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I have a 3 year old Nigi doe, Butterscotch, who is due to kid any minute (lol!). Because I have been paying so much attention to her backside I notice she had a "dingle berry" that was hanging back there. It hadn't fallen off over night and so I went in to help her out (I remember those very...

We are new to milking goats and are finding that in spite of our ineptness we are loving it. That being said, I think our mama is being very selfish! lol She just isn't putting out more than 1.5 cups, for a total of 3 cups a day. She holds back her milk for her very healthy and fat baby boy...

for baby goats to be outside? One of our doe's kidded Saturday night and had three babies. Two little bucklings, who are very lively and healthy and one little doeling, who is teeny and half their size. Mom has rejected her of course. So I brought her in and am raising her on the bottle...

Hello Folks, hope every one is heading for a Happy New Year! On Christmas eve my 13 year old son's horse died unexpectedly, he was 25 years old. He was a wonderful spotted saddle horse gelding and was the perfect horse for my son to learn to ride on. Mike (my son) was born with a heart...

I have a pair of Nigerian Dwarf Bucklings that were born a month ago and they have been wonderfully hale & hearty. As our night time temps have dropped here in NM they have grown in a nice, thick, warm coat and seemed to be doing just fine in a small pen with their mama, sleeping in a small...

The weird thing is it doesn't seem like he is sick at all. His eyes are bright, he is ruminating, he still runs off the chickens if they mess with his hay....he just won't get up. He stays in a "kush" position. 4 or 5 days ago, I noticed that every time I looked over at his pen, he was laying...

Is this a good idea or a bad one? I am considering getting a Boer doe and I have a Nigi Buck that I would cross her with, in the hopes that I would have "meatier" babies-I am thinking specifically of wethers-to sell or eat ourselves. Here in NM there is a market (Barbacoa) for bucklings that...

Hi! I posted about 10 days ago, about my doe Tassel having quadruplets. She was feeding all four of the babies just fine, but I have noticed the last two days or so, that she is pushing away the smallest baby. I have been supplementing the two smallest babies twice a day. Today I noticed...

.....and they were all boys! Unbelievable. They are as cute as can be though. There are two smaller ones that I am giving goats milk by bottle twice day, but they go right back out with mama. They just don't seem to be able to compete with the two biggest boys. They get a tug or two and...

My Nigerian Dwarf Doe is kidding for the first time this morning. She was huge and I have been expecting her to have her babies any day now. Her previous owner stopped by on Sat. and told me she had another two weeks to go. (?!) She also told me that she would pop babies out one right after...

My vet has recommended we feed our geriatric goat Chaffhaye (Pasture In A Bag) and I am also thinking of feeding it to our newly acquired horse who I am fairly certain has Cushing's Disease. I am doing my research and wondering anyone out there has tried this or a similar feed. Thanks, Deb

Hello Folks, Recently I came across an advert for an old gelding that had been a therapy horse for disabled kids. I had previously done volunteer work with a therapeutic horseback riding group and knew how wonderful these horses can be. My children have been clamoring to learn how to ride...

Is it true that if a doe gives birth to both a male and female kid the girl kid will be infertile? (Forgive the ignorance of the question!) Thanks! Deb

On our local Freecycle someone was offering a Nubian milk goat, I contacted them and they offered her to me. She is 9 years old, currently dry and not bred. They didn't get heir bucks in time to breed her early when she came into heat. (Do Nubian's come into heat when around a buck?) Is she...

Hi! I have two Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Trinket and Tassel. Tassel is due to kid any day now. I woke up to hear her calling out, which she never does. Ran to check on her and no baby(s) yet. She has been "talking" in a low voice all morning. She is eating and resting. She also seems to be...