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has anyone heard of a paste to remove goat horns on very young goats? an amish woman mentioned it in passing and i have no knowledge of such a thing.

recognizing that i will get many responses that are against eating hand-raised goats, would anyone tell me the best age to have them processed for the freezer?

i needed to use some bloodstop while trimming my goat's hooves. now my cuticles, nails and dry skin are stained black! anyone know how to clean this up without tearing up my hands? it's like the creeping crud . . .

we just got the lab results on our small herd of boer goats. we tested the adult does and and one yearling buck - everyone tested negative for CAE - 2 tested positive for CL. what to do next? no physical signs of CL in herd right now, but am unsure with how to handle this or what to do with this...

mom is saanen - dad is boer. will the offspring have horns? so far they are white like momma with long legs and have dad's large face and boer ears. both also have their mom's dangles (?). if i want them removed, should i band them like testicles? isn't he too cute!!?! just 3 hours old.

we are receiving calls for 4H wethers (our first births on the farm!) and are unsure what they are going for in se michigan. one farm is $75 another is $125. input from other boer breed michiganders, please . . .

any recommendations on the size stall we should have for a boer doe? i have 8 goats who will be birthing in mid-march and just starting setting up stalls in our pole barn. thanks for any input!

we just purchased 6 acres next to our property that has been used in a rotating crop for years. we want to put up a goat structure and move our boer goats to that land since it is higher ground and dryer. need recommendations: do we need to seed in pasture before we put them there? i'm thinking...

we went to an auction today and bought 3 lambs - all boys. not sure what kind they are, but they have black faces and a green stripe on their back. i know, it's not part of their genetics to have a green stripe but other than that, we're going in blind. we were given a 4" binder from our...