Bess kidded, with difficulty, in late March 2020. I worked with her a lot to fatten her up and get some production. By early summer she was fine, but I decided not to breed her this year. I bought 3 kids (donʻt ask)in November, so I needed her to produce so I could feed house and kids. I...

My two pygmies, brother Bo and sister Izzy, were born on 2/11/19 and I bottle raised them. They are my only two goats. They never played much together but they were generally fine. Bo was banded and when they were older they moved from the house to their pen (about 250 sq ft.) and their...

I know the title seems silly, but let me explain why I've come to this conclusion. (This is going to be lengthy) To start off, I want it to be known that I am a newbie in the goat world. If I use the wrong terms or seem like I don't know what I'm talking about.....I probably don't ;) so bear...

I'm actually going to keep this thread as a "journal" of sorts. This year I've left the horn buds intact on my two (soon to be) wethers. I wanted to experience raising horned goats for myself, so I can form a well-rounded opinion on the subject. Due to show restrictions, I will probably always...