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We pasture breed our NIgies, and this year, we purchased a younger buck than we have in the past. Might have not been the best choice given that he was not a proven breeder (his Daddy was an awesome stud, though, so we took the risk). It took him a few days to figure things out, but he did...

Even though we have a few months before we'll have any kids, I thought I'd start this year's kidding thread anyway (can't help being excited! :)). Due to family and personal illness, we've been behind on our usual breeding schedule this year - we prefer to breed our does in October or November...

Some of you may remember several months back when we got our newest LGD, Avery. Her Daddy was a registered Pyr and Mom was half Pyr and half Anatolian. We went and picked her out when she was abt 6-7 weeks old and then brought her home when she was nearly 10 weeks old. We picked her over her...

Hey, I noticed there hasn't been a contest in awhile. I was thinking today about all the silly things my animals do when it's cold, especially when there is snow and ice. Thought it might be fun to see if anyone else has captured some of these zany moments on their farm. There is no posting...

I've been offline for a few months due to family health issues, so you may not remember our newest LGD, Avery: http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/new-lgd-puppy-finally-here-pics.31299/ She's now seven months old, and is an absolutely incredible LGD! The goats love her - they follow her...

Because our oldest LGD, Miller, is getting on in years and because we want his influence on as many of our future LGDs as possible, we have been debating for nearly a year when we should get another puppy. We put it off when Miller had hip surgery a few months ago, and debated postponing it...

Miller is recovering from his second hip surgery. We discovered a couple of weeks ago, that his first didn't take - the pin came loose, so the vet went back in and had to do the repair old school, which is essentially just cutting the end off the femur and then letting it heal and form a...

We have an indoor Californian rabbit that we would like to transition outdoors. He currently eats a diet of pellets, timothy hay and about one to one and a half cups of veggies a day. We would keep him on all of that, but the setup we'd be putting him in would also give him 24/7 access to...

I know, I know...'tis the season for kidding threads, but for those goat addicts like yours truly, what does one more hurt? ;) We bred our 8 girls last year between Oct. 25 and the end of Nov. We pasture breed, and we didn't get a chalk harness this year, so we have exact breeding dates for...

Some of you may remember a few years ago when we got our wonderful LGD, Miller. We got him from a rescue and although he had been given flea and tick treatment, he still brought home a lot of 'friends' with him. We took him to the vet first thing, and when they did the blood work up, he tested...

One of our friends was moving out of state, and they were unable to take their 10-year old German Shepherd with them, so we adopted him over the weekend. His name is Zeus and he's a sweet, old love bug. He had been around cows and cats at his previous home, but the goats and poultry on our...

Our Anatolian Mix, Clyde, turned 1 a few weeks ago, and I just wanted to share a couple of 'then and now' pictures. He's a big, smart, beautiful sweetie, has been an excellent guardian from day one, and we're very grateful to have him. This is Clyde with our cat, Romeo, the first day we...

Our LGD Clyde is now a year old, and for many months, he's been good with the chickens. He's a bit OCD, and barks at them/chases them out of the goat yard after dusk and occasionally tries to herd them to their coop, but he doesn't hurt them, and we thought he was long past the puppy 'I'm going...

We got two boys this year - both beautiful, blue-eyed bucks. We haven't had any blue-eyed kids yet, so we're hoping to get a few in the spring. Meet Chewy and Jax. Chewy is the black and white one and the dominant buck, and Jax is the tri-colored cutie. They are both sweet as can be. We...

About 5 days ago, our dog Miller started showing signs of being sick. He lost his appetite and started growling anytime our other dog (his best buddy), Clyde, would get within 10 feet of him. We took him to the vet and were told he had a bacterial infection in his intestines. The vet said it...

We have two does that have been together in a herd for over a year now, who started head butting each other today way beyond what is their normal playful behavior. I can get them to stop for brief periods of time by standing right between them, but it starts right back up again if I move at...

Has anyone ever had their 3-4 month old baby goat simply stop growing? Sorry for the novel below, but I figured an accurate description would be the best way for people to give ideas/opinions on what might be happening. Dobbi, one of our NG doelings that was born at the end of April started...

I haven't posted pictures of our LGD pups in awhile, so I thought I'd let everyone see how they've grown. Clyde is 8 months old and Angel is 7 months, and they're already excellent guardians! We can see Miller, our adult LGD's, influence, but they both have their own unique strengths as well...

Feel free to laugh, but it wasn't something I even thought twice about until this morning. We close our barn at night, but there is a small space underneath the door that the barn cats and squeeze in and out of. Apparently possums have been squeezing in and out of it as well, and one got into...

Clyde and Angel, our two LGD pups, have been remarkably good for their first kidding season. The pictures below are how they are with the baby goats about 95% of the time... (usually more interested in playing with each other and the cat than chasing baby goats). However, the past few...