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My husband and I have been raising dorpers for 10 years. We started with half breed ewes and used registered full or pure white rams. Because we are just selling local market lambs I would cross breed for several different traits, including some of the uncovered color/persian markings. This...

My nigerian gave birth to a single doeling Saturday morning. I just wanted to share the pics. She is adorable, as they always are, and I feel so bad that she has no one her own size to play with.

I have two 15 week old bucklings. Not registered, not disbudded. Smart, silly, friendly with me but shy around others; they will warm up to you. One is mostly white with black ridge, eel stripes, and skin. The other is black with white tips, frosting on muzzle ears, white poll. I am near Red...

Two of the pics are of the same lamb- they are both real cuties. I am in love! :love Mama is sooo good. Golden baby has a white tip on her tail. Otherwise she is solid. And white baby may or may not have black freckles on her nose- it could be dirt. The due date was April 1stish but mom...

My ewe really needs a bath! I will probably wait until after she lambs (about 10 days away) but she's kind of grimy. She is a high percent dorper, her wool is about 3 inches thick and feels lanolin rich right now. What type of shampoo should I use so that it will rinse clean and how important...

Do you shave your does' udders? If so, how often?

I am a sucker for corny puns...

So I moved my little buckling from the rest of the herd at 2 months of age when he discovered "women". I have sold his sister and half-sisters but someone was asking me about the goats breeding through fencing. My two thoughts are that they would have a hard time of that and that the doelings...

Today three of my four baby goats went to a new home. :hit Their moms took it a whole lot easier than me! Just for listening to me whine I'll show you a couple cute pics of the babies "mutton busting"

:rant This is just a rant!!!! :rant We just moved to a new homestead and have been loving it except that we have neighbor goats, girl goats, on two sides. So my buck, already getting rutty, has turned into a little monster. He alternates between being my sweet (but stinky) boy doing as he's...

I have a first freshener who isn't due for at least another week, but her udder is already HUGE! when she pees it mashes into the ground. Anyone have experience, words of wisdom or caution about this?

One of my yearling ewes has developed a runny nose. Clear, thin discharge from both nostrils but no sneezing or coughing, no temp. Her appetite is still good. Her eyes look bright and clear. She is my difficult girl as she also tends have to clumpy poop no matter what we do. We've just had...

Does anyone feed or make their own silage? I've been reading up on it and am wondering how well goats would like a fermented feed. I have other questions too, if anyone does this. Thanks

Are there any breeds that produce a merle pattern coat? If so can anyone direct me to links or post pics of their own rabbits with merle pattern? Thank you

I recently made some yogurt from milk that had previously been frozen and for some reason it has a soft set and lots of liquid (I assume its whey- yellow clear) Can anyone help me trouble-shoot this? I used about 1/2 gal to one cup of plain yogurt and and cultured overnight in a water bath...

I know this should probably be posted at BYC but I don't want to create a new account as I don't have chickens. My neighbor usually provides me with eggs and they are always great tasting and seem healthy (solid shells, large gold yolks). However, last time I got eggs she said they hadn't...

I purchased 2 ewe lambs from the local auction a month ago with no other information than that they were "cross-breed." Around my area that's usually dorper or katahdin and suffolk or hamp if the animal is off a commercial ranch. But they could be anything! They are not tame but are coming...

I have an old nanny who has been dry over two years show some swelling on one teat and that side of her udder (what there is of it). It is warm to the touch but there is no discharge. This is the second day I'm aware of it. I don't want to treat with topical injected into the canal because of...