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Good morning, or evening homesteaders. I’ve got a doe who has kidded before with triplets. she is a PB Boer doe and should be kiddin around beginning of December. She has not yet bagged up, doesn’t look huge, stood for my ND buck and humped her daughter. could it be hormones from her pregnancy...

Good morning, or evening homesteaders. I’ve got a doe who has kidded before with triplets. she is a PB Boer doe and should be kiddin around beginning of December. She has not yet bagged up, doesn’t look huge, stood for my ND buck and humped her daughter. could it be hormones from her pregnancy...

hey y’all so i got a text saying from my grandma that my ducks have passed and this scat was left next to the murder scene. what is this animal?

Hello homesteaders! I am trying to convince my mama about me buying a buck or two...I raise Nigerian Dwarf and Boer goats for my 4H and FFA projects, I told my moms tons of pros and cons and she is starting to get convinced but she said she wants a cost comparison on owning my own buck and...

Hello Homesteaders! I have been rasing market wethers for 2 years going on 3...I have raised 3 goats so far and none of them have had a butt on them, only stocky shoulders...does anyone know of a way to get butts on them? I know it has to do with genetics, and I have my own breeding doe this...

good morning/evening homesteaders one of my goats has a really snotty nose, and a really bloated stomach. im thinking for the snotty nose that it’s the weather change being weird up here, but do you think it could be more? and for the stomach, he has a bunch of baking soda out for him and he...

good morning/evening homesteaders one of my goats has a really snotty nose, and a really bloated stomach. im thinking for the snotty nose that it’s the weather change being weird up here, but do you think it could be more? and for the stomach, he has a bunch of baking soda out for him and he...

hey y’all homesteaders!!! i have a nigerian dwarf show doe that i am currently at the fair for, but i wanted to ask what i should feed her. i have been feeding just alfalfa hay since she was born on my farm. what other feed should i feed her? she will be bred in august as well.

hey y’all homesteaders!! i have a ND doe that is a year old. i am planning on breeding her this August for new year babies for next year fair. what is an appropriate weight for breeding and how to get my doe to gain that weight. i haven’t weighed her yet so not sure her weigh but i will weigh...

hey y’all homesteaders! i have a question for y’all showers and breeders out there!! i put my registration paperwork for my doe info adga about a month and a half ago and i haven’t heard anything since. i tried calling them during business ours and i’ve been on hold for almost 2 hours. i’ve...

hey y’all! i have a fly problem in my chicken and duck run. how can i get rid of them? i’ve tried everything and it’s horrible!!!

hey y’all! i have a one year old registered doeling that was born on my farm and i’m not sure what her coloring is. she is a purebred Nigerian Dwarf doe. i was looking on the ADGA color website https://americangoatsociety.com/ND-suggested-colors-patterns.php and couldn't find her coloring...

Hey, ya'll homesteaders!! I recently got 2 ducks last Saturday, both female ducklings. A Rouen and a Blue Swedish! I do have a flock of 14 laying hens, and they are on laying hen feed. The ducklings are on Flock Raiser. I plan to switch chickens to flock raiser once I bring the ducklings into...

Good evening homesteaders! I have a 6-month-old Nigerian Dwarf doe and a 1-year old Boer doe....at what age and weight can I breed my Nigerian Dwarf and Boer doe? I use them both for 4H and FFA! I will be using the Nigerian Dwarf as a breeder, milker, and shower...I will be keeping a doe off of...

Good evening homesteaders! I have a bottle baby Nigerian Dwarf doe that is 6 months old(not a bottle baby anymore) anyways, how can I get her to stop biting me? Also, how can I lead train her...?

Hey ya'll this morning I let my chickens out and then went to do my goats(the chickens take a while to come out), so after I was done with the goats, I went to go check on the chickens to make sure everyone was ok. So I found my rooster on the floor of the run standing up but his head down on...

Good evening people!!!! I have a breeding Boer doe that is turning a year old at the end of Nov. She is quite large in the stomach area and looks like she is prego. How can I get her to lose that belly pooch so she doesn't look quite enlarged? Let me know!

Hey y'all I have been on this for a while now and totally never really did a new member introduction...... So hi! My name is Wild Bug Ranch(don't want to give out real name) and I live on beautiful 10 acres with my family. I own 7 goats, 16 chickens, 3 dogs, and 2 barn cats. I am in 4H and I...

Hi ya'll I am in 4H and I show in the Placerville County Fair Grounds every June 18-20th. And this is my 2nd year in 4H but my 1st year showing. I will be showing goats again next year and have a few questions about one goat class. I will be showing a Nigerian Dwarf doeling(I know how to do...

Hi ya'll I am in 4H and I show in the Placerville County Fair Grounds every June 18-20th. And this is my 2nd year in 4H but my 1st year showing. I will be showing goats again next year and have a few questions about one goat class. I will be showing a Nigerian Dwarf doeling(I know how to do...