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My girls are 4 months old. It the middle of winter here in Colfax Wisconsin. When I first got my girls in the fall they would eat a good amount of there loose minerals. I’ve noticed since it’s gotten colder there not touching there minerals. Have they lost interest or is this normal for the...

Thank you for the input! I greatly appreciate it. So another question I have would be is it healthy for my 2 girls to live in a dry lot? Right now in Wisconsin it’s winter, weeds and stuff aren’t around. But in the spring and summer my kids and I would have no problem picking weeds, or tree...

I have two 4 month twin Pygmy mix goats. There in a small lot in my yard as pets. Enough room for there 7x7 shed house and room to run and play. I’ve been thinking of dry lotting to help with parasites. Is it easy to do with 2 goats? Right now I use wood shavings for there house and a dog poop...

I have two 4 month twin Pygmy mix goats. There in a small lot in my yard as pets. Enough room for there 7x7 shed house and room to run and play. I’ve been thinking of dry lotting to help with parasites. Is it easy to do with 2 goats? Right now I use wood shavings for there house and a dog poop...

Hello , I’m posting a new thread to see what works for everyone when they encounter lice. My girls are 3 months old and I noticed a bunch of rice looking bugs. So I dusted the girls down with python dust and there shed/sleeping area. My question is , is it normal for them to start itching like...

Yes it does have small vents in the back. But someone mentioned I should add more ventilation and was wondering what other ideas.

Thank you all for such good tips and advice. Right now there shed has one door that is closed all the time and the other door is wide open all day. I only close it when I lock them up at night. What could I do with a vinyl shed to add for ventilation? It has a spot in the back up at the peak 3...

I have 3 month old Nigerian dwarf/Pygmy/fainting mix. They’re twin sisters. This is my first winter with goats and was wondering some helpful tips. I live in Colfax Wisconsin and we have some cold winters. They sleep in Rubbermaid 7x7 storage shed in a fenced in section of my yard. I’ve been...

Barber pole. My weather that died should signs of being very anemic

Hello everyone! I’m a new goat momma and have some questions . I got two 3 month old Pygmy/ND/fainter mix babies. Brought them home 2 weeks ago and everything was amazing. Than Wednesday 10/25/2017 my male got really sick real fast. Vet came out and treated him for a parasite. Couple hours later...