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If he does not need an AKC breed, you should look at English Shepherds - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Shepherd . They are a fabulous choice for a small farm and the quintessential "boy's best friend". Ours was raised with our 5 kids and adores them. I'm not sure we'll ever have another...

We have a lovely Alpine doe who is on the smaller side, although she is not a mini by any means (she weighs about 120 lbs). Before we got her she was bred accidentally at a young age to a LaMancha and delivered triplets just fine as a yearling. I would like to breed her to a Saanen this fall...

I do know the doe is not bred, so that's good. I was avoiding Ivermectin Plus because I couldn't find any info. on withdrawal for Clorsulon (the "Plus"). I suppose I could try Safeguard but I keep reading that it's no longer effective, is that generally true?

We are goat newbies and I am trying to get this right! We bought a new doe last week and before I let her in with the others I took a fecal sample to the vet to check for parasites. My local vet is wonderful but fully admits to not being a goat expert, and our only "goat vet" is pretty far...

We are getting ready to wean our Nubian doeling. She will be 8 weeks old when her mom and brother head out to a new home. (I would like her to be able to nurse longer but for a host of reasons it can't happen.) She has not been on any cocci prevention up to now. However, we have had several...

DD wants to breed her Nubian doe to a meat breed buck so she has a market kid for her 4-H project next year. I am having a terrible time locating a CAE tested buck to breed her to in VA, and for a variety of reasons (not going into them all here) that's essential. Does anybody know of a meat...

We are first-time goat owners so this is our first breeding project. DD is a 4-Her and has a Nubian doe who delivered purebred twins easily this year as a FF. She is a big-bodied doe, probably around 140-150 lbs. DD wants to breed her to a meat goat this fall so she has a market goat for the...

Well, that's a huge relief. It looked so much like bloody, mucusy poop that I remembered the chickens and panicked! It's great to have you all for advice and reassurance, thank you.

Wow, what a good idea! That hadn't even occurred to me. Is it typical for does to bleed/spot for this long after kidding?

We're first time goat owners as of Saturday (Nubian doe and 2 one-week-old kids) and I just went out to the shed and found this: Should I be worried? I assume it was one of the babies, it seems like there would be a prodigous amount if it was the doe and there are plenty of "nanny berries"...

I'm thinking I may have solved my own problem -- if I mix up the recipe without the alfalfa pellets I can feed the mix to my poultry too, which will certainly deplete it faster! I'll just add the alfalfa pellets to the goat's ration separately. This goat has never had anything other than...

We are new owners of a 4-year-old Nubian doe and her 1-week-old kids. She had been eating Southern States textured goat feed (sweet feed) but I am interested in creating my own mix and backing off the sweet feed. I like the 50#oats/50# barley/50#alfalfa pellets/20#BOSS recipe, but once I've...

Yes, her anatomy looks fine and she is pooping normally. She is still acting perky and playful, so I guess maybe she just has a little bladder! Thanks so much for all the advice!

I'll try the paper towel. Maybe I should see frequent peeing as a good thing -- if she's peeing so much, I guess she's getting enough milk. Her brother is the more aggressive nurser and her mother is not especially attentive, so I've been a little worried about that too. Nothing like "new...

We are first-time goat owners as of yesterday, when we brought home a 4-year-old Nubian doe with her one-week-old doeling and buckling. The doeling seems to be peeing with great frequency, squatting every few minutes. Some pee comes out each time, either a stream or some drops. She stays in...

Midnight is a Nubian first freshener, she kidded yesterday and easily delivered two lovely kids. After they were born she walked away and showed zero interest in them. She didn't lick them, didn't eat the afterbirth, nothing. It took two people holding her for her to allow the babies to nurse...