So I did not own the doe or the buck at time of breeding. I bought the doe & she kidded with a doeling May 1st last year. I really have to register her & I have too much paper work infront of me, I'm not sure what exactly I need to send into the ADGA
Read more…This Saturday I'm picking up two mini doelings. One a mini Nubian and the other a mini mancha. The mini mancha was born C section due to her ND mom getting out of her pen and in with the Lamancha buck. The mini Nubian has been dam raised so far but s
Read more…I have been concerned about BOSS having chemicals or GMO. I can find organic shelled seeds but not she'll-on organic. Any info anyone has?
Read more…I've just spent time searching for copper dosages. In the past, I have given 1/2 capsule to adults and 1/4 to youngsters. Now that I know how heavy Ginger (3 years old) is compared to Summer (4 years old and milking), I am thinking this might not b
Read more…Hello everyone,
It's been 3 years since we began raising ND goats. Canela is a Nigerian Dwarf doe that gave birth 2 kids on Feb/17/2015. Since then, we've been providing her with a ration of food as follows : 1.5 cups of Sweet Feed (DuMore) 16% | 2
Read more…-25My doe had her first three kids Sunday night. Mom and all babies are now doing fine, albeit I had two weak ones for the first 24 hours or so. The reason for the weaknesses is (I think) the birth process.
The first kid presented nose only. I had w
Read more…I will be heading to New Brunswick from British Columbia in a month or two. I have an acre of land and am possibly eyeing more adjoining land but I'd like to see if we survive a winter there first :P
I'll be living there full time and my brother wi
Read more…I'm a first time delivery/goat baby "step-mama". My doe (Tenny) gave birth last night (first kid at 10:30 p.m. PST, last one at 12:30ish a.m.) to three bucklings (darn! soooo wanted to keep a girl from her).
They are all adorable, but the births kin
Read more…I'm needing some advice on a doe I'm looking to purchase as well as whether or not to replace one of my does. This spring Cayenne freshened for the third time. Her daughter who I bought with her freshened for the first time this year and the improvem
Read more…Yes, I have been on here for 4 years learning all that I can and just this past week got my first NDs. 2 little bucklings (for now) Patches and Goldie. Goldie is the one my son is feeding and Patches is the other. they are about days old.
One is a FF at 1 year 10 months. She is 9 days fresh, and I am leaving the baby with her 24 hours a day and milking her twice a day.
My fourth freshener is 4 years old and only has 1 kid. She is 8 days fresh. I am following the same routine wit
Read more…I've been following this board for over two years, and have only considered Nigerians all along. I am now working through the process with my town of getting them to allow chickens and goats, which will have to be small breeds. Although I hadn't cons
Read more…I sold a buckling to a woman a couple of years ago with whom I became friends. She also bought one of my doelings later. I had tested the buckling's dam for CAE, CL and Johnes when the buckling was about 5 months old and too young to test. Well recen
Read more…A great article about goats doing work of a different sort - fighting plant invasions!!
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30583512
Read more…We had a first freshener kid with pink teats. She is milking now for about a month. Her teats and her vulva are turning black. She is a mostly black goat. She never had goats suck on her and has always been hand milked. She doesn't seem to be in pain
Read more…Okay, I am almost at wit's end. The test results are back showing Dancer, my almost two-year-old, is not pregnant. Ginger miscarried last week so is not pregnant. As far as I know, there are no mineral issues. They were both with the same buck.
Y
Read more…Can animals intuitively balance their diets? Earlier studies in this area said no, even though many organic and grassfed cattle producers have sworn by cafeteria-style minerals for a very long time. This article explains how earlier studies were flaw
Read more…Anyone know whats up with my FF's teat? They have sores on the inside only on both teats. They don't seem to be oozing or hurting, as she lets me milk and the kid feed. Should I be worried? Sorry its not the best photo, its attempt no 20 or so -
We butchered our first goat kid today. I am really looking forward to more after tonight's dinner! We tried a couple of chops, the heart and the liver. I liked the liver best, hubby the heart and chops and kids the chops. Here are the stats:
It w
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