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Got a response from the previous owner. They were giving alfalfa hay and Chaffhaye. Apparently they were not feeding grain except as treats. They recommended that we put ACV in the water since the water may taste different than what they are used to. I added the ACV this morning. These are our...

I believe they were on alfalfa hay but I am not sure about the grain. We haven't been able to reach the previous owners to verify the feed and my husband forgot to get a supply from them when he picked the girls up. It's about a 90 minute drive from their old home to ours. What can we do to get...

Update: She isn't shivering any more and is outside for the first time all day. Just got her temperature and it is 101.5 compared to the other doe's temp at 103.2. Still not eating.

We brought home our first does on Saturday. They are both supposedly pregnant though the previous owner couldn't guarantee it and thought likely they will kid in April. Neither of them seem to be all that interested in the alfalfa hay or goat feed we have out for them. And they don't seem to be...

I have three young children and a fourth on the way so we are very much homebodies anyway. We are never out of the house before 10 am and are always home by 6:30 for bedtime. I am not overly concerned about the milking schedule for that reason. We just moved to the a little homestead on 2.5...

My husband and I are currently readying our barn and property for dairy goats, reading like mad and trying to learn as much as we can as we go. I have a girlfriend who keeps goats so I emailed her to pick her brains about a few things and her response really surprised me. She told me that...

Hello everyone! We live in SE Idaho, between Idaho Falls and Rexburg. We just moved to the area and bought an awesome little homestead on a 2.5 acres. We're just getting our feet wet on the road to self-sufficiency. We started with chickens and a big garden last year, made a bunch of mistakes...

We just bought a small homestead of two and a quarter acres and are moving next week. We are trying to decide which would be better suited for our land and our family- dairy goats or a mini dairy cow? Our new home has a small barn that has two stalls and I would venture to guess is roughly 300...