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Personally, I don't like Nubians for the whole loudness thing either. That being said, I got a package deal on some meat goats last fall and three of them were Nubian/Boer crosses. They are the QUIETEST goats on the property! One of them did like to jump on me though. He was one of the first to...

How do you guys clean wax for reusing? I've saved wax from the consumed cheeses, but there are bits of cheese on it and I'm not sure the best way to clean it. Thanks.

I'm surprised that you were able to find a horse/camel dairy. You've got your own Little Uzbekistan nearby. I highly doubt that donkey or horse milk would have steroids in it, or any milk for that matter since steroids decrease female hormones needed for lactation. "Hormone Free Eggs!" is...

Looks like a Nubian, or mostly Nubian to me

Could you get a side profile picture, closer up? From what I can see with the white and red-brown and his sturdiness, he looks to have some Boer in him.

Very pretty and glossy

Don't go to ADGA, Here is the breeder list from Michigan Dairy Goat Society. http://mdgs.org/mdgs/?p=352 AN or N denotes Nubian per ADGA abbreviations (key is on MDGS main page) If you look about 1/4 of the way down, there is a breeder in Kawkawlin with Nubians, another in Merrill. Both...

Mine I've gotten mostly from Bestfarmbuys, a few from Craigslist or word of mouth. I'm over between West Branch and Standish and no one among my goat acquaintances HAS Nubians, let alone selling any. Depending on how many of the upcoming kids are does, I might have some Alpine/Boers and...

Where are you at in northeast Michigan? www.bestfarmbuys.com always has a lot of Michigan ads.

Cool sign, very "old world" looking.

My main meat customers are from India and they LOVE the taste of my young intact bucks. When I first mentioned about them being bucks, needed to get them wethered because I didn't want the taste affected, they curtly told me, "That doesn't affect taste." OK, you're the customer. They were right...

Glad to hear that you've made some progress. I'm sure it's been frustrating and even though this may sound weird considering it's a goat you're dealing with, but in a way it's hard NOT to take it personal.

Adding a different breed will add some hybrid vigor to your lines. The ears will probably be airplane ears or "helicopter ears"--part erect, part floppy. I have an Alpine/Boer doe with helicopter ears and it she looks a bit like Sid the Sloth from the Ice Age movies. Nubian bucks are a little...

Have you ruled out mastitis? Especially since you mentioned the one side was so big. My Alpine is a kicky milker (and ran half wild before I got her) but I got her to the point where we can do the milking without her sticking her foot in the bucket and me swearing at her. She was also quite the...

Old steel 2 horse trailers are pretty common and cheap, usually $500+. As an added bonus, they usually have a small tack compartment underneath the manger to store lead ropes, grain, trailer jacks or whatever. Our 4-H leader uses one for his goats and can fit 6 large goats comfortably in it. I...

Northern Cedar? That was my second choice for an ADGA herd name. Since everything with cedar in front of it is pretty much taken, maybe use cedar as the second part: Tall Cedar, Northern Cedar, Snow Cedar, Hidden Cedar, East Cedar, West Cedar, Wild Cedar Why not go with Grand Dame? My...

Due to the abundance of wildlife, maybe go with something along that line Wilderness Acres Eagle Ridge Bobcat Corners Coyote Capers most farm names take plants & trees so using an "animal name" instead will help make you stand out. Plus anything with Eagle or Cougar in the name just sounds...

x2 Also, if you don't want to run hot wire, get some welded wire fencing, 24"-36" in height and add it on to your existing fence. When I first got goats, I started off with regular cattle panel fencing. After watching an Angora wether (who aren't supposed to be jumpers like dairy goats) sail...

Mine took some doing to come up with. We have an abudance of cedar trees, so I wanted something with "cedar". Well, everything with cedar is pretty much an overused cliche: Cedar Valley, Cedar Creek, Cedar Woods, Cedar Ridge, etc... So ... I took the TYPE of cedar we have, Northern White Cedar...

:thumbsup Very cool. And yes, mozzarella is a bit tempermental. Chevre and other soft cheeses are usually the easiest to make.