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I might actually make a thread for my paddock development project. 🤔 that wouldn’t be a bad idea. Perhaps other folks could learn from it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

it’s probably about 2 acres worth that I will section off into three paddocks. I’ll have other areas I’ll be able to browse them, but these will be the main three. The one closest to the house will be their primary “living quarters“ which will have their house, some toys, thinking of building a...

So we just bought new property and are working on getting everything set up. I’m working on what to plant in my paddocks for my goats. I have a couple goats I know LOVE to eat flowers but I’m trying to decide what the best to plant are. My goal is to have 3 paddocks. One will have flowers...

So I’m going tomorrow to pick up a ND doe who might be pregnant. The seller isn’t sure if she’s been bred or not. She has been housed with a buck but he did say that the whole reason he has to remove her is because the other goats of his are bullying her so the buck might not had bred her...

I’m looking for the best online (USA) place to buy goat milking supplies. Most places I’ve found have larger herd equipment. I’m looking for equipment for a small herd. I would like to find a very small basic pump with very basic cups (I think that’s what they are called) my idea is to be able...

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So, I’m paranoid when it comes to things like worms and I understand goats are some wormy little buggers. Plus I hear they can go down hill very fast over worms. So my plan is to every 1st of the month giving them a selenium supplement and a worming treatment. Plus having a set schedule will...

So ”Orange Man Baaa” is almost a week old. When do I begin offering him hay? I’ve read a week, two weeks all the way up to 8 weeks. 😕

Thank you for the suggestions! The kayro syrup did the trick! i wish I had remembered that bit of advice from having my babies. You’d think I’d remember considering i have 6 kids. Lol. I’m also gonna keep the fleet enema tip in mind too! Thanks again!

How much and would kayro syrup work? I remember hearing that helped for human babie. None of my kids were ever constipated Though.

No, not really. He had one little nugget the other morning but that was it. I tried wiping him with a warm wet cloth but that didn’t do anything.

So one of the lady’s I was getting a baby from messaged me on Friday and she had a buckling born. He’s super pretty so I told her I’d take him. I brought him home Saturday afternoon. We’ve gotten him eating really well from the bottle now. He’s taking about 3 ounces at a time, about every 3...

I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this. Sorry if it isn’t the right place. If I were to use the ivermectin injections, how often can I use it? I’d like do just have something I can do monthly like selenium just like as an upkeep so it doesn’t become something that gets on top of...

Great! Looked it up and found one at lowes. Thank you!

I’m thinking along the lines of storing feed in a large trash can but not sure how to keep bugs and rodents out. Any suggestions for how to keep the pests out or something else more appropriate To store feed in? Im not sure if 5 gallon buckets would be appropriate. I feel I would have to have...

When we did chickens we said all of them their name was dinner. Lol. I did test the waters a little bit tonight with the 13yr old and 8yr old. She made an evil face and was all “come here little goat, I’m gonna eat you”. Then said she was more concerned that goat meat would be nasty and that it...

Oh no! Not mad at all! I need al, the help I can get! What is the selenium levels in it? With 6 children things are always constant and I don’t want any absent mindedness or business to cause horrible lapses in nutrition. I’m hoping to have something with enough in it to make sure they stay...

I know with my oldest, she was very young when we did chickens. She doesn’t have much issue with separating herself from food. The 13 yr old, she’s an odd one anyway. 😂 had no issue yeeting a dead squirrel into the woods.…bare hands. She also threw a dead fish on the younger ones when we went...

That is an EXCELLENT idea! Ugh I HATE waste and try not to waste as much as possible. If I can use that grass for something, I would love to! Ok, so if the 3 oldest goats are around 4 months old…they should be roughly old enough around….February…?

That is actually a very lovely way to think about it. The big girls (16 & 13) would understand, but I think I would rather tell the little kids that we sold them to someone. At least until they are old enough to not be bothered by it. Chickens would be one thing. They wouldn’t care much at all...