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Aaaaaaah! I should have known not to switch the feed so quickly. They are getting about half a cup a day apiece. At this point should I withhold all grains and just leave them on hay for a day or two? I'm going to go learn how to take her temperature and do that. I have some probiotics on hand...

Something else that just occurred to me: for the first few days I fed them plain all-stock pellets. Then I bought a bag of Dumor sweet goat feed and switched to that. Maybe I should switch back to the plain pellets.

Is bringing them indoors bad because of the temperature changes? Or some other reason? (Thank you for being patient with my newbie questions!) I will go ahead and move them outdoors today. Clementine is definitely not feeling well. She looks a little droopy and her bleat sounds weaker than...

So is a soft log poop considered scours? I always assumed scours was watery.

In case this is relevant: I've had them indoors for the past few days because it has been cold here. They have spent a few afternoon hours outside in their run. Thanks, Southern. I'm checking into local livestock vets.

We have had our two Nigerian doelings for a week now. They are 7 weeks old. I wanted to bottle feed them until 10 weeks or so but neither one would accept the bottle. They are eating well, though. Hay, a small amount of sweet feed, and some green shrubbery from the yard (mostly honeysuckle...

HAHAHAHAHA!! Those are hilarious! Wow, those Kikos look enormous to me! They look bigger at two days than my Nigerians at 6 weeks. I'll try to post pics later.

They are currently in the mudroom sniffing everybody's shoes. :p It's 38 degrees out and raining, which to a Central Texan seems horribly cold. (I know, I know.) When I reached into their doghouse to bring them inside they were quite warm in there. So maybe they'd be fine outside but it *is*...

Thanks, you guys! Sorry the photo is so enormous! I'll try to resize next time.

Hi! It was 79 degrees here in Austin yesterday. Tonight it will be 34. We got our 6-week old Nigerian doelings on Monday and this is our first experience with cold weather. I currently have them in a plastic dog house outside. I put towels in the bottom for comfort. Do I need to bring them...

We are just starting out with two 6-week old Nigerian doelings. Here they are:

Thanks! They are still drinking just a small amount of milk but I will keep at it for at least two more weeks. They are eating hay, pellets, and grass and their poop looks fine. I'm going to weigh them today so I can keep tabs on their weight and make sure they are growing. I fed them each a few...

Update: I just had some success with the Pritchard nipple! One of them actually nursed from it for a good 5-8 minutes and got about 2-3 oz of milk. (I'm surprised she didn't get more milk out of it in that amount of time.) I managed to get an ounce or so in the other one through the side of her...

Thanks, you guys. I just checked on them at 9pm and they were sitting side by side, relaxed and chewing their cud. I'm hoping that means they aren't hungry. They haven't been crying this afternoon (they cried some in the morning).

We brought home two Nigerian Dwarf doelings yesterday. They are six weeks old and were with their mamas until yesterday. I was prepared to bottle feed them for at least two more weeks but neither one wants to take a bottle. I'm using whole cow's milk (warmed) in a human baby bottle. I just...

Wow! I especially like the pallet feeder! Nice work.

Gagroundhog- that is genius! I'm definitely going to do that. I have a largish-gap under some of the cattle panels that would need to be closed anyway. What you suggested sounds like it would solve that problem, too.

Thanks! I will certainly do that. Most of my coyote sightings have been at dusk or dawn (and we rarely hear them howling at night) but I have seen them in full daylight a few times. I'm hoping that keeping them locked up at night will be a big help. Also- I don't know if putting up a 5' fence...

Hi, all! We are planning to get two Nigerian Dwarf does for milking. I'm concerned about how we are going to keep them safe from predators. Here's a little bit about our situation: we live on 1.3 acres right outside the Austin city limits. Our property is unfenced except for a medium-sized dog...