You all might already have seen this but I just stumbled upon it!
Maybe THIS will get people's attention although I wouldn't mind if the human
Read more…My 10 day old doeling, Glimmer started coughing last night and has a bit of a runny nose. She is eating, peeing and pooping fine. She isnt coughing constantly just right after she eats. What could this be and what can i do to help her?
Read more…I learned so much in our last discussion regarding pregnant does, I would love to have a discussion about buck feeding. I have 3 young bucks-- 2 who are about 1 year and 1 little guy who is 5 months. They were all extremely small when I got them and
Read more…Hi everyone!
I wanted to let you know that I'm going to start doing homesteading webinars! People have been asking me to do them for years, and I finally decided that I'm just going to do it! You all know that I'm passionate about sustainable living
Read more…I am seeing a few tiny clear to whitish flecks on my strip cup screen and quite a bit on my milk filters. No signs of mastitis, and the cmt was tough for me to read. I ordered a portacheck test, and hope it will be here soon. What it really looks lik
Read more…So I already have my thoughts on this but am wondering what others think.
I have a doe who I purchased that was suppose to be bred when I picked her up and due on March 8th. The plan was to keep her there long enough to be bred if she came back into
Read more…I made some honey oatmeal soap today. I added the lye mixture to the oils when the lye mixture was 100 degrees and the oils 106 degrees. The milk was basically totally frozen when I added the lye, and the color was really quite white when I added i
Read more…For those of you who sell kids for breeding stock or milking - talking registered goats and not just yard pets - what are ways you go about finding the best homes possible?
Up to now, Craigslist has been the only option for us in our location, and we
Read more…Yesterday I took a tour of a Grade A dairy goat operation called Round Mountain Creamery. It was fascinating, and the owner was full of knowledge, although she has full-size goats.
She told me about a new concept introduced by Australian goat keepe
Read more…Our FF doe had quads 5 days ago--only our second batch of kids ever, so quite exciting! She's a little doe and the sire is half la Mancha, so I was worried ahead of time about the birth, but all went really well. The littlest one was breech but cam
Read more…I can't find the discussion where this came up before, but having so many goats kidding in rapid succession this year has been an interesting learning experience, as I've spent far more time in the barn than ever before, because on any given day, the
Read more…Part of the land I have for the goats that I want floods. Usually when it floods, from the river, it holds 1-2 foot of water for a week or two. Will this help clear the the ground or make it worse. Any thoughts? This will be the first time that the
Read more…I just recently received a pregnant doe and then bought a sterile goat as a companion for her. I have been feeding them grain twice a day morning and late afternoon and alfalfa/orchard hay. I want to know if this is correct also they brow
Read more…Well, we are on the way: the first nigerians in Australia....
We cycled 21 does for surrogate work, but on the day, only 16 were ready and "willing." Sixteen embryos were implanted. We only did one per doe (I had thought to do 2 embryos per doe) but
Read more…Does anyone have any thoughts on what might cause trembling in a goat?
A little background. We have 4 does, 1 buck and 1 wether. The goat that is trembling is my youngest and weakest goat. She is the bottom of the pecking order, always has been, a
Read more…I have a question from a family who bought two doelings from me last summer. One of them is having some trouble. Please read this conversation between us, and if you can think of anything I haven't, please respond. I"m sending them the link to thi
Read more…On another forum, someone brought up that feeding alfalfa pellets or alfalfa might interfere with a doe breeding. Does anyone know if that has any basis?
Read more…I've been (slowly) getting better at recognizing when my goats need copper, although it's still difficult for me to tell until I see fading coats. Anyway, a few of my does are starting to look just a bit faded. Should I give them COWP now, or is ther
Read more…Its my first time milking a goat, and its her first kid, but the milk is so minimal, we get about a tablespoon per go - I'd been hoping for a lot more. I picked up lots of tips reading Deborahs book and have been following it all. But my doe is so
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