as i am sure you can guess i just caught my 3 boys w/ the girls.. they were grazing in the other field away fro them and i dont think they could have been out more then an hour. Non of my girl were acting in season but do you think i should lute all non bred does in 2 weeks? i have 3 yearlings...
I h@ve been keeping them @p@rt but she wont stop calling them.. I just checked, all 3 are snuggled together sleeping .. she even had her head resting on 1.. if she didnt have horns i wouldnt worry but she has a killer set and know how to use them!!
4 days ago I brought home 2, 2 day old orphan bucks... It was a fight getting them to take a bottle and finally b4 bed I put my milker in a headlock and let them nurse. I did the same for the next 2 feedings cause the day was crazy. they now take the bottle great. Now my milker is obsessong over...
I took in 2 day old bucks yesterday... I tried all evening to get them on the bottle then finaly @ midnight I put my milker in a headlock for them to nurse.... so today I also let them nurse on her 2xs..... should i stop milking her if I am letting babies nurse 3 to 4 xs a day? i still want to...
i @m on the fence w/ getting @nother buck.... my current buck h@s gre@t bloodlines but i do need some fresh blood... i dont show so i @m not up w/ @ll the n@mes..... i know this buck doesnt h@ve @s good @s bloodlines @s my current buck..... here is wh@t she sent me...
O.K. The buck is out of...
omg,, i gave ivomec for first time sub Q to a couple of goats i took in for a friend that lost their farm.. they were hacking bad,, vet said lung worms...... OMG,, they freaked soooo bad.. scared the heck out of me,, i thought i killed them... they were biting at their sides,,, screaming...
i have been breeding for years but just started milking.... it has been a learning experience for both of us.... she really isnt a happy camper,,lol... she has a great udder,,,, milks great just need to get her to stand while milking.... I am kicking myself for not keeping a baby from her this...
thx,,,,lol.... my hands r killing me,,,,lol.. I have 2 more I am ready to start milking once a day till babies leave but i dont know if my poor hands can do it!
how much milk a day should n average Nigi give?
This is my first year milking,, I just started milking my one doe 2xs a day 4 days ago cause her last baby left.... I read where you should weigh the milk but I am not sure when to worry if she isnt procucing enough milk cause of something wrong.
Here is wht she has been giving so far.... She...
ok,,, it has been long time since I brought new goat on the farm... I am in need of another buck... I am still waiting on details for this guy but what do you guys think? Nigerian dwarf,, blue eyes..
what a darling little one:)))))
my old doe was down and pushing i went out to get supplies, left door open to the feed room and when I came back there she was chowing on feed,,,lol..