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    More Feed?

    I think they look good too. And I only give my non lactating girls about a cup a day. :)
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    My goat fainted!!!!???

    Yeah they do that lol, mine have when they didn't want to cooperate too naughty critters : p
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    Sold sick goats.

    Some goats get is ck from the stress of transport and moving, maybe that had something to do with it? I alway wonder when one day they were healthy and jumping around then the next they are sickly. Keep in mind too that parasites are opportunists and they attack when immune defenses are down.
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    Re-thinking milking plan questions

    Can't see why not. A friend of ours does that and milks in the evening cause it's more convenient for them and they haven't had any problems due to it.
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    Loud whinny goats

    My Nigerians get loud anytime they see a human being, I think it's probably a wanting attention thing. Also some goats are just loud and some are more laid back, one of my four is just loud lots of the time for no known reason. My others are all quiet as long as they have hay and they don't see...
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    First time Freshner Nigerian Dwarf Doe

    I would venture a guess that she is close, in the second photo she looks a bit open, and my third freshener looked like that for a few days before she kidded, none of mine have looked that way unless they are close to kidding.
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    My new Nubian, and some questions about her udder!

    I would say if she is giving 3 cups with no grain she will make a really good milker with grain :) $50 was a steal!
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    First time Freshner Nigerian Dwarf Doe

    That's what my nigerian ff looked like before she kidded. She looks pregnant to me.
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    Breeding age for first time does

    I'm no pro, but my doe who was born in April will not be bred til this next spring when she is close to a year old.
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    Poop on shoes...

    I have a no shoes in the house rule, keeps the poop contained to the outdoors or the entryway. ;)
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    Got my buck and wow is he trouble!

    I knew bucks were more testy than does but yikes this guy takes the cake! He is 9 weeks old and we used some livestock fencing we had leftover to make him an enclosure and is is literally flinging himself into the fencing about 3 feet up so he can squeeze through the larger squares. It's...
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    Dropped milk production, am I doomed?

    I think staying on a good schedule is important, I milk my doe within an hour of the same time period every day. (only milk once a day right now since she has a kid on her). Also I love my Henry milker, makes milking a piece of cake. I totally recommend them, especially to a new milker, so much...
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    hoof trimming

    Cheyenne pepper stops bleeding almost instantly and is good to have on hand when trimming.
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    Goat Yard A Swamp

    Could you dig a ditch in one corner for the water to runoff into? I am in Maine too and it has been so wet, we have a penned in area with a small pond and the water all heads in that direction which has been nice. Maybe if you dug a spot the water could pool in one area instead of taking over?
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    Eating to much ??

    I have 3 nd's and one is in milk, a bag of grain lasts us 2-3 months. I give my milker 3.5 cups a day, the other two goats get one cup shared between them. I give them free choice hay or graze them too. I think that's way too much grain to be going through! Hay is way cheaper than grain, at...
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    Ginger's Kidding thread - 9/10 - Kidding time!!!Baby Pics

    I'd say she's Nigerian dwarf and she doesn't look pregnant to me.
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    Quads Again!

    Wow, two sets of quads in one year, what a blessing :) your garden looks just lovely too! When in the year did you plant spinach? We are in Maine too and none of our plants are as big as yours! I enjoy watching your blog and seeing another ND breeder in Maine :) we are just starting our herd and...
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    WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    You have a point, it may even be more humane to just put him in the freezer, at least it would be a quick death.
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    Wanna see spots??? Pic heavy

    That second one is really nice! Someone needs to buy that one,coloring is really, really gorgeous. And those horns are nice too.
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    Getting a goat thursday!

    I highly suggest getting two. I tried housing a goat with two sheep, she cried for weeks, she did after a while settle down but she is MUCH happier now that we have more goats.
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