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  1. Kallymaiden

    Wethers and breeding behaviors

    thanks that all makes sense for what I am observing.
  2. Kallymaiden

    Wethers and breeding behaviors

    Hi to all, I have two wethers about 10 months olds and one female about 3 years old; all Nigerian Dwarfs. One of the boys is making a kind of chicken sound while mildly and briefly attempting to mount the female. The other male does not try, but he makes every effort to prevent the 1st male...
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    Affordable goat fencing options?

    I have 3 Nigerian Dwarfs in about 1200sf fenced area with a 4x8 house inside it. That is plenty of room for them but I do take them out and let them forage and herd them back in after they browse for a while. I have split rail fence backed by 4' wire fencing staked at the bottom every 3 feet...
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    Official Poll: How do you protect your livestock from predators?

    My primary is a strong pen and house that can be closed down tight if needed. We have two dogs who are alert and motion-detector flood light on the barn near the goat house.
  5. Kallymaiden

    new member...hello to all

    Thanks for the references....I didnt explain well in my original post but the question came up because I have a huge, mature Mulberry tree towering over my fenced area and right now the berries are ripening and dropping inside like hail. The goats move in there next week now that I know for...
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    new member...hello to all

    we are just taking our first steps as new goat owners; Two nigerian dwarfs both wethers. We have been trying to get started for a few years but things always seemed to get in the way. But not this time. I do have a question about mulberries. there is a mulberry tree very close to our pen and...
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