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I bought a buck this spring with great lineage, but the breeder just let me know that the doeling that she kept has double teats. Not sprigs. He was triplets and we are still waiting to hear back from the other buckling owner. My buckling does NOT have double teats, but the teats are very close...

Does anyone comb out the winter undercoat and use it as yarn? Just wondering if there is a use for it.

This thread is for anyone worried about giving their livestock any Monsanto products. I recently was looking for some straw for bedding and found everyone around me was using herbicides on their straw. I can only figure that means they are growing Monsanto grains. If I were to use that straw as...

What leaves are ok for goats to eat? Are ther some that can only be eaten dried and not wilted? I have maple, oak, walnut, hickory and beech. Are they ok to feed?

one of my 6 month old doelings has slightly clumpy poo and today i found little slimy dots between the berries. They are about the size of a piece of rice. i poked it and it seems like it was mucus-like. I'm guessing it's some sort of worm or egg. Any ideas. I'm going to get a photo now and will...

We are planning for our new property and I was thinking of housing the goats with the chickens so we could have just one guardian dog. We have 2 doelings that we plan on breeding in late winter and about 15 chickens. Housing will be 2 different buildings. Chickens with a pop-door so goats can't...

I know this is an old post, but it is the only thread I found for what I'm seeing. Got two 4 month old doelings a week ago. Two days ago I noticed a little bit of clumping. By clumping I mean the berries are individual berries, but stuck together. if you move it with your boot they fall apart...

I'm very excited to have found a couple lovely doelings to start my dairy herd. They are Nigerian Dwarfs. We are located in VA near Lexington, va. Can't wait to be able to post some photos to get advice about their confirmation.