Brandy is in very early labor. very restless and noisy. right now camera is up and running, but as usual, having problems with it so I will do my best to keep it running.
When we first got our goats, we were doing SQ when worming...then we wormed our Nubian Doe. She screamed, broke through the head stantion on the milking stand and hurt herself trying to get away from the stinging..this was all AFTER I had removed the needle, so I know it wasn't the needle its...
I have two Mini-Nub X Fainter wethers for sale. Banded last weekend, have their CDT and first DiMethox treatments. Beautiful brown and white boys with sweet personalities. Love people. Asking $120 each. Will take $200 for the pair together. I need to sell these little guys cause I am...
One of our does figured out that if she stuck her head through the fence and 'got it stuck' we would come running to 'help' her out. Sooo she started putting her head through the fence every time we would go where she could see us. I hardened my heart, walked over a bit closer where she could...
I have a mixed herd of horned, disbudded, and polled. We don't have any problems with the horns. The only times we use the horns as handles is in extreme circumstances. (imminent danger to us or to goat), and even our bucks with huge horns know better than to use them aggressively. Mama has...
We have fainters, but they have never tried any of our fences. We don't use electric, so I cannot answer your questions in that regard. Our bucks don't ever bother to try the fences at all. Now, the Nubian and Mini Nub...........whole other discussion.
We just did our first banding this last weekend. Banded Brody and Banji. The first few hours were almost as stressful for me as they were for the boys. They would cry and kick at themselves, and run a few steps and then lay down. I had to come in the house. Even with painkiller, they were...
We have 5 full grown bucks, a 3 month old buckling, and this week we wethered 2 more bucklings. My bucks are a lot sweeter and better natured than most of my does. I like their personalities better than the does. Having said that, if you do not let them know right from day one that you are...
Staking should only be done if you are going to be right there to untangle, and protect them. It is amazing how fast a goat can get tangled up in a single blade of high grass, and they are sitting ducks for any predator that decides they have a hankering for goat chops.
Yes, a doe will have to...
All goats are different. I have several full blooded kids, some started 'fainting' at 3 days old, some don't ever go all the way down, they just kinda freeze up. It has been my experience that only my full blooded kids ever faint. I have several 50% and a 62.5% kids, and none of them faint at...
Especially in a case where the kid is suspected to have died and been carried for a while.. Just an invitation for nasty little buggies to get a foot hold.