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I have a 5 week old buckling who is the oldest of a set of triplets. His sister, the runt, died at a week of age because the mom rejected her and we had to bottle and ultimately tube feed. She just couldn’t fight for life any longer. I noticed this little guy is just not as “energetic” as a...

What in the world would cause my two goats (alpine doe kidded in April and Nigerian/Nubian kidded in May) to drastically drop milk supply? 1/2 gallon a day down to like 1/2 cup! We did have another doe give birth in August. Her babies are there with the others. Is there a chance they are...

My 2 1/2 year old saanen has a scur that is starting to grow into her head. We got her from the Amish last May. We've kept it trimmed but it's getting to the point I don't think I can do it safely. My husband read about using castration bands on it. He put one on her yesterday. Now I read that...

We just brought home a saanen/Nigerian buck and introduced him to our girls. He is now a permanent member of our herd. Our alpine/boer doe was definitely bred. The saanen doe was in heat last week so we may have missed our chance with her. She's acting uninterested in our little guy. My question...

This is my first winter with goats. We have a 2 year old saanen and a 2 1/2 year old alpine/boer cross. We are milking our saanen once a day, but she is slowly drying up. Both are in a homemade insulated pallet barn with lots of hay, get fed sweet feed once a day and a heated water tank. My...

Is this a blood blister or something? Gertie kicked over an entire bucket of milk last night on my husband and she was exceptionally angry this morning. Wouldn't let me touch her and then I saw this! What is it? FYI I am a brand new goat owner and know next to nothing! This poor goat was...

We just got our first goat yesterday. She is a 2 year old saanen we purchased from the Amish. She just had the kid taken from her so we are currently milking her. We named her "Gertie". She has only one horn on her head and has a little beard. Is that normal? She also has very little teats...

Hello! I'm looking for forums to talk with others with similar lifestyles as myself! This one seemed appropriate! My friends and family think we are, well, strange for homesteading, but we love it! My husband and I live on 120 acres (shared with my parents who live across the field) with our...