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"Hi Bruce!
I personally do not feed my does grain at all during the firs 4 months of gestation. I do start gradually introducing it during the last 3-4 weeks of pregnancy to add some concentrated nutrition in to their system as their rumen begins to…"
I personally do not feed my does grain at all during the firs 4 months of gestation. I do start gradually introducing it during the last 3-4 weeks of pregnancy to add some concentrated nutrition in to their system as their rumen begins to…"
"I already informed Deborah about your questions. In the meantime, check out these following articles. https://thriftyhomesteader.com/goats-selenium/
https://thriftyhomesteader.com/selenium-deficiency-and-toxicity-in-..."
https://thriftyhomesteader.com/selenium-deficiency-and-toxicity-in-..."
When should I give pregnant does selenium? Live in Northern Idaho there isn`t enough in the grass or hay. Also what is too much grain while pregnant? My girls are 2 and 2 1/2 months pregnant. So far they get orchard grass hay, alflafa pellets,…
"Don`t breed a Nigerian doe with a larger breed buck. It will end up a c section at best. Death at worst. Nigerian buck with a larger doe is safe. "
"I should have also said to transition alfalfa hay to grass hay. She still needs hay in her diet, just not the high protein and calcium of alfalfa. Tammy"
"Hi Bruce. You need to reduce her "energy" for milk production by gradually weaning her off nutrient dense food such as alfalfa and grain over 1-2 weeks. That snuffs the coals of her milk producing engine :)
Then just stop milking. As milk builds…"
Then just stop milking. As milk builds…"
Have a Toggenburg/Guernsey mix. She`s been a great milker. Want to dry her up. Went from twice daily milking to once a day. Been doing it for a week. Opinions on how to completely dry her up (safely). All input is appreciated. Love this site.
"If she aborted, it's important to double-check your nutrition program because mineral deficiencies can cause miscarriages, and if you don't correct them, you wind up with more problems. What mineral do you have available for your goats?"
For anyone in this forum there is a scam going on totally unrelated to goats. It goes by the name of Erica Woodward DO NOT reply to it.
Question and opinions wanted: Have a Toggenburg that had a breech. I`have my neighbors Nigerian buck on borrow. Breeding him with a little Nigerian. I wanted to breed the Toggenburg with him. How long should I wait til I bred her? She`s in milk…
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Bruce Savage It was in late December. No complications. It`s drawn us pretty close. Has changed her personality. She`s a lot more approachable. She`s in milk. She follows me around a lot closer when I`m in the yard with her and the rest. It was traumatic in…
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