Recent content by Janie

So our baby goat Fern has come into the unfortunate situation of (I believe) breaking her leg. As we have had our first warmer days and are over any hard freezes, I finally saw fit to move the baby out to the barn for the first time since she came home (she has been sleeping alone in an indoor...

Thanks again for the many replies, I clearly have tons of questions!

Making a vet appt to have a preventative care exam done and to the store for probiotics and whole milk. May just look at other goat breeds for a companion as we would like to have a larger goat to train to pack (when they are old enough and ready) for longer hikes than little Fern could...

Thank you guys so much for the advice! I thought I might be feeding her too often and not pushing her towards my schedule rather than like off the dam where she gets to sip on milk whenever. I will try to not feed as often, but what if she does not take very much milk even if it has been a while...

I am pretty competent on animal relationships and knew they were herd animals that need animal companions, but as I am not familiar with goats up until now I thought that this (single birth etc) was just a "goat thing" that this seemingly experienced goat person had to share. She is currently...

I am new to goats and could really use some advice/reassurance because this goat mama is getting a little paranoid. My female nigerian dwarf kid, Fern, is about 3 weeks old. We bought her from a breeder outside of town and have had her for about 4 days. I'm kicking myself a bit for not double...