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  1. Goat Conformation
    I am just getting into Boer’s. What is everyone’s opinion on this Dec born bucks conformation?
  2. Goat Management
    I am a new goat owner and currently have 2 bucks and 2 does, all one year old Nubians raised as bottle babies. We have been running them all together successfully with buck aprons without any accidents or issues up until a couple of weeks ago. One of our bucks has become increasingly aggressive...
  3. Goat Management
    Hi all! So bit of a ridiculous question this time around. Is there any way to get my buck tested for fertility? Would a farm vet be able to do it or is it something I could get online (like a kit?). Any advice would be awesome!
  4. Health & Wellness
    So yesterday we had a buck down with what I believe is anemia. sadly he passed away through the night😭. I had dewormed him with Fir Meadows and he didn’t have a temp. Last night things where looking up. I did move the other bucks that where with him to a new spot as I figured that the buck pen...
  5. Goat Management
    So I know this will probably sound a bit ridiculous. I know male goats can become quiet rowdy and aggressive as they age. However I have a young buck that I've raised from about a week old. He is around 6 months and very kind. He doesn't have a mean bone in his body and is so good. Stands for...
  6. Beginners Goat Raising
    I am going to pick up a free nubian buck right now and I’m wondering if it’ll be safe to breed to my smaller nubian mixed doe. She isn’t a “mini nubian” she is mixed between nigerian, boer and nubian. 50% nubian. She’s on the larger side of a small goat. 75-85lbs. She’s the darker one in front...
  7. Goat Conformation
    Hello everyone! My newest purchase (Osiris, also known as Ozzy) has made it home, and I am so excited to see him develop. I would absolutely love everyone’s opinion on him so far, as I’m still training my eye. Comparing him to the buckling born on my farm I can definitely see some body type...
  8. Bucks
    Introducing "Forrest Pride Val Hickory Gruf"! Gruff is our new herd sire, and our sweetie! He is dark chocolate with brown eyes and a muscular physique(don't ask how I learned how to spell that).😄 I have excited for his milk lines! His dam one Missouri state fair LaMancha senior doe! He was...
  9. Fuzzy Fibers
    My girls have just shed their cashmere undercoat, and boy there was a LOT. So I kinda got thinking…. what if I try to save it next year? Yeah! Then… I’d like to breed them so the kids have even more! Since I might be getting my own buck this year, I was wondering, which breed(s) would have more...
  10. Goat Management
    I always called this roaning, but does his silver hair have another name?
  11. Health & Wellness
    I just bought my new nigerian buck for my does today, and it appears I rescued him! His owners were terrible, and kept the poor goat locked up in a small space and never cleaned it out, ever. So he's got some sores on the backs of his legs. How do I clean them? I live hours and hours away from...
  12. Health & Wellness
    Hey y'all I need some help. I recently purchased a new buck "Nigerian Dwarf" and he is 2 years old. I've had him for a couple weeks now and he was doing great. However today when I went to feed him there was signs of Diarrhea everywhere. He has some on his legs and in his hut. I cleaned up his...
  13. Health & Wellness
    Hi yall. My buck is acting weird today. In the morning he wasn't eating, and he wasn't talking back to me like he usually does, and just standing still. It was 31 degrees outside, so I just thought maybe he was cold and hadn't woken up all the way yet. I let him out of his pen to get some better...
  14. Beginners Goat Raising
    Hello everyone! I am thinking of getting some Nigerian Dwarf does for milking, and i have some questions. thank you for any answers in advance! How much milk can i modestly expect from a doe? and about how long can i expect them to stay in milk? i know this will vary greatly depending on the...
  15. Goat Management
    I have two does and I got rid of my buck and have wethered the buckling I got. So no breeding males on property. However, I want to breed them next breeding season. They are currently pregnant with the bucks, the one I sold, kids and one is actually in labor at the moment. I am curious on how...
  16. Bucks
    So apparently the buck I just bought like my ladies much more than the ladies he was around. I put him in one half of the barn as he escaped from my pen encloser with ribbon electrical fencing. I have about a 4’ fence and I don’t think he will stay in it when I put him there. Help! I need solutions!
  17. Goat Management
    I have an almost year old Alpine buckling and I can’t decide if I should wether him or not. I was going to breed him to my two does but one of them just isn’t going to get big enough. She’s around 60lbs at 1. She is about 50% boer/meat breed 25% nubian and 25% nigerian. I also have a mostly...
  18. Health & Wellness
    Hi everyone, We got our nigerian dwarfs back in the beginning of October. Both males, 3 months old at the time, were clamped before we left the property. After a month, I noticed one testicle was still "hanging around" so we bought our own burdizzo clamp and redid the failed side. 3 weeks...
  19. Goat Management
    I have decided to sell my goat herd. I currently have 8 goats and I am going to sell 6 of them. I have become more involved in horses and as we all know they are expensive. The two I am keeping are my friendliest and they are both around the same age and size to avoid conflict. The male I am...
  20. Goat Management
    So I’ve posted before about my billy goat. Well at first it wasn’t too much of an issue. He would head but his shelter and the fence and just things like that. Then he started to go after the other goats male or female. So he got separated into his own pen. So he started to destroy his shelter...
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