so is it ok to leave the free choice minerals out where the babies will be able to eat all they want?
Read more…I am looking for a wether (but would consider a doeling) who is horned and in the 2-3 month range. I have a 9 1/2 week old wether who just unexpectedly lost his brother and I am desperately trying to find a herd mate for him. I am in central coasta
Read more…Hi guys,
I am hoping you can help me understand a bit of Nigerian Dwarf history (only going back a few years). I am writing this from Australia so please forgive me for being ignorant about past events in the US.
This is the situation as far as I un
Read more…My doe Cayenne kidded this afternoon, or at least she started kidding and had one gorgeous healthy boy. I checked her around noon and there was no mucous and the way I remember her tail ligaments didn't seem to be any different that yesterday evening
Read more…This will depend on the results of my fecals...I was planning to run them today but the test tubes did not come so now I will do them tomorrow. But if my Ivermectin cocktail still didn't work I am going to have to go to cydectin. I know the margin
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Naturally-raised triplets -born 03/05/2014. strong milking lines and great temperaments. A (disbudded) gorgeous tri-colored buckling. 2 beautiful doelings .
Dam:
Joyful Hearts MK bred by Fern Guyer
Cherish (# in birth=1) DOB: 05/09/2008
Read more…I have a doe who is anemic and thin. Poop normal, coat is in good condition but taking a while to shed out, and hooves seem softer and weaker than they should be. No fish tail or fading. Normal appetite.
I give COWP every three months, as well as
Read more…With loose minerals, are you supposed to just leave a quantity of them out all the time, or the recommended amount each day -- in other words, can they/will they eat too much of it?
Read more…Prairie Fleur has it's first baby!!!!!! Cayenne freshened with a beautiful baby buckling yesterday afternoon, After I'd been out to check on her at noon and decided that she wouldn't kid anytime really soon! He's lively and seems to be healthy! Cuter
Read more…Last Saturday, I became the delighted owner of two beautiful nine week old Nigerian Dwarf wethers. Unfortunately, on Monday night one of them died without any warning -- he hadn't shown any signs of illness or distress, and I found him curled up wit
Read more…A friend just said that she will never use straw for bedding again. She is convinced her goats got lice from it since it is the first time she used straw and the first time the goats have had lice. I told her that my vet told me that goat lice are
Read more…I recently purchased a doe and she has been sick since I got her. The breeder transported her to a show she was attending the night before I picked her up and before I got there the next day she had scours from the stress of leaving home and being at
Read more…Help, how do I look in OREGON ONLY for nigerian dwarf goats for sale? There's pages of ads. How much does it cost to have them shipped anyway? & do they fly them or drive them somehow?
Read more…Hi everyone. I am a newby here. This past Saturday I picked up 2 two month old Nigerian Dwarf wethers from a woman who raises the goats for dairy. They are disbudded and have a very sweet demeanor. I know they are not going to be good for much other
Read more…I'm bored and here to start some trouble..
What's everyone's favorite goat color? I personally prefer the greys like my pregnant doe I recently posted pics of. I think she is the most beautiful goat I've ever seen. I also like the reds.
I absolutely
Read more…We are about to depart on our relocation from the west to the east coast, 3040 miles with 4 does +1 dog + 1 7 year old + parents in toe. Husband is driving the rental van and I am driving the pickup with the goats. We plan on staying in campground
Read more…My pet NDG has always had a large udder since adulthood, but now it's very large. She has never been bred. What causes this, do I need to see a vet? Is there something I can do myself?
Read more…Tonight when I was feeding my little orphan - she bit off and swallowed part of the nipple. Has anyone had experience with something foreign like that getting swallowed. She is several months old so not a little tiny thing.
I am so worried but sh
Read more…I know milking is old hat to many of you but for the last 7 years - I've been deficient in these skills. Couldn't get milk from my sheep and not from my friends goats who were steady edy milkers.
But this morning - it happened. I've been working on
Read more…I am hoping there some folks on this morning who can give us advice. This was our first year to disbud ND kids. Kitty, the doeling we retained, was the smallest. We disbudded her brothers at 1 week old. She was around 2 weeks old when we did hers. Sh
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