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    Winter feeding plan

    I appreciate all of the feedback and am glad to hear that I'm on the right track.
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    Winter feeding plan

    So we're finally emerging from a ridiculously hot, dry and long Summer here in N. Texas, which has me thinking about the coming winter and feeding my tiny herd of 4 ND does, now all hitting 8 months of age. When I got them back in May their 1/4 acre paddock was overgrown with a variety of weeds...
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    I'm rapidly arriving at the conclusion...

    I just thought I'd post an update to say that as of 2 days ago, after 4 months, my goats have finally all been registered and/or transferred to my ownership by the ADGA. It required multiple contacts and a silly exercise in me having to recieve and mail back in paperwork transfering them to...
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    Growth charts

    Yeah, I know how to do a Google search. If you click on your own search link you'll see that none of the results are what I've described, which is why I posed the question here.
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    Growth charts

    Yes, I understand that the size and weight of a goat at a given age will vary depending on a number of factors, just as with any other living thing. That's why I said "typical/average", which is useful for new owners when determining if their animals' growth progress is at least in the...
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    Growth charts

    I did a search so I realize this topic has been raised before, but it's been some time and I thought I'd see if anything has changed since then. I'm quite surprised to find that, despite their enormous current popularity and the care with which so many raise small goat breeds (NDs in...
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    I'm rapidly arriving at the conclusion...

    Not yet, though I might go that route if it ends up being my only option. My interest is in raising and breeding for milk production, so registration with a dairy-orientrd registry is preferred. But...we'll see.
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    I'm rapidly arriving at the conclusion...

    I didn't say anything about renewing. I'm not even close to that time yet. And I already paid the registry fees. That's the whole point.
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    I'm rapidly arriving at the conclusion...

    And what exactly is to he gained by walking away from what I've already paid for?
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    I'm rapidly arriving at the conclusion...

    Sorry, but no...that's not a remedy to them having already taken my (and many others') money for services they are unable/unwilling to perform.
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    I'm rapidly arriving at the conclusion...

    They've been in this state steadily for the past 2 years, and have made little progress in correcting the problems they have, especially when it comes to the heap of garbage that is their software/website. There is no excuse for what has been going on. There is no reason something as simple as...
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    I'm rapidly arriving at the conclusion...

    And I was being generous.
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    I'm rapidly arriving at the conclusion...

    ...that, given their apparent inability to demonstrate anything even remotely resembling competency at managing their operation, an ADGA membership is largely a complete and utter waste of time and money. The problems with their software and internal operations have now stretched into multiple...
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    Grade my goat setup!

    I ran some plumbing through the stable and installed this automatic waterer in the girls' stall. It looks like a prison toilet...but it works. (My apologies for the poor photo quality, but it was hot out, I was sweaty and I'd had my phone in my pocket.)
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    Grade my goat setup!

    They're funny about that. Rub-a-dub-dub, three goats in a tub. (One abandoned ship before I could take the pic.)
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    Grade my goat setup!

    OK, it's been a month and a half...I guess it's time for that update. So far my little herd is healthy and happy, and thoroughly enjoying the playground I set up for them. And even though the 1/4 acre of weeds has proven to be far more than enough for their feeding needs (I've actually had to...
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    Oh, the indignities...

    ...of having to take a bath.
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    Coffee anyone ?

    I think they were hiding below the level of my tailgate. Clever girls.
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    Coffee anyone ?

    Good morning. I had two more little doelings follow me home yesterday. I really need to figure out why that keeps happening.
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    Coffee anyone ?

    I believe the applicable phrase here is, "Plum tuckered".
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