Both my girls just had their kids, and I was wondering at what age do the kids start eating alfalfa, etc? I want to get everybody on the right track and not introduce anything to early/late. Thanks!
Read more…Okay, goat peeps; time to have your voices herd (ha!). I am putting together, in theory at least, a comprehensive goat management app. If there is already one out there, please let me know, as I have been unable to find it. I need to outline its func
Read more…So both my girls just had their kids, and in the back of my mind is the question - when will they be in heat again? Is there an average? I have my buck separated, but currently the fence is attached and we have to wait until the thaw to move posts
Read more…I have a friend that needs a home for her pet herd of Oberhaslis in Oregon. They are 10 years old, and she has 5 does and one whether. She doesn't want them to go to auction, and she wants to find a home for them that will be kind to them. They have
Read more…Hello All...I lurked for a while, waiting for my goat babies to come home, the end of July '13.
We started with 3 (1 adult doe, 2 doelings), and just added 3 more at Christmas time (1 adult doe, 2 doelings). Gearing up for my first breeding and could
Read more…One of my goats - when she was 1 day old and over with her breeder - had an encounter with an owl. My friend/breeder came out that next morning to find owl feathers in the pen and the baby goat with a gash on her nose.
Later that afternoon - the owl
Read more…My 2 yr old buck has had dog-log poos for 2 days. I am new to doing fecals (took a class at convention last summer) so I've done it 3 times. Only thing I find is some cocci eggs and not a lot of them, and only a couple of round worms. His eyelids loo
Read more…I've just noticed my FF doe who is 3 months pregnant seems to be laying down a lot lately. She still gets excited about food and doesn't seem off in any other way, but definitely laying around more than she used to. I just wanted to ask if this is co
Read more…I usually separate my does for kidding. However this year, things are a little tight and I was thinking of leaving one goat and her open doe daughter in the same pen at kidding time. They get along The pen is about 6x6 feet.
Will this work? Is the p
Read more…Most of our goats this winter have no cottony insulation :). I was wondering if they have a deficiency of something. Also.....we have kids for sale!! Visit www.nigeriandwarfgoats.net to see them.
Read more…I had an interesting experience on Monday... It scared me soo bad!!
Monday I woke up to nasty weather... little bit of snow blowing and freezing. I had gotten dressed and went out to feed and break all the ice on the waters. All animals were doing
Read more…So my goat that I had been worried about hasn't had her babies yet, but my other girl did! We just put Butterscotch in the new shed with Cocoa at 4:30 PM last night. My husband checked on everybody at 1AM because my buck Ta Tanka was devastated to
Read more…Here is the info:
4yr old doe
3rd freshening in Sept.
Only 1 kid (Sept)
2 kids on the other 2 freshenings
This doe seems to be healthy.No signs of parasites or other sickness.I have bred in Sept for all the freshenings and hav
Read more…Ok, it's getting close and I'm getting nervous again. Can you tell me when and what signs to look for that I need to help out? The doe that is giving birth soon has a terrible record of mispresentations. First kidding with twins, one had its head ben
Read more…What are your goats names? Why did you choose that name?
I would love to hear everyone's stories :)
I want to name my goats Zweena and Lewa which are both african names meaning beautiful.
Read more…What do you feed your does who are in milk? I have been going back and forth on weather or not I should make my own mix or use a commercial feed. I would like to mix my own but am not sure how much of what to put in the mix. It seems easier to just f
Read more…one of my does gave birth to twins this am. we went down to feed and found one baby up and nursing and the other laying down not looking too good. neck was bent to one side and limbs were cold. I rubbed him down to get circulation going.....still di
Read more…My 17 month old first freshener Oreo had triplets yesterday. They are little bitty, but all healthy and lively, even though 2 of them came out backwards. Her udder is huge, and she's got milk. But is there anything I need to do to make sure multiples
Read more…We have 2 wethers and a doe, all about 9 months. Female came into heat this time and one boy who's more dominant anyway is really beating the daylights out of the other boy, who is pretty shy. The doe and shy boy are twins, but they all were born at
Read more…Hi All. I notice Deborah's comment about Chaffhaye being really high in protein and that triggered some questions that is been wondering about. I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on how much to feed to my does? My grass hay is nice I
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