. We have them for dairy purposes, so we want to do the be
Read more…what is right age for a buck to start breeding. i have a lamancha x nubian doe 140-150lbs and 15 months old.
i was told i only needed to wait 4 months for a healthy,potent buck. should i wait longer ?
i also read bucks are ready at 7 months . what is
what is right age for a buck to start breeding. i have a lamancha x nubian doe 140-150lbs and 15 months old.
i was told i only needed to wait 4 months for a healthy,potent buck. should i wait longer ?
i also read bucks are ready at 7 months . what i
My 4 week old is bottle fed Land O Lakes Doe's Match milk replacer. She is 5 pounds and I give her 6 oz four times a day. I noticed this two days ago her stool looked a little soft, yesterday I didn't notice anything, this morning it was runny enou
Read more…I have been feeding Sweetlix Meat Maker and my goats love it but I can't get it here in Asheville. A friend who lives a couple of hours away was bringing it up for me when she came over (from her feed store). Anyway, I found this mineral at my local
Read more…I am very new to Nigerians. i bought a pregnant doe and a wether. I raise beef cattle and different species of poultry. I am considering feeding the goats a premium alfalfa hay or a very good quality 2nd cutting hay, but has anyone just used this cha
Read more…My doe delivered twin bucks tonight. One is doing well. He is pictured nursing. The second didn't make it. I don't know if he was born alive, but neither me, my mom, my friend watching on camera, or apparently my doe even noticed he was born. My doe
Read more…Recently one of our does had a very speedy labor and delivery of two little bucklings. Six days later, our other FF, Maria, had just the opposite! Her labor was much longer, rather difficult for her, involved a 1:30 am vet call, and FINALLY ended wit
Read more…Deborah- do you keep yhe sel/e supp out all year round in bith girls and boys areas??
Read more…Is there roughly a certain age that a young wether kid can be housed with a buck, or is it primarily a size matter? Also, are there any suggestions as to how to successfully introduce them? Thank you!
Read more…I can't seem to find a clear answer to this question anywhere.
Can a doe be given ultrasound to determine pregnancy at any time during her pregnancy, or is it just certain times?
Read more…Our (now 4 in number, soon to be 3) seven-and-a-half month old nigerians are spoiled. OK. There. I said it. Now that that is out of the way, we have noticed that they DO waste hay.
If the hay hits the ground, it is immediately suspect, "probably spo
Read more…So my 6 year old doe is still nursing her daughter who is 11 months old and 3 months pregnant. Doe is also 3 months pregnant so she really needs to dry off. I taped her teats yesterday and this evening she is very full of milk and her daughter is not
Read more…What size disbudding iron do people normally use on their Nigerian Dwarf goats. Looking for a disbudding iron. A friend told me I have to get the small size is it the 1/4 like the pygmy goats. What size do all of you use?
Read more…I am considering the daughter of this nd and don't have the particulars at the moment but was told that she averages 3 pounds. i am looking for just a family milker and I believe that with two producing that it will be sufficient. I think that she lo
Read more…Okay, folks, I was just called rude when I commented on how someone is straining milk. She posted a photo of using a coffee filter and a bag for straining almond milk. I pointed out that coffee filters and milk filters are not the same thing. Of c
Read more…Goats are spending one week per month at a Chicago park to help clear brush:
And here's a cute picture of a woman walking her goats in Berkley:
Read more…Our local feed store has Nutrena Beet Pulp Pellets on sale. I was considering getting a bag to use as treats for my girls. They usually get apples or carrots at bedtime but a change might be good. I have read that beet pulp is good for them. Is u
Read more…Hiya,
not goats this time, but sheep! Just wondering has anyone experience milking sheep, and if so, how was it, what is similar or different to milking goats. The sheep here are bigger than the goats, so wondering if I can get more milk that way.
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