The one doeling I have left has been crying for three days straight. And it's not like a little cry, they can hear her in China. And since she is crying it's making her mom cry. The only way I have gotten her to stop crying is with me standing out th
Read more…It's Day 145 for our first-ever babies! I'm plotzing!!!
Progress tracked here: https://www.facebook.com/duagwyn
Read more…So my nuggets are 6 months old now, and still sucking on mom after I put them all together in the morning. I also did an experiment by leaving them together all night, just to see how big a dent would happen, and my mommy's gave me next to nothing n
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I have a 9 year old doe that hasn't been with a buck for nearly 5 years and lives nowhere near an intact male (nothing within 20miles). However, I noticed this week that she seems to be developing a udder. She's had kids before, so I've alway
Read more…We are about to have our first experience separating a doe from her kids. Our 3 does kidded for the first time this spring and we sold one with her bucklings, are keeping the 2nd ones kids, and now at almost 4 months the 3rd does kids are about to go
Read more…Does anyone use Cydectin? We picked up a sweet Boer wether we met at our county fair and he is on monthly Cydectin dosed at 1 ml per 10 lb. Wondering if this would work for our Nigerians so everyone is on the same thing?
Read more…I'm looking for a buckling or buck to replace the one I lost this last winter. I got my goats from Colorado this January but I'd really like to get my buckling from closer to home this time. I love the goats I got but 6 hrs is a long way to drive. I
Read more…I've been itching to try my hand a butter making with the milk I'm getting from Cayenne but I don't have a cream separator. Is it possible to make butter without separating the cream out? The cream doesn't separate on its own very much so I don't thi
Read more…She's 4 months old and still nursing her mama. She weighs 45 pounds! Should I take away all grain from her? She only gets a little morning and night when the mama's are on the milk stand and the kids get a small bowl. I don't think she ever eats more
Read more…I am looking for tips, tidbits, and advice on how to go about choosing a quality buck(s) for my herd. While my little girls won't be ready for some time for breeding I do have one girl here I am potentially looking to breed in Fall to get on a Winte
Read more…My 6 yr old doe who was a good producer last year (at her peak she gave 6 cups per day) is struggling at 10 wks fresh to produce more than a cup after kid separation overnight. This same doe had a bout with a poisonous tree which almost killed her 2
Read more…Hi all! In June I got two dwarf wethers and I absolutely love them. They are as sweet as can be!
Yesterday the lady who I got them from said that she had two more (brothers to mine) that were never picked up by the other woman who had wanted them
Read more…I had a misguided idea that my doe I never milked would be fine nursing 1 kid after sending her son home on Tuesday. Having 3 goats, I was milking 2 and didn't milk this one as she was more difficult and other two easy. I was wrong- doweling couldn'
Read more…Ok, I am so new at this. I have one goat who kid last year and this year with no problems. Now I have a FF and things just seems to be different from the first goat. This one has been alone for almost 4 days now. She is my loud goat and has only made
Read more…I have 3 in milk and I really only want to milk 1 - how can I dry off the one I don't want now that her kid is gone. Judy
Read more…We had 3 kids born 5 weeks ago and plan to retain the doeling... Both bucklings are available. Excellent Castle Rock bloodlines (Castle Rock Guiness x Castle Rock Buddy). They are adorable and have absolutely wonderful personalities. They are very f
Read more…A few days ago I noticed my doe had a watery, cloudy looking eye and after a closer look I seen the tip of a cheat grass sticking out. So I pulled it out but she still had a cloudy looking eye. I figured it would go away within a day or two after rem
Read more…What kind would this be? I am giving her a dewormer today. Her eyelids are pink but not dark. She pooped big clumpy poo with mucusy stuff and I could see worms in it! They're not big (like dog worms) but long and skinny and very small.
Read more…On Saturday the 28th I sold my buckling, but I am selling all of four goats and nobody seems to want any of them, it was a month ago when i posted them and this weekend I finally sold one, but What about the other three, any tips on selling goats, I
Read more…If anyone has an old Portasol Mark 1 disbudder which is no longer functional, I need a tip for mine. Neither the tip for the Mark 2, nor the tip for the Mark 3 (current model) fit the Mark 1. The tip shaft diameter on the Mark 1 is smaller (7/16 inch
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