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Thank you Parsnip :) They have been so well behaved and have not tried to test the fence. That is one of the reasons I was drawn to this type of cross: both KuneKunes and AGHs are known to be less hard on fences and don't typically root very much. I did stake the bottom of the whole fence-line...

So long story short: Our arrangement to get the two AGH barrows fell through at the last minute. We ended up finding 4 month old 3/4-KuneKune 1/4-AGH crosses and bought a gilt and a boar. The gilt we plan to keep around and possibly breed, the boar is another long story that would take a whole...

Hey BYH friends, My husband and I have finally made the decision to raise our own pigs. Tomorrow we are picking up two American Guinea Hog barrows. They are almost eight weeks old. I've done extensive research online but i would like some advice. We plan to keep them in the 3 acres we have...

Wow, Beeeeaautiful babies!:love

Every time we bring a new baby home, it takes them a few days to get acclimated and not scream their heads off when we walk away. The longest we've experienced was about a week and the shortest time being a few hours. One of our doelings screamed until she lost her voice and could only make this...

Can you tell I'm excited? :weee

Congratulations! We had a baby last night too :D Pics please

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My ND, Ellie May, had her first, and our first, kid last night! She is a perfect tiny black and white doeling. I had been hovering over Ellie for days because I suspected she was getting close to labor and with this being her first and my first I've been a tad over obsessive about it. WEll I'll...

My goats have a huge barn that they never use :barnie They would much rather pile into three dog houses instead. Dogloos are very popular at my house.

I do not use baking soda either and have not had any issues with bloat. The one time that we changed feed, we did it gradually so to not upset their systems. My herd also has access to a variety of browse, but we still offer loose minerals free-choice. There are times when they consume more of...

Thanks for the information. I will look into this. We have used Corrid in the past and the poor goats hated it.

I agree to change to the loose minerals. What kind of hay are you feeding? We only feed horse-grade hay. Our goats have access to plenty of roughage also, so we only feed grain a few times per week, not everyday. Our goats LOVE their grain. We have several kids and also a pregnant doe so we give...

Congrats on the beautiful babies! My Nigerian doe is due any day now so I am stalking everyone's kidding threads to get my kid fix while I'm waiting :P This will be her first kidding and mine too. Glad yours went so well. Enjoy :D

So, Ellie May is definitely pregnant. We suspect that she was already bred when we got her, which would mean that she was bred to another Nigerian. She is of good size and condition, so I am not too worried, but we are keeping a close eye on her. I do not like this kind of guessing game :/ We...

So glad your Bambi pulled through. :woot

We buy the big boxes of baking soda from our local Sam's Club. They eat it when they need it and leave it when they don't.

Welcome to Goat-life and :welcome We bought our first four goats in February and have since grown our herd to ten with babies on the way :D We absolutely love them! This is a great site with a ton useful of information. Once your babies get accustomed to their new environment, they should stop...

We feed them nutrena prime pellets ( it's actually horse feed) about half a cup a day each. my bucks are a Pygmy and a first gen mini-lamancha.