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A golden retriever is NOT a LGD.

Adorable and super sweet, these boys will be available as weanlings at 8 weeks old. All of our kids are disbudded, vaccinated, and up to date on coccidiosis prevention. Please see our website for more information! www.smithurmonds.com/goats_for_sale

A fox most likely. We have a pair living in our area and the visit the yard sometimes in the mornings. They make the eeriest calls!

I'm so pleased with what's underneath all that coat. :)

It depends entirely on what your doe is producing, how full she is on a 12 hour fill, and whether you want her to continue milking at her current rate. I don't want my does getting overuddered, so if she's very full you may have to relieve her partially in the morning while you work her onto...

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Yep, bad idea. Plenty of mixed breed pets out there without adding more to the pool and that breeding is unlikely to give you any working dogs. Goldens were bred for completely different purposes.

The only benefit to feeding BOSS is to increase their fat %. With the price of BOSS being what it is these days I find rice bran to be a more cost effective fat source. You'd have to do the math to see which of the seeds is giving you the highest % of fat per dollar and ignore the protein levels.

We feed closer to 5:1. And take those ratios on your feed label with a grain of salt. They generally only provide a minimum for phosphorous and a maximum for calcium and you don't know what their calcium source might be. I'd personally never, ever rely on my grain ration to provide their...

You should post pictures. The rumen generally looks less full first thing in the morning because they haven't filled up on breakfast yet, so I'd be skeptical about the baking soda having anything to do with it. Not discounting it all together, but I'd wonder. I think before anyone could...

This is misinformation that unfortunately keeps getting perpetuated. Too much calcium does not cause UC. Too much phosphorous and not enough calcium is what causes UC. They need to be balanced. Feeding only grain and grass hay, both of which are high in P and low in Ca is a recipe for UC...

I had a kid born with a urogenital anomaly and had to euthanize. It was a tough call as she too was perky and behaved normally at birth, but our decision needed to be immediate since she was unable to urinate and our vet didn't think surgery was an option. She was euthanized at around 48 hours...

Thanks Karen!

This is a set of homebred March 2012 F1 twins we retained for our milk string, along with a pic of their dam's udder. I can't wait for them to freshen next year and see what we end up with in terms of mammary systems, production capabilities, and efficiency of feed conversion. They're...

We just use straight goat's milk, sugar, stevia, or splenda, and whichever natural flavors suit our fancy. I keep meaning to try making the custard type since our hens always give us more eggs than we really need, but I don't have a lot of free time to cook so keeping it simple means we can...

Cajeta and an easy farm cheese. Soap is super fun, but won't use up much milk. Best purchase we ever made was an ice cream maker- we just use straight goat's milk and whatever flavoring suits us that night. I have food grade peppermint essential oil for the soap and a few drops in a quart of...

Yes indeed.

If you don't have an EXPERIENCED goat mentor in your area then this should warrant a vet visit. The last thing you want is Staph aureus (or any other staph) colonizing the wound. Mastitis is a serious risk and gangrenous mastitis could permanently ruin your doe's udder.

Thank you! She's absolutely my favorite here. Sometimes you find that doe that you know is a keeper- this girl will most definitely retire with us. I've kept both her Mini daughters from this freshening and will certainly retain from her every chance I get. She'll be bred LM next time. I'm...

Thanks! :)