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  1. Goat Management
    Hello Goat Spot community, I was wondering what happens if a goat aborts or something like that? I ask as my does started getting big (pretty sure they were/still are pregnant) but all of a sudden they seemed to have gotten smaller. I don't see any sign of them giving birth, could this just be...
  2. Birth Announcements
    Bailey had her babies! I didn’t post anything after her disappoint of false pregnancy last time, but Buckwheat got to her even tho we were keeping her inside other than the kids running her on a leash. They said he chased her down and they couldn’t keep him off her 🤷🏼‍♀️ I was a little concerned...
  3. Goat Frenzy
    Hey everyone!!! I've been making a lot of threads lately sorry!😂 I was wondering when everyone starts giving their baby goats loose minerals? I give my goats selenium and vitamin e gel past once a month when should I start giving baby goats that? Should I give them that as soon as they are born...
  4. Kidding Koral
    I have a mother/daughter pair of goats who both freshened last Saturday. They each had twins and everyone is doing well. Can I put both young families together in one stall, and if so, how soon?
  5. Dairy Diaries
    My two does just kidded. Both had very large bucklings. One is 7.5lbs and the other 5.8lbs. I’m pretty sure my, at the time, bottle baby buckling got to these girls before my much smaller buck did. Anyways, one momma is a nubian and produces a good amount of milk. I can get a half gallon per day...
  6. Kidding Koral
    Lots of new babies on the homestead!!
  7. Goat Frenzy
    How many goats can you bottle feed at one time?...
  8. Goat Management
    Next year, I'll be getting a standard Nubian doeling, and will be breeding her the year after that. For now though, we have a small Pygmy goat that is nearing 9 months old now. I was thinking of breeding her. I know her babies would be for pets, as they really couldn't be used for dairy, because...
  9. Health & Wellness
    I have 2 buckling Nigerians that are 6 weeks old. I've had them for 2 weeks now. They came from a dam that had quads and couldn't produce enough milk for all of them. The have been on whole milk since they came home with me. One of the boys is doing great. Great energy, talkative, and all...
  10. Health & Wellness
    I bought 2 buckling at 4 weeks old. They were out of quads and I guess the mama was having a hard time feeding them all. So when I got them they had never had a bottle before. One is doing great. He took to the bottle like a champ. The other...not so much. He will sort of suckle then starts...
  11. Goat Frenzy
    So we started our goat farm with 2 goats named Marilyn and Miracle. They came to us pregnant and Marilyn gave birth to one girl and Miracle gave birth to two goats (boy and girl). Miracle's little boy passed away, unfortunately, a little after birth. Marilyn and Rosita. Miracle and Lily. Now...
  12. Health & Wellness
    Hi guys. Im hoping you can give me some advice. So we are fairly new to goats, we have Nigerian dwarf. Last night one of our does gave birth to still born triplets, I don't think they were full term since they were small and it didn't look like they had fur all over the body yet, just mostly...
  13. Goat Frenzy
    Sadly, we had another goat kick the bucket while giving birth last night. She was a bit older, and we did plan on retiring her after this last season. But, after giving birth to these healthy twins (though one is about 2/3 the size of his sister), she went into labor AGAIN about 12 hours later...
  14. Goat Management
    I am new to this forum and new to kidding. I have owned goats for almost two years. I have seven new babies and had hopes of selling all but two. When do I train them on the bottle? My oldest is two weeks old. I was thinking you could transition any time, but finding out that isn’t true or...
  15. Squeaks and her boys. (Snickers and Oreo)

    Squeaks and her boys Snickers (right) and Oreo (left). Kidded on February 16th 2020 Snickers is polled, just like his Dad. :) They are purebred Nigerian Dwarfs. Squeaks is registered. :D
  16. Waiting Room
    My third or fourth freshener, Half-Pint, is due around February 28 or early March, but that's just a guess, it could be earlier or later. For the past few days I have noticed that her udder is getting huge and her teats look like they are going to explode. Do you think she will go into labor...
  17. Waiting Room
    So, today I noticed my first freshener, MoonPie, developing an udder. Two days ago she had absolutely nothing, and now she definitely has a bag. I didn't expect her to kid until around April or May, but my breeding dates may be wrong. Is developing an udder a sure sign of kidding in the next...
  18. Waiting Room
    My extra small Nigerian Dwarf Squeaks is finally within 30 (give or take) days of kidding! :clapping: Hopefully all goes well as she is a second time Mom. We bought 5 months after she had her kids and she has been great ever since! She had two bucklings her first kidding with her previous...
  19. Mini Mania
    Hi all, I'm too excited for my future goats. So I'm trying to learn as much as I can in the mean time. :bookgoat: I'm planning to adopt a pair of wethers and bottle feed them this upcoming spring. Again I'm sorry if this info is already somewhere obvious and I failed to find it. When should...
  20. Beginners Goat Raising
    I have 7 Nigerian Dwarf kids that are about 2 weeks old. When should we give: CDT and dewormer? Also what brand is best for kids and how much to give? They are on mom and got out in a small turn out.
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