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Don't mean to hi-jack your thread, but I have a follow up question. I have 3 that are just over a year old. Nigerian Dwarfs can be bred year round correct? Any pros or cons to breeding them in the spring? And to save me an internet search, what is the gestation time again?

Agree with the last poster, no matter what you do goats will waste hay. I got one of those hay racks that you hang on the fence for mine, it cost about 15 dollars. The openings in it are square and are pretty large, and a lot of hay got wasted. So, I took some fencing and shaped to go on the...

I have (3) 8 month old nigerian doelings. I got them back in May when they were just weened. They live on an acre fenced in that is semi wooded. It has a lot of saplings undergrowth. It was all green during the summer. The girls did a great job of eating most of it during the summer. At...

I feed my goats and hens the same feed. I used to buy layer feed and goat feed in 50lb bags from a local farm supply store but this got way too expensive. My father in law raises cattle and grows corn. He had a really good crop this year and has a tractor trailer load stored at a milling...

Came home from work today, and my 5 month old Nigerian dwarf doeling Katy's face and jowls were swolen. My first thought was she had been bitten or stung by something. I was reading another post where someone's buck's lips were swolen and someone suggested perhaps he had been stung, suggested...

Thanks, I just wanted to give an update. Her temperature was normal. It's a few days later, and she seems fine. She's still a little mopey, just not as bouncy as the other two. But, she's eating, drinking, pooping nice goat berries, and peeing. I did see her run across the yard today. We...

When I first got chickens, I built a pretty large run for them. But, I have an acre fenced in, so the run does not get used. So, when I decided to get goats, to save a little work, I used part of my run to make there house. Here is the Coop and Run And here is how I built the goat house...

Thornyridge, You're prices are reasonable. I just bought my Nigis and I a paid comparable amount to what you are asking. I paid $200 ea for the registered doelings, and $75 for the un-registered. The breeder I got them from sold wethers for $50. She had a couple of bucklings that whe would...

I don't think she has eaten anything poisonous. There is oak saplings on my property. Storey guide to raising goats says that can be poisonous, but Fiasco Farms goat site, lists oak as OK. Either way, mostly what they are eating is the briar leaves, and some gum sapling leaves. If she's...

Hi, I just signed up. I've been on backyard chickens for a while, and I followed the link I've just got 3 baby nigerian dwarfs , but one of them does not seem to be doing well. Katy is 3most old, and Ginger and Minnie are 2 mos. Old. Ginger is the one that does not seem to be doing well...