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I have a purebred Great Pyrenees whose parents protected goats and a 1/2 pyr, 1/2 Bernese Mountain dog who was raised with goats. I got both dogs to guard my goats. I've bred the 2 because LGD pups are hard to find in my area, and I've had a lot of interest from other livestock owners. The...

My Nigerian Dwarf doe kidded October 2. I have been trying to milk her once a day because she only had 1 kid. The last few days, I've been getting about and ounce out of her at a milking. It also seems like she is trying to keep her buckling off of her. I have tried to put him on her, he's...

I've just added 2 does and a 2 month old buckling to my herd. Right now they're still in quarantine together. They all came from the same farm. Once there time is up, I'm wondering where the best place to keep my buckling. I'm nervous about putting him in my my yearling buck. I know I need...

Good morning! Last year I started raising Nigerian Dwarfs. This year I'm expanding from just milking to breeding too. I'm just wondering how far apart I should have my buck pen from my doe pen. I've had a lot of people tell me that if they bucks are too close the milk will taste musky...

Thank you for the advice. Should they continue to get a grass/alfalfa mix or can I switch them to grass hay?

Awesome. I'll do that! I had tried pellets, but wanted to make sure it was a good solution. Thank you!

I have 2 CVM ewe lambs who are 3 months old. I've been feeding them a grass/alfalfa mix hay. Is this enough or should I be doing something different? Thank for the advice!

I have a small flock of 3 Nigerian Dwarf goats and 2 La Manchas. I also have a Shetland Pony. Our pony only needs grass hay, but the goats have been getting a grass/alfalfa mix. I don't like having to buy 2 kinds of hay for everyone. How can I supplement the goats while only buying grass...

I am keeping her kid. I put baby in a crate at night, so I can have a good milking first thing is the morning. The rest of the day mom and baby are together. I know milk roughly 12 hours apart, but I've read of people going for longer periods between milkings. Is that OK when I've got baby...

Wow! Thank you for the great advice! Hubby can get a little cranky because of critter chores, but if there is a way to work around it that is awesome. I've had goats before, but this is the first time I've milked. I want to make sure my ND keeps her production up, but I don't want to put a...

I'm currently milking my Nigerian Dwarf doe once a day. She still has a 7 week old doeling on her. I put baby in a crate around 8:30 pm, and milk in the morning between 8-8:30 am. I'd like to start milking twice a day, but I'm afraid my evening schedule will prevent me from milking...

Thank you very much for the advice. I may have to do that with this little group. I'm hoping when m ram arrives I can separate them, but in the meantime it helps to know they can live together.

I know this is usually a big no, no, but I have an interesting situation. I started with 2 bottle ewe lambs with the idea of keeping them separated from goats. Shortly after getting the girls we ended up with 2 bottle goats (long story). I put the goat babies in with the lambs to make bottle...

Thank you for the advice. I'll do that. I put out some alfalfa for our ewe lambs, and my 7 weeker likes to snack on that. She's growing beautifully, so I was thinking of weaning at 8 weeks. My 5 week old may wean early. She's never really liked the bottle. :D

We have 2 sweet CVM bottle lambs right now. One if 5 weeks old and the other is 7 weeks. What is the best age to wean them from the bottle and how do I do it? Thanks for the help!!!

Thank you for the advice. I'm going to contact the CVM breeder today to see if I can get a ram lamb and possibly another ewe lamb. I love the look of our girls. Th breeder also sent us home with a bunch of wool to start working with.

I've recently found a beautiful Katahdin ram lamb that I was planning on building a flock of Katahdin and Dorpers around. I recently got 2 CVM ewe lambs, and I'm thinking of changing my sheep plans. What happens to the wool if I crossbreed the ram with the CVM ewes? I'm toying with the idea...

Yesterday we picked up 2 CVM ewe lambs. On is 2 weeks old the other is 4 weeks old. They are bottle babies because their moms had triplets, and their previous owner wanted 2 lambs on each ewe. So now we have bottle babies. How much lamb milk replacer should we be feeding them at a time...

Awesome! Thank you. What should I add to the kit for the goats?

Thank you very much! I was starting to get overwhelmed trying to figure out the most important things for the kit. How often do you worm your sheep? The woman I'm getting mine from worm the sheep as needed.