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I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. That was very helpful. I may look into the breast pump approach down the road, right now I am actually enjoying the hand milking. You are right that was one of the first things I learned in my readings was diet is the foundation of everything pretty much...

I have considered the breast pump idea. Do you still have to hand milk at the end? I am only getting about 3/4 of a quart a day. I know she was giving more prior to me getting her, but I think she was stressed for a few days and wasn't really eating like I expected. She seems to have come around...

I have attached a picture. It seems excessively large. But its there. I struggle with these things.

Obviously by the title, I am by no means an expert. Heck I don't know if I qualify as even a novice, but I have figured a few things out. I hope this post may help some others who may be just starting out. 1) it was difficult to find a milking pail for these little guys (Nigerian dwarf's), but...

I love the milk. I have thought about going to milking once a day, but I only have one little Nigerian in milk right now, so I want to make sure I don't cause a drop in production. If my production did drop, it probably wouldn't be worth milking even once a day. I don't mind milking twice a day...

I am new at this goat thing. I want to make sure I am making the right decision for my herd. I currently only have one in milk. I have received mixed feedback about stripping dry after milking. Some have said it can cause mastitis, or damage the udder. Other have said the doe will produce less...

Based on the input from you, ridgetop and southern by choice, I am going to put another feeder outside and keep the one inside as well. Thanks everyone. I am new at this and appreciate the support.

I appreciate the help. I was happy today. She ate all the grain I expected her to at both milkings today (2 cups per milking), and wanted more. So I gave her additional cup at each milking. She followed up by eating a good portion of alfalfa. I think she just needed time to get acclimated.

I don't have a FAMACHA card, but I did view it online. Her color is definitely in the red to pink, so I don't suspect a heavy worm load. However I did order some Molly's herbal dewormer. I do plan to have a fecal test done but with my work schedule that will be a week or so out. I was not aware...

Additionally alfalfa is the only hay the breeder I got them from, gave them, which she pitched out on the ground for the herd. May be they are not used to the feeder. However I have read that goats don't like eating off of the ground and that it is really not healthy to feed them on the ground...

I'm guessing she weighs between 50 & 60 lbs. I am pretty sure she has been stressed from being moved down a mountain road for an hour away from her normal herd. She has not been consuming the amount of grain I would expect until the last couple of milkings, which she has ate 2 cups of grain at...

I just started my herd 2 weeks ago. I have 3 Nigerian dwarfs. on is a 3 year old doe in milk and the other 2 are 14 week old doelings. I am giving grain to the doe twice a day at milking. My question is about alfalfa consumption. I have a feeder in their small barn that is made with 2"X4" ag...

I just purchased my first goats, three Nigerian dwarfs. one is a 3 year old doe, and her 2 two doeling's who are 14 weeks old. I have tons off questions, so your knowledge is greatly appreciated.