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I have a crippled 6 month old goat that I am gradually introducing to 2 adult,140# milking goats.It is now dipping into the 40's here in Arizona and she is by herself in a dog run at night.I am concerned about her getting too cold by herself.The big goats are pretty tough on her and she has a...

We have a pair of 3-year old female goats (cross between Nigerian Dwarf and Pygmies), bought as pets for my older daughter. The lead goat, Gaby, has increasingly problematic behavior--butting me and my daughters (ages 7 and 13), constantly rearing up in challenge at us, etc. We have covered her...

My almost 3 month old giraffe polled ND buckling Merlin caused quite a commotion this morning. It was cool out so we decided to put Merlin and our 7 month old disbudded ND wether Albus into the 15x15 night pen together. The rest of the herd was on the outside looking in. A introduction by...

Hello all! Need some help. We have a 2 year old pregnant lamancha due in April who has HORRIBLE manners when she's NOT being lead on a show chain. She rears and tries to butt us when we enter the goat house or if she's waiting to get her grain at feedings. She shows promising confirmation we're...

I have 2 does that I got last Spring. They were 2 week old kids when I got them. Now they will be a year old on April 1. Yesterday, I got a baby buck and a baby doe whom are around 2 weeks old. When I put the kids with my grown does the does butt them hard. I separated them and have to put...

Hi Please can someone offer some advice, I am at the end of my tether! I bought a castrated male kid in March of this year (12 weeks old I think) and then I bought him a female kid. Everything was fine for awhile...they used to play around the garden, come into my studio, go for walks with us...