Hello! I'm new here and a new goat mama! Our breeder gave us this goat yesterday with this odd lump underneath its anus. I can't figure out what it is and she wasn't sure either. He is a 9 week old buckling. He is eating and going to the bathroom fin
Read more…Hi there! I am new to this group and so happy to be here! I live in rainy Bellingham, WA and have two wethers - Mr. Brown & Al - that are about 11 months old. I am a first time goat owner who has experienced my fair share of goat complexities over th
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How do you avoid scams when buying goats? Should you buy registered goats? How do you know you’re buying healthy goats?
If you are getting started with goats or still building your herd, you pro
Read more…One of our does gave birth to 5 babies on Saturday. They all seem healthy and strong but Mamma is struggling today. I noticed she didn't eat her scoop of grain, something that is unheard of for her. She has plenty of alfalfa mix and she shares her
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If you are new to selling goats, you might feel like you can’t say “no” to any potential buyers. I am here to tell you otherwise.
You will hear two main points today as I tell you a few stories of peopl
Read more…My name is Annie and I live with my husband at Tambo Upper in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
I recently purchased two ND goats, a buck called Bruno and a wether called Anthony. They are beautiful boys and I love them to bits. I am also get
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Since parasite research in goats is always evolving, I was excited to see that the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control has revised their dewormer usage chart. Although most of the d
Read more…Hello! We are hoping to add some does in milk to our Kansas homestead soon! We welcome any advice you have for starting off with goats! We have about 5 acres with chickens, pigs, a dog and cat. A large portion of that is a cedar forest. Could we let
Read more…I am finally going to build a structure for my bucks! I am working on creating the design right now, so I wanted to see if anyone had some tips or suggestions. I am struggling to find how big this shelter should be (how much square footage should a g
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It’s probably safe to say that everyone has heard of fainting goats, which are more correctly called myotonic goats, and they don’t actually faint.
Today we are separating fact from fiction in our conv
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Need some help thinking of good goat names?
Once or twice a year on the Thrifty Homesteader Facebook page, I ask people for their favorite goat names, and like the post on chicken names, I realized I shoul
Read more…We are hoping to get some ND goats soon for milk. We would like to utilize rotational grazing if possible. Any fencing suggestions? I read in Deborah’s book that you could use 4 livestock panels? Has anyone had luck with that? Any portable shelters y
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Hypocalcemia in goats, sometimes called milk fever, is one of the most misunderstood maladies in the goat world. This confusion stems from research done on cows, which does not apply to goats, bu
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Deciding to have goats is a long term commitment similar to bringing a dog into your family and your life. You may be confused by the number of different estimates you see for a goat’s life span
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Does anyone have experience with bringing sheep and goats together?
I have 3 ND wethers who are a year old and would like to bring in 2 or 3 sheep, as pets and for their wool, as well. They would be housed separately but eventually
Read more…Hello! I have a goat, who in the past, has had difficult kiddings. The first kidding happened two weeks before her due date (Bred: 11\12\18? Due Date: 4\11\19 Kidded on: 3\30\19) . The kid was born with its head touching its spine, thankfully it was
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