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Hello, all. I haven't been around for a long time. Wouldn't you know, I show-up with a problem. DD Kimmy and I adopted a 1/2 Nigie buckling from a city-girl from NJ living in the "boonies" of South Carolina. He was about 3(?) or so months old when we got him almost 2 months ago. We wormed...

posting some pics for my mum, maybe she'll figure out how to do it herself at some point. Viktor, munching after getting rained on. Tulip and Laurabelle, respectively. (ft. some nosy chickens) Laurabelle with newborn Jared and Jenson. Jaeger and Janick, respectively. Sorry for the...

Jaeger's babies are due sometime between now and the 10th of Feb. I'm not sure of the dates since they were stabled together until Sept 16th. ANYWAY...since Sunday, the 22nd, Tulip has had a slight bloody discharge. Mark (owner of the does) thinks the girls have miscarried, since they don't...

:hit:hit:hit Our sweet, beautiful buck, Jaeger died suddenly this evening. We went to close them up for the night, and he started bleating loudly and fell down, stiff-legged. I'm pretty sure it was "goat polio", i.e., thiamine deficiency, but dummy that I am, we had no thiamine on hand. I...

I'm pretty sure that's what poor Roy Rooster has--bumblefoot. The right foot was first and really just looked like he stepped on something and poked a little hole in the bottom of his foot AND it hasn't gotten worse, but the left foot definitely looks like bumblefoot pics I've seen. Also, poor...

Okay, I'll start the list: 1 - Goats melt. You must never allow goats to be rained upon. 2 - Goats are very curious. 3 - Goats are very clever and can learn to open gates, doors, latches, you name it. 4 - Goat math is a very real thing. 5 - Goats melt. (This one is very...

Hello, all! Anyone who has been likewise curse with migraine headaches will completely understand the thread title. I have been nursing a really bad migraine for a couple of days. It came out-of-the-blue, and has not left, although the severest pain has eased. I don't want to start taking...

My DH and I never got allowances growing up. Our parents bought us everything we actually needed, and left earning pocket change up to us (with some small exceptions). My siblings and I were always encouraged to work for what we wanted, and I got my 1st unofficial job at age 9. My sister and...

This thread is just what it says it is. Okay, I'll start. Hello. My name is Lesa and I'm a Goat Addict. :)

TO EVERYONE ON BYH ... I wish you ALL God's richest blessings in the upcoming New Year! May your hearts be filled with love, your arms be filled with loved ones to hold, your days be filled with sunshine and laughter, and your barns be filled with herds and herds of all kinds ... especially...

I was looking on Craigslist and saw this add. I think these gals (and 1 guy) look seriously bony. Am I wrong? Just wanted some other opinions since I'm really just used to our pygmy boys. Thanks for the feedback. I know a gal at animal control who rescues neglected farm animals all the...

I am currently going through the VERY new process of weaning. I've never weaned ANYTHING. Even my babies. I believe in self-weaning as a rule, but for bottle-fed goaties that's not a choice. I started at 8 weeks by lowering volume to 8 oz 3 times daily. Then decided to cut out midday bottle...

Our babies get to browse most of the day, but they can almost always be found eating one of the many young sweet gum trees we have. I don't mind, of course, I'll have to take them down if they don't. I just wanted to know if there's any reason to limit how much they eat. I am squarely in the...

We have just had one of our bucklings banded today, since we didn't want 2 potent bucks. They had another brother in their litter(word?) who went to a different family. They are considering waiting to wether him after they breed him to their doe in a few months, but they definitely want him...

I am a new BYH member, even though I've been reading things on the site for several years. The only farm animals we have right now are 2 BEAUTIFUL 7 1/2-week-old pygmy goat bucklings, Jannick (YAH nik) and Jaeger (YAY ger). Oddly enough, it was a coincidence that my sons John and Jacob (also...