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I have a doe that just died of pneumonia. She has 2 bucklings that are 5 weeks old. They are dam raised and have learned how to graze and drink water on their own. Do I need to try to bottle feed them milk or will they be ok to be weaned?

I have 3 nigerian bottle babies that came in the house on Thursday the 10th. I have 2 boys and one girl. They were with their mother for a week but she kept distancing herself from them more and more each day until she wouldn’t go near them even to just let them eat. It is winter and they need...

i have 2 female does. Luna our alpha doe was in heat Oct 30th and we took her to a stud. I saw several successful attempts. Since then she has not really come out of heat. We took our other doe to a stud this weekend to be bred. I just brought her home and Luna went all Bucky on her. She keeps...

i have a neighbor who has a Nigerian dwarf that is about 9 years old. She has not been pregnant in at least 6 years. She was bred to a buck June 12th. I know that is the date because I saw it happen. She should have kidded on Nov 4th but has not yet. Her nipples are longer but she isn't bagged...

i have a doe that just kidded about 10 days ago. She is at the point where she is passing mucus and some blood. I have noticed over the last 3 days her breath is progressively getting worse. Today it was so bad that I could smell it even when she wasn't right beside me. Is this normal? Is her...

We have 2 healthy boys!!!! They are Pygmy Nigerian crosses. Sooooo cute I just had to share!!!!

Hi everyone! I am from northeastern Indiana. We just recently bought a small herd of 5 Nigerian goats and I LOVE THEM!!!! I can wait for every evening when I get to spend time with them. I'm excited to join this forum and learn all I can.

hi everyone! I'm new to goats and bought a small herd of 5. Doe, Buck and 3 kids. (2 wethers and 1 dueling). I was told they were Pygmy but knew the Buck was Nigerian. However I am unsure about the doe. What do you think? Any guesses? She is pregnant now but looked more thin and angular when we...