Make sure it is clean water. They can be picky and really like fresh clean water. But if they get thirsty enough they will drink it as long as it is easy for them to get to.
i feed my goats corn, but you cant over feed them because of grain overload. Which is when they have too much grain which causes fermentation in the stomach causing painful and possibly fatal bloating. I feed about a cup per goat per day.
I don't know if I have posted this in the appropriate spot or not. But I am having a hard time finding an Alpine Buck. Anyone selling one or know someone who is?
My mixed Alpine doe has double teats and she nurses her kid just fine... Though this is the first I've read about it since I didn't realize it wasn't normal.this isnt an amazing picture, but it shows the double teat on one side. That is what your talking about yes?
Okay so my goat gave birth to a beautiful little girl friday morning (6-13-14). The kid is drinking from both teats atleast a little, but her bag is tight and looks like it will explode if it gets any bigger! So my question is should I be milking her some? She only had the one little girl, and...
Okay so I woke up to this beautiful little girl yesterday morning. At first I had some trouble getting the mother (Freya) to nurse. Now that I've got that under control I have a question. I have been reading and I've seen some people talk about the utter/bag and teats being hot to touch and...