Hello! Our nigerian dwarf doe had two healthy little babies boys a little more than a week ago. They have been nursing off of her and now I am hoping that I will be able to have some milk from her as well. She had all the tests needed for milking just a little while ago. I plan on getting some...
Been having lot of mice lately. saw 3 tonight. 2 were in with my 2 broody ducks whose babies are hatching. :sick
Really tired of them eating my duck food. I tried giving the ducks food only during the day and locking up food at night, but the ducks ate like they were starving in the morning, so...
Well I have a friend who raises, breeds, and shows, somewhere around 40 goats. I asked her which ones she does, and she always does the Brucelosis test on does she milks. She said that you should do CAE and Johnes just to make sure you have a clean herd. I think she said that The CL test is not...
As far as the medications she had go, the penicillen says on the bottle Not to drink milk from the treated animal for 48 hours, since it's been weeks I think she's fine as far as that goes. The Nutrigents I guess is just extra nutrients for goats and sheep. The bottle says to give it to...
Thank you all for your advice! We don't want to pasteurize it We normally just drink raw cows milk, so raw goat milk is not a problem. Our goats are a bit dirty so I'm thinking if I clean off her udder before milking. Milk her into a clean container. Strain it. We can drink it? I hope so! Can't...
Hello,
Our nigerian dwarf doe, Flora, had her babies a few weeks ago. Sadly they were to early and were still-born. Our doe was given Nutrigents, and I think it was penicillen. She is now acting fine and normal. I have been milking her twice a day. Before milking her I was my hands. Before...