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    Weird question about BOSS

    Okay, so I have what I think is probably a weird question about black oil sunflower seeds. A friend of mine told me recently that I shouldn't give bucks BOSS because it can make them temporarily infertile. The only thing I can find that would possibly indicate that being the case is deficiency...
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    What to feed lactating does (and underweight buck)?

    I have two questions about feeding my goats: 1) We have two ND does and this is their first freshening. Their babies are 6 1/2 weeks old and we have been separating them overnight since they were 2 weeks. We are feeding the does 1 cup of grain, 1/2 cup alfalfa pellets, 1/4 cup corn, 1/4 cup...
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    AGS-registerable ND goat kids for sale in SC

    We have 4 Nigerian dwarf kid goats for sale here in SC! The doeling is chamoisee with blue eyes. Buckling 1 is gold with brown eyes. Buckling 2 is buckskin with a black dorsal stripe and brown eyes. Buckling 3 is chamoisee with brown eyes. All four are disbudded and very people-friendly. The...
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    How to price ND goats

    Would anybody on here be willing to give some pointers on how to price Nigerian Dwarf kids? Their parents are registered, and the babies are registrable, good milking lines, but nothing fancy or from champion lines. The idea is really just to try and make enough to pay for feed, meds, vet, and...
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    First-Time Goat-Herders

    Hello, we are a family raising 6 Nigerian Dwarf goats in the midlands of South Carolina. We're first time goat-herders, and we love it...mostly. Sometimes they stress us out, I admit. But mostly our four does and two bucks are a breeze, and so fun! We also have a Doberman and a Border...
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    Baby Goat with Pinkeye—Preventative Measures for the Other One?

    Hello from South Carolina. We just got our first two goats and are getting ready to bring home three more. One of our little bucks has pinkeye. I got saline eye-rinse and terramycin ointment for him and I know how to treat him. I'm just wondering if it would be a good idea, as long as I can...
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