Recent content by Ninjafarmer

We finally brought home Celest and her three kids: Giselle, Timothy & Thomas ( both wethers). It's great to have them home and bring life to our barn!! We did ok in preparing but are still surprised at their ingenuity- fences & gates have needed small updates. Here they are on their new...

OMG!! We are in trouble!! Bringing to our new farm a family of 4 Nigies this weekend. Pretty sure I'm underestimating them severely! Lol love these pics and story - thanks!!

Thanks folks! Found some organic weedy hay for $3.50 / small bale. Also someone selling year-old bales for $0.75/small bale - does this stuff count as food?

We are getting a family of four Nigerian Dwarf Goats for milking. I'd like to see comments about pros and cons of goats eating more from browsing vs from hay. I've heard its best for them to feed browsing as much as possible. We have pasture with limited browsing. Thanks!!

Thanks ya'll (used to live in NC so I can use that word. ;) ). Love the encouragement!!! New question on eats coming...

Sorry, I'm in the car ( not driving!) I guess it didn't upload the first time.

Truly impressed by this site and content so far! Brand new farmer here. Nigerian Dwarf Goat herd/family of 4. Kids born in April. Mom, 1 doe, 2 wethers. Planning to milk and maybe breed this fall. I've seen good posts on how much hay, but how do I chose from the different hay available...

Thanks all! I'm sure I'll have tons of questions! Starting with hay! Will post that question on the feeder board. Already in love with this herd: mom=Celeste, doe = Giselle, 2 wethers are Thomas & Timothy. Timothy is the tiny white guy. Got to help re-cauterize Thomas' nubs last week -...

Hello from Driftless WI. We just moved into a two acre farm and have our first "herd" moving in this weekend. Nigerian Dwarf Goats: Mom plus three kids. Lots to learn, looking forward to it!