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All About Hay
It's fall, which means it's time to stock up on hay, so I'm sharing information with you about what… Thrifty Homesteader Nov 15, 2021
Zinc Deficiency in Goats
I'm talking about how we prevent zinc deficiency in our bucks, as well as how you can prevent zinc… Thrifty Homesteader Aug 23, 2021
Feeding Alfalfa Pellets to Does
This is why and how we feed alfalfa pellets to our does on the milk stand! For more info, visit htt… Thrifty Homesteader Aug 20, 2021
Baby Goats' First Bottle
Ellie gave birth to quintuplets this year! This was our seventh set of quintuplets, so we knew that… Thrifty Homesteader Aug 8, 2021
Genetic Resistance to Parasites in Goats
If you have goats for very long, you may realize that some never need deworming while others need i… Thrifty Homesteader Aug 3, 2021
All About Fecal Egg Counts and Microscopes
One of my Goats 365 members asked, "Do you recommend a certain microscope when checking for worms y… Thrifty Homesteader Aug 2, 2021
When to Move Goats to New Pasture
One of the most confusing aspects of rotational grazing is trying to figure out when to move the go… Thrifty Homesteader Jul 30, 2021
Showing Goats with Ellen Dorsey
Have you ever thought about showing goats? We are talking to Ellen Dorsey of Dill's-A Little Goat F… Thrifty Homesteader Jul 26, 2021
Goats are Browsers
If you’ve ever been confused about what exactly a browser is, and why goats are browsers, I’ll show… Thrifty Homesteader Jul 24, 2021
Sheep vs Goats
Some people talk about sheep and goats as if they are practically the same species, but nothing cou… Thrifty Homesteader Jul 23, 2021
Baby Goats with Chronic Parasite Problems
Do you have goat kids that are anemic and have problems with worms and/or coccidia even though you'… Thrifty Homesteader Jul 23, 2021
Does Frances the Goat Need to be Milked After Kidding?
Frances gave birth yesterday to two huge kids, and even though the baby goats nursed enough to have… Thrifty Homesteader Jul 22, 2021
Marigold the Goat Gives Birth to Twins
Marigold is a two-year-old Nigerian dwarf, and this is her first freshening. This is a great exampl… Thrifty Homesteader Jun 18, 2021
Frances the Goat Gives Birth to Twins
Frances the Nigerian dwarf goat gave birth to a huge set of twins! In almost 700 births, we've neve… Thrifty Homesteader Jun 16, 2021
Ellie the Goat Gives Birth to Five Babies!
Shortly before midnight on April 5, Ellie the goat gave birth to the first of five kids! The last f… Thrifty Homesteader Jun 14, 2021
How to Give Copper to Goats
This is how we give copper oxide to our goats rather than giving it to them as a bolus. We do it be… Deborah Niemann-Boehle Sep 14, 2020 7 views
How to Milk a Nigerian Dwarf Goat
I've heard so many people say that it's hard to milk a Nigerian dwarf goat, so I decided to make a… Deborah Niemann-Boehle Sep 14, 2020 19 views
Monitoring a First Freshener's Newborn Twins
New goat owners are often nervous about the wellbeing of their newborn goats. In this video, I'm ta… Deborah Niemann-Boehle Sep 14, 2020 6 views
Gates for Goats
You may have heard that goats are hard to keep fenced in, but all animals are hard to keep fenced i… Deborah Niemann-Boehle Sep 14, 2020 3 views
Baby Goat Tricks
Jester is a 3 month old Nigerian Dwarf kid, having fun learning tricks! Brynne Herbison Nov 16, 2017 104 views
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