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When is it okay to let the baby goats outside to wander around with their mom? I only have 2 does. Lily gave birth to two bucklings 4 days ago (April 13). Lily's sister, Poppy, sneaks into Lily's area every morning and then the two does headbutt over and over again. Poppy is nice to the...

My FF doe, Lily, gave birth last night. Two bucklings that came out on their own. Perfect births. (though it took me way too long to figure out how to tell what they were. lol) Lily is a great mom. This morning I noticed Lily has a mushy lump under her chin. We scratch her there often, so I...

Anyone ready for a round of, "Name That Plant"? This is driving me crazy. My goats love to munch on it and it doesn't appear to be hurting them, but I'm still concerned. Tried reverse-googling it and one answer said it was persimmon, but there's no fruit on it and it's not a tree. It's a long...

Taking my 2 Nigerian Dwarf does to be, hopefully, bred tomorrow. Lady I bought them from earlier this year said I could bring them back for rebreeding if they weren't prego. Well, they weren't. However, I'm worried this attempt won't be successful because I can't tell when these girls are in...

Just goes to show, mutts can't be trusted 100%! Just discovered our dog slobbering up and chasing our doe, Lily, so badly that she's standing and panting like, well a dog. At least,, that's what I assumed happened since her neck is soaked. Thought she was dying at first, scared the poo outta...

I am extremely tempted to get a buck and I need yall to throw the cold, hard facts at me. We have 2 Nigerian Dwarf does. Bought them as "bred" but they weren't. Blah. Taking them to a stud just sounds...complicated... to me. Wouldn't it be "easier" to just keep my own buck on hand? I also tend...

We just moved to our new house about 3 weeks ago. I got a permit from our city for our chickens, ducks, goats, and 2 KuneKune pigs. So I'm in accordance with the law in keeping livestock in town. Tonight I found a letter in our mailbox from "neighbor" (no signed name, but I can guess who it is...

For years I've dreamed of having livestock. We have that, now. Sorta. But now that we have them, I'm feeling burned out or something. Tired. A bit annoyed, too, I guess. We just moved to a new house and part of my aggravation is that we don't have areas set up for the different critters (yet)...

Yesterday my husband told me that our bun is missing a bottom tooth. Sure enough, it's gone! We let him wander the fenced yard during the day so he had freedom to chew on things. I have no clue how he managed to lose the tooth. My question is, will it grow back? I know the top teeth keep growing...

For the first time ever I tried to copper bolus a goat. Daughter and I went out and grabbed Lily and Poppy, our, er, HER Nigerian Dwarfs. I think it was their first time, too (they're 14 months old) and...totally botched it. :th Push the plunger and then, "Crunch, CRUNCH, crunch!" Both girls...

I wasn't sure where, exactly, to post this so I'm asking here. We got 2 (supposedly) pregnant Nigerian Dwarf goats last week, they're roughly 14 months old. They've been here 8 days now. Yesterday I noticed some clumpy poop but thought it belonged to our pig, who had managed to get to our top...

We have an opportunity to buy a couple of pregnant Nigerian Dwarf goats but they're due late August and we're moving mid August (in the same town, so not a long journey). Would it be too stressful for the does to move so late in pregnancy?

We had a female rabbit and I bought this fella, a Rex (we call him Rex), with the idea that we'd get back into meat rabbits. Well, his lady friend got loose and our dog killed her (Grrrr!) so he's alone for now. We're in the process of buying a house/moving so after we get settled I'm planning...

I have 2 KuneKunes, younger than 6 months. I add leftover greens to their "slop" and they ALWAYS pick around it. Gave them leftover lettuce yesterday (not moldy or wilty or anything like that, just some excess) and they left it in their dishes. Won't touch it. Tried giving them broccoli and they...

Husband and I are currently building a duck house for our Muscovies but until then, I've noticed one of our gals has made a nest in the pig shed, next to the indent of pig beds. So far, the two pigs (KuneKunes, if it makes any difference) either haven't noticed the 2 eggs, don't recognize the...

If a KuneKune doesn't have Wattles, does that mean it's not really a KuneKune? I'm picking up a female tomorrow and I saw in the picture that she has wattles. I'm also going to pick out a male from a different breeder, but I can't see any wattles on any of the pictures. Do all KuneKunes have...

Husband got a winter bonus so I'm getting some pigs! It's kind of spur-of-the-moment (I want to get the two I spotted on Craigslist before someone else snags them) so while I'm planning on binge-reading here on backyardherds, I was hoping to get whatever info I can from those more experienced...

I asked my vet today how much it would cost to have my two Nigerian does tested for CAE, CL, and Johnnes. I was given a price of $150 for the both of them. I probably won't have it done until December (the does will be 10 months old by then) but I was wondering if this is a normal price? It...

I have 2 Nigerian Dwarf doelings, 5-months-old. They've been mounting each other for the last 2 months or so, I figured it was a sign they were in heat. Today I noticed they've been mounting AND trying to "nurse" from each other, something they've never done before. Is this normal doeling...

Is there a pooper Scooper that works for goat poop? Every night when I put the goats to bed I spot clean their bedding with an old dustpan but I'd like a more efficient tool. Does anyone have any thoughts on what I can use? Do they sell manure forks for goats?