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I live in Wisconsin, where it it legal to kill a dog that is attacking livestock, or a short time after. Wisconsin is a free-for-all state, one of the few where it's legally easier to own a tiger than a dog. Coyotes and foxes are fair game. We don't really have wolves. I have chickens, and while...

Thanks so much. One of each! :drool

That's just what I'm looking for, thank you.

Thanks. Another bonus is they're easier to find around here. Seeing as I might get a chinchilla... :rolleyes: It's a hamster. He's the only herd animal I have right now. The choice was obvious.

Well, if I had to pull all of those plants from my property, I'd go the the hospital from mental illness. Some of then are obvious, but I would think that's if there's plenty of plants to eat, the goats would stay away from the poisonous ones. Thanks for the advice, though. I'll do some more...

I just think the ears are cute. So most goats are seasonal breeders, AKA, you breed them in the fall and get kids in the spring. But I read somewhere that Nigerian Dwarfs breed year-round? Is there any truth to this, and if so, does it cross over to their hybrids? Because staggering breeding by...

So I'm thinking either Mini Nubian or Nigerian Dwarf, as there aren't any Mini Saanens or Mini LaManchas nearby that I know of. They'd both probably have to be bred to a Nigerian Dwarf when the time comes, for small kids. But I have a question: if you breed a Nubian to a Nigerian Dwarf to get a...

I'm just wondering if anyone has any doelings for sale in northwestern Wisconsin/eastern Minnesota. Looking for Nigerian Dwarves, Mini Nubians, Mini Saanens, and Mini Lamanchas. They should be from a good milking line.

Thanks! Lots of good info. Side note: when I said to my brother that I wanted to put bows on the doelings for the sale pictures, he suggested that I use baseball caps on the bucklings. Can't wait!

How much is the average cost of vaccinations annually per goat? (In case you didn't notice, I'm trying to get a lot of goat research done today.

For Nigerian Dwarfs, Mini Nubians, and Mini Saanens, along those lines.

Hmm... Anyone know how many pounds of orchard grass per goat per day/week/month/year or whatever?

Thanks. Is Alfalfa fine for does? Or should they also have Orchard?

Question: how much hay does a goat eat daily? And is it better to give them Timothy or alfalfa? (Two questions, I guess.) Starting to think of getting three does for production...

Dare I ask why this is on the homepage? Honored...