When do you guys start shaving your goats for spring/summer? Is there a certain temp. you wait for (day and night)? I live in wnc and I'm wondering if its to soon to be thinking about shaving.
Thank you
Read more…I was wondering at what age do you transition from alfalfa to hay? Everyone is young and growing right now, but I want to be ready for the eventuality for my males so they don't have any issues. Thanks.
Read more…Hi everyone!! I was just wondering about something. I want to know what fly spray you folks use if you need to. I was wondering about some of the fly sprays used on horses like Bronco for example. I don't want to use something that would be harmful
Read more…Hello I am looking for a goat mineral I can buy in larger quantities than MannaPro.
Sweetlix seems good but it says for meat goats. Is there anything formulated for Dairy goats?
Read more…Our plan is to clean out (very well) our 10x12 chicken coop (moving the chickens to different enclosure) for a doe in milk and her kid. We have about an acre that we want to dedicate to pasture area as separate paddocks. Originally was planning to us
Read more…I had a 4 year old doe have quads this afternoon. Her udder was very big for the last two weeks, getting steadily bigger so I know some milk was sitting there awhile.
I always give a squirt off each teat to be sure they're working good once the kid
Read more…Hi All - I'm awaiting our first kidding -day 145 is on Sunday. Very excited!
I have my video set up over the kidding pen. I can't see any other part of the barn.
When should I put the doe in - I don't want to stress her by forcing separateness too ea
Read more…This is a little random, but I have someone buying a baby from me who is planning to name the baby. She suggested a name that seems to sort of include her herd name (as part of the goat name and after my herd name) but still...I don't think I feel c
Read more…Here is an article that summarizes many of the studies done on the use of diatomaceous earth (DE) as a dewormer:
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/DE.html
In addition to all of the info provided about the studies, I especially like the final parag
Read more…Butterscotch is currently giving me 3 cups - 1 quart every morning, and I am only milking her once a day, separating the twins at night. They are going to be 6 weeks old - ALREADY - this Thursday. I was wondering approximately when I should start m
Read more…Okay, go totally "for dummies" on me here, because I know next to nothing when it comes to hay. I have been feeding my girls half timothy hay and half alfalfa hay from Atwoods or TSC, basically free choice (I get out there and top the rack off a 2 o
Read more…Birth Announcement
Three little girls arrived just before midnight Friday, April 4, 2014, two buckskins and one brown and white. Though the photos don't show it, the buckskins are almost identical with the only difference being minor with the white
Read more…There have been a few conversations about how to provide warmth safely to your goats, and I have mentioned the way a nearby farm hangs their lamps as a very safe way to do it. Until now, I haven't had the chance to do more than explain them, and it's
Read more…We have had a lot of discussion here about security cameras for the barn. There was one that included a link to a specific system - when it was posted, I went there and it seemed to be what I wanted but I did *not* bookmark it or save it. I have no
Read more…Howdy Everyone;
I am continuing to work with my village planning board on regulations to allow me, and others, to get small goats. One unresolved issue is manure disposal. There was some discussion about composing the manure using formal composting
Read more…I have a 2nd freshener who kidded this morning @ about 9am with triplets. 2 does and a buck. I have yet to see either doe nurse. When it went on for too long I put some colostrum in a bottle and the black doe sucked it down like a champ, the bucks
Read more…Ever since having goats - 4 years now - I've not ever been able to get my goats to eat their minerals.
I announced it to the forum recently and in an email to a friend and within hours - a couple goats were eating minerals. That was 2 weeks ago or so
Read more…We are bringing home our first goats in about 5 weeks, 2 kids and a doe that just kidded so she'll be in milk (the wait is KILLING me!!) I obviously want to have everything ready when they get here and the kids we are ready for but I need a little he
Read more…I'm not in a hurry, but wondered since my doe looks longingly at her herdmates up on the hill. They have an outside pen with a "goat door" from her kidding stall and they've been loving being outside part of the time. They're 3 days old now and alrea
Read more…I have a wonderful recipe for chocolate almond ice cream. However I wonder if there is some way to thicken it so it wouldn't melt as fast when I serve it (still tastes real good melted!). It turns to chocolate milk very quickly.
The recipe:
3 cups wh
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