Looking through archives I've found several dosing recommendations for different weight ranges, the lowest being 1 gram per 20# body weight. What about kids (presently 2 wks old)? Doe has signs of deficiency, but also want to use for parasite control
Read more…My first freshener popped out an udder at 12 weeks, now she's at almost 16 weeks and check out that udder!
Read more…Where I live, the county ordinance states as followed:
Pygmy goats, with a height of less than twenty-four (24) inches, shall be considered to be a household domestic pet and are permitted in conjunction with the residential use of property. Except
Read more…On Wednesday, Ginger has her second appointment with the vet (2-month visit). She will get her ear tattoo at that visit in preparation for registering her. This is really cool, my sometime-in-the-future herd queen getting registered. :-)
As you kno
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Has anyone ever used these goat pajamas from the Hoegger Supply Company?
You can check it out here: http://hoeggerfarmyard.com/xcart/Goat-Pajamas.html
Read more…So we will eventually be selling Oreo's little buckling as a pet wether, since she is a first freshener and we don't need a closely related buck. The triplets are 25 days old.
How old do you guys band your bucklings? I read that if you wait for sever
Read more…Hi Guys!
Question for you.
Of my 6 does - 2 have a tendency to show the cottony undercoat a lot throughout their coat and the others don't really show it at all but it is still there when you groom them. My black girl and her sister - the brown gir
Read more…Hi All!
After this group kept coming up in searches I finally joined and I'm excited to be a part of it! I currently have 2 ND does (1 senior and 1 FF), 1 ND wether and 4 ND kids (3 doelings and a buckling). All of them are from Castle Rock stock.
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Read more…I have an abseloutly FABULOUS buck for sale! This boy is proven! His sire is GAY MOR LEMON POT O GOLD! His dam is Muddy Creek FIN Dasani. The reason I am selling him is because, I just have no room for him. I am keeping a buck this year, and just won
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Just in case you're interested!! :)
Read more…I found this video of a paste you can use to disbud cows, sheep, and goats. It seem easier than using a disbudding iron. My question is- has anyone tried is? and/or would anyone recommend using this?
Here's the video:
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Read more…I just noticed that one of my does has nearly lost all the hair on her front legs from the knee down. She also has very white, scaly skin there. She is a blond goat, and young. None of my other goats have any signs of getting into the same state she
Read more…We no longer have any goats with blue eyes and we miss them! However, I have 2 does who have had a parent with blue eyes. I bred them to a buck with no blue eyed gene. What are my chances of having kids with blue eyes?
Read more…Does anyone have a post pregnancy tonic recipe? I've seen a few videos of people giving a cider vinegar, molasses tea (or something) to their does after they kid, but no one gives a recipe.
Read more…This is Lucy. She is one of two does that I did not actually PUT in with a buck this year. However, in November, one of my bucks figured out how to get into the girl's pen. When I noticed the Lucy was looking pregnant, I figured he had gotten to he
Read more…So Cocoa has been moved to the new shed this morning, as she started having discharge. How long do these things typically take? She did eat her alfalfa pellets after she calmed down, being separated from the others and all. Also, I do have molasse
Read more…I'm sure you have all seen the viral goat video going around - the goats balancing on the metal toy.
My husband is ready to add a few things - we have rocks to jump on and leap from rock to rock.
We have lots to stand on, play king of the log, and t
Read more…I'm a first time ND goat owner. We bought 2 goats from different farms in November and one kidded with twin doelings last Sunday. The other goat came from a small home herd that had recently acquired a Nubian goat. The goat I bought and the Nubian
Read more…I can't seem to post just the video but here's the page it's on. It's hilarious! Gotta love goats!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/17/goats-play-on-metal-sheet_n_4805908.html
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