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Oh, I'll definitely be asking the breeders soon, haha. :D We were lucky to get our two from a breeder who demands to know exactly how they're doing, even now and loves to get updates. Couldn't have asked for better help through all of this turmoil or a better breeder. (We're actually taking them...

Haha, that makes me happy, too! We can learn together.

Ah, ok. Thank you very much, OneFineAcre! I have Nigerians, too, and have been debating on this for a while. I'll have to get out the scale and keep tabs on her weight. :)

Lucky duck. I'm all the way up here, freezing in Michigan where the nights are cold and white.:eek:

What age usually? I was reading somewhere that some people like to breed them around a year old because it increases milk yield for the rest of their lives or something. Just not sure how comfortable I would feel doing that. xD I'm just curious because I have a seven month old doe that I'm...

Ever since we got our goats, I've been looking around at what age to breed. I will admit, I was somewhat surprised to find out that you can breed them at about a year old. So I was just wondering, what age do you breed your goats? What kind of qualifications do you have for them, and etc.?

Thanks, Sumi! :) @Devonviolet Thank you. I might ask for one eventually, but for now I think I'll just put one up of my goats or something similar.

Yeah, I'm liking the community so far. =D Thanks to all of you for the warm welcome! @Devonviolet Nice to know someone else loves Calendula, too! :D I think I'll fit in with the crazy people here. Haha. :lol: No one understands the challenges of hobby farming like other hobby farmers.

Why thank you. I figured I might as well introduce myself for times that I have questions. xD I stalked BYC for a while, too... what can I say? Stalking is learning, I guess.

Hi, I'm from the great and very cold place of Michigan. Currently, we have two Nigerian Dwarf goats. One is a wether and the other is a doe. They're about seven months old now. We also have six ducks and thirty-something chickens. And then two bunnies, two dogs, and three cats. :D I've been...