I am getting ready to buy my 1st ever 2 kids as future diary animals.I am working with a breeder who I trust and believe she knows her stuff.I understand looking at parents pedigrees.I also understand that while there are good lines, buying kids can
Read more…Anyone else filling Schedule F? I'm trying to struggle my way through it and was wondering if anyone had any tips on making tax time easier.
Thanks WorkingGoats4 it is 2 of my kids from this past spring. Now to introduce myself I got started in the fall of 96 with Nigerians as a 4-H project and since then have had various full size does as well. I have one buck who is very sweet his buddy
Read more…Just found this group and looking forward to getting to know everyone. I've been breeding Nigerians since '04 on our 6 3/4 acres of north central Texas. If you'd like to see my goaties take a peek at my website, www.debpnigerians.com . I love to show
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More and more cities are allowing 2-3 mini goats along with chickens in backyards. I knew the city of Seattle allowed goats, but I hadn't realized the practice was becoming so wide spre
Hi! I have had several people ask lately how much do I charge for making Queso Blanco. To be honest, I am not sure how much this type of cheese would cost. Does anybody know what is considered a fair price? I have started making it on a regular b
Read more…We had our first kids arrive during the Super Bowl and have begun the kidding season, and with that the awful task of disbudding. Many years ago I watched my first disbudding and it was not pretty. The kid flicked his ear onto the disbudding iron and
Read more…I know a few breeders put apple cider vinegar in their goats' water and was just wondering why you do it and what sort of benefits you've seen. Thanks!
Read more…We are planning on getting our first two alpacas (6 month old males) this weekend. The reasons are many....first off, they are so darn cute!.....the fiber....also the theory of them being great herd protectors as we are moving a corral a little furt
Read more…Kidding has started at Tiny Tales Farm. We have turned on the web cam. It can be viewed by going to our web site, www.tinytalesfarm.com and clicking on the link on the home page. Click on 'View Video'. Then click on the small box with the dot
Read more…I'm not sure I know how to use this site yet, but wanted to announce the birth of two new babies yesterday. One is larger than the other and seems to be the only one nursing the last two times I've been out there. Brownie (the smaller one) has nursed
Read more…While many of the members here already have websites up or at least partially up, I would love to see others take the plunge. Reasons for not putting up a site usually fall into one of two categories - its too complicated, or I don't have enough ti
Read more…Thought I would share some resources for milking supplies that I have found that come from some less than traditional goat sources. I'm hoping others will jump in here and share their finds too!
Scale: Pelouze Model #7842 is on the recommended list
My husband and I are discovering country life and Nigerians a little later in life than most, but we are enjoying it so much. We still can't quite believe (and our grown children can't believe it either!) that we have a little acreage in North
Read more…Anyone else planning on attending the Northwest Oregon Dairy Goat Association (NODGA) Conference on the 27th of this month?
There is going to tons of good info for newbies and more advanced folks. You can see the conference/ schedule here: http://n
We are a small Homestead, I have a large garden, 2 pigs, 2 Nigerian dwarf does, 3 Nubian does (one who has been sold and is just waiting until she kids), and1 pygmy goat doe and one Nigerian dwarf Buck.chickens, cats, rabbits and 3 dogs.
Presently I a
I have a polled buck available out of ARMCH/CH Twin Creeks DJ Scandal *D and Pecan Hollow Draco. Scandal is on the small side, although Draco is right at the height limit. This little guy is looking smaller though. He was born in April. I'm in Illino
Read more…Hello...I am Deb Rock, fairly new to forum, of ROCK-FARMS.COM, an RN turned fiber farmer, and now dairy goater! WE have a small farm between De Kalb and Rockford,IL...started with Tennessee Walking Horses, got a few chickens,then exploded! Now have P
Read more…Hi, I'm from Central Louisiana and just started raising the Nigerian Dwarf Goats with my 9 year old daughter for 4h. We got our first doe and wether in May 09. We have grown very fond of the little rascals and are planning on increasing are size.
Read more…Hi everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that I've created a Ning network devoted to homesteading. There are forums for all sorts of livestock, as well as gardening, cooking, and so on. You can check it out at:
http://modernhomesteading.ning.com/
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