Hacienda Rujoma
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Good morning! My first post with you!
please let me know your suggestions and info. Thank you.
I am reading about breeding my goats and have some questions that are not completely answered.
“If she is currently milking, you will need to dry her off at least 2 months before kidding, if not more.”
Does this mean that even though the kids are weaned and removed from the area of the does, it is possible to continue milking the does?
And that I should wait two months before breeding again?
Or that the doe can be continued to be milked even while pregnant and I should stop milking two months before the kids are due to dry her milk?
I’ve kept my buck together with my does after they are pregnant and he was sweet and nice with everyone. Why should he be separated from the herd?
I understand that he should be separated from the does close to kidding time but all the time? Why?
Herds of goats in the wild are not separated. Even the kids stay in the herd until the young bucks are driven away by the alpha buck.
It’s been more than 3 months since the kids were born. They were almost weaned immediately by their moms and the kids were rehomed to good owners more than a month ago. I did wait two months before rehoming the kids. I stopped milking the does about two months ago. During that period I have kept the does and kids separate from the buck since kidding. Can I put them together now?
Hansel, the buck, has been separated now from his does since September when the kids were born. Goats are herd animals and I know he is not happy being alone. Psychologically it has to be affecting him. Every time I feed him, I can see he is not happy and he keeps ramming the iron fence.
I like to keep my animals happy and allow them to do what comes naturally in their breed. I keep other animals, chickens, turkeys and geese and they all free range all day, seem happy and do what’s natural for them. How can I achieve that point with my Nigerian dwarf goats?
Thank you for your help. All input is welcome. I’ve read so much about goats that I am confused. I love my pets, they get regular vet check ups and I want them to thrive in all ways!
please let me know your suggestions and info. Thank you.
I am reading about breeding my goats and have some questions that are not completely answered.
“If she is currently milking, you will need to dry her off at least 2 months before kidding, if not more.”
Does this mean that even though the kids are weaned and removed from the area of the does, it is possible to continue milking the does?
And that I should wait two months before breeding again?
Or that the doe can be continued to be milked even while pregnant and I should stop milking two months before the kids are due to dry her milk?
I’ve kept my buck together with my does after they are pregnant and he was sweet and nice with everyone. Why should he be separated from the herd?
I understand that he should be separated from the does close to kidding time but all the time? Why?
Herds of goats in the wild are not separated. Even the kids stay in the herd until the young bucks are driven away by the alpha buck.
It’s been more than 3 months since the kids were born. They were almost weaned immediately by their moms and the kids were rehomed to good owners more than a month ago. I did wait two months before rehoming the kids. I stopped milking the does about two months ago. During that period I have kept the does and kids separate from the buck since kidding. Can I put them together now?
Hansel, the buck, has been separated now from his does since September when the kids were born. Goats are herd animals and I know he is not happy being alone. Psychologically it has to be affecting him. Every time I feed him, I can see he is not happy and he keeps ramming the iron fence.
I like to keep my animals happy and allow them to do what comes naturally in their breed. I keep other animals, chickens, turkeys and geese and they all free range all day, seem happy and do what’s natural for them. How can I achieve that point with my Nigerian dwarf goats?
Thank you for your help. All input is welcome. I’ve read so much about goats that I am confused. I love my pets, they get regular vet check ups and I want them to thrive in all ways!