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Hi yall! I have looked at Goat Spot for a long time, and have finally decided to join! I am a newbie to goats, so I probably will make you tired with all my questions, lol! I have five ND goats at the moment.

I am new to goats, my wife and I recently got two dwarf nigerians. When we picked up the goats we got some of the feed from their prior owner to help during transition. They were eating pretty low quality hay, BOSS, and alfalfa pellets. They were also pretty confined from what I saw. We have had...

Hello Everyone! I am new on this forum. Hope, everyone will be fine here. Welcome me in the forum!

Hi! First time posting, I’m after some advice if anyone has some that can enlighten me. we recently rehomed four female goats, we live in Portugal and they’re the Portuguese Serrana breed. They’re all lovely, two are 1.5 years old and the others are unknown, they came to the previous owners as...

Hello! I am new on the forum. It's my first post.

I'm new to ND goats and inherited 2 quite by accident. They're adorable and about 12 weeks old. They were very skinny when we got them about 2 weeks ago. We took them to the vet who just gave them a quick look over and suggested we come back since they were terrified of even us. They clearly had...

Hi I am new to raising goats and new to goat spot. My family and i recently purchased 2 bottle fed female saanens. One is doing wonderfully while the other is having some issues including issues with her left front leg. We took them both to the vet on Friday to see what was going on. He said...

I am looking into getting some goats, but I am just wondering how long would a 55 Gallon Drum filled with grain last when your goat is in milking?

We are a working family so there are 4 of us, Dad, Mom, Son (grown, retired Military @38) and our (God Given Gift) daughter in law. We are loving our new but terrible experiences. This is our Little Wether, (Brown) Hamilton or Ham Hock....and our Littlest kid, (Black) Faust or Hell Raiser. They...

Hello everyone!! I’m new to this site, and to being a goat owner. We got 3 Nigerian Dwarf goat wethers in April. We love them dearly and are so glad they are a part of our family. They bring us happiness and laughter everyday!! We are a family of 5, plus the goats, cats, dogs, a gecko, and fish...

Hi y'all! After many months of prep and some luck coming my way, my family just picked up our two sweet Nigerian Dwarf does from their former owner (we had waited until they were able to be bred since they will be dairy girls). After getting them in their new digs, and letting them explore a...

I had the pleasure of having 7 kids be borned this year! I am fairly new to keeping goats. This is my 2nd year having kids. (Last year I only had 2 doelings be borned). Got 3 Doelings and 4 Bucklings this year. So I am big time, looking for some advice for my bucklings. Let me start with...

Hey everyone! I'm VERY new to goats. We just picked up 3 baby does (2 weeks old) nigerian goats this weekend. They seem to be doing well. Active, playing, drinking from the bottle well. I brought them inside this morning to do their morning bottle and one of them proceeded to have a loose...

About a week ago, I finally got my goats! They are pregnant and are due late December/early January! Can't wait to have some new babies on the farm :) Luna is trying to get the treats and Diamond is in the background.

Hi, all. Michelle @JearDOE Ranch here. Raising goats has been a dream of my husband's for more than a decade. Well, upon his retirement from USAF we up and moved and bought us some nice looking goats. We've had a bit of a learning curve, but my husband is a fast learner. I... get to pet the...

Just purchased my first ND!! So excited! She is gorgeous! I was hesitant on getting her because idk how my alpine doe was going to react to her. Brought her home on a trial run and just fully purchased her! They are getting along great! Her name is Bailey's Irish Cream because she was born on St...

Hello I am new to goats have 4 males just for vegetation control. Had horses do it last year but they overgrazed quickly. The goats seem to have taken things down but not nearly as much as thought. Only half the pasture has been ustilized and the other is over grown but dry. Both are dry...

Hello all, I am a new to goats. A few months ago I bought 4 boer does and one buck from a local guy who was selling his herd. They are boer/ probably boer cross. He said they were UTD on vaccs, but in hindsight his animal husbandry was lacking, so I doubt the animals I purchased were properly...

Hello all! I'm new to being a goat mama, but I sure love it so far! All of the farms I have visited, the goats (all breeds), have been so sweet and tame. I'm sure some of that will come in time, but my goats do not come around me at all. Any tips on how to make them more tame? I bought...

I'll be picking up my 2 bottle doelings the first week in may. They will be 5 weeks at that time. They are nubian/alpine cross and cute as can be. They have been disbudded and given cdt vaccine. I've got drench, minerals, baking soda, copper bolus, natural wormers and thermometer. I...