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I am new to goats. I have 3 small breed goats. One is a Nigerian dwarf and the other two are mixed breeds. They are mostly just pets, but I was hoping to breed and milk them in the future. They have an 8x12 shed and a 30x60 paddock that they stay in. When we are outside and able to watch...

I am acquiring a breeding pair of pbp. I have searched the web for information regarding housing, feeding, etc and everything I read is geared for indoor pet pigs. The sow I'm getting is already bred and due to have her litter any time. I'm assuming she will need to be seperated from the boar...

I am getting some nigerian dwarf does in the upcoming weeks. I plan to breed them for family milk/cheese/soap purposes. When I was looking at the nigerians I noticed that the breeder's buck didn't have a "goatie" smell but it was obvious he was in rut. 1) Is this common with Nigerians? 2)...

Are you looking for a meat rabbit with color? Well I've got it! What I have available is: 2 Red does born 4/17/13 - $60 each 1 Red buck born 4/17/13 - $50 1 White doe born 4/17/13 - $30 These are all litter mates. Dam is Red, Sire is Red. Dam and Sire are on site. 1 Agouti buck born...

Ok maybe that's a bit of an overstatement. But... I do have sheep now. I picked up 3 black bellied barbados yesterday. They are hair sheep and won't have to be sheared. I have 3 ewes and the breeder is going to sell me a ram later this fall to go with them. They are mainly for pets and...

I'm thinking about getting a small herd of mini cattle (1 Bull and 3 to 5 cows). We are a large family (family of 8) and we're interested in cattle for two reasons: 1. To assist in managing our land/grass 2. To provide part of our own meat and/or milk The animals are tended to by me (female)...

I'm going to start working on a playground for my herd of goats. Wire spools, picnic tables, ramps, anything i can think of for them to climb on, jump over, and play "king of the hill" on. Any ideas for play equipment will be appreciative. I want to make it as fun and as interesting as...

My husand brought home a trailer load of oak, maple, and mulberry tree clippings from a job site. We off loaded the brush up against the fence to where the goats could get to it and they were eating it all up like kids let loose in a candy factory! They're loving it.

I'm looking for a doe or two that have black markings... caped, belted, spotted, or painted. Any age will do as long as they're not over 6yrs. I may have a buckling for partial trade if interested. If not, I'll have cash. If you have one please send me a pic and asking price please.

I am mainly interested in meat goats. But will also be keeping 1 maybe two milking goats as well. I will only have a small herd. I'm looking to have: 6 to 8 boer does 2 boer bucks 2 milk goats - currently have an alpine but thinking about getting a nubian too. I intend to keep my bucks...

After looking at tons of pictures... I think my two does are a bit underweight. What would be the best and the healthiest way to add some weight to these girls? I'd like to get them into prime condition before breeding them.

I finally got my starting herd of goats. 2 boer does, 1 boer buck, 1 alpine doe. I still looking for a couple more does (found them just got to pick them up) and a herd sire. I don't think they were handled much. If I walk up to them they walk away from me. Now once I get ahold of them...

It's official... I'm a goat herder now! OK OK so its a small herd. But still... its a beginning! A lady is moving and had to sell her entire goat herd. Well I certainly wasn't in a position to take ALL her goats, but she did offer me one heck of a deal so I came home tonight with 1 boer doe...

Ok I'm seriously considering some bottle fed boer babies. They are 3 weeks old right now and the seller is bottle feeding them twice a day. I will get the information about what and how much from her. She states that they'll be ready to wean in 7 weeks. So here are my questions. 1. What do I...