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What was said before. Angora horns tend to sweep along the skull, as do Boer horns. Dairy horns tend to grow up before tilting back and are much more likely to jab a human in the stomach. They become quite adept with the horns. I have cattle panel fencing and mine quite nimbly tilt their heads...

Our 4-H rules are similar but our 4-H goat leader is PRO-HORN all the way! He says that the only reason disbudding happens so much in the dairy world was because the dairy pioneers were women in the 1930s and the women found it easier to deal with non-horned goats. That's what he says anyway...

The line that finally worked was, "Well, it's midnight and it doesn't look like anything's happening. I'm going to bed." :plbb She showed me.

That's what happened with my two does. I knew the older one was pregnant when I bought her. I asked the owner when she had been bred. "Well, she's been with a buck since August. Her daughter might be bred too." So I began calculating late Sept-early Oct. as my conception dates since neither...

Pretty buck. Also, my week-old buckling survived single digits here in Michigan a few days ago. No heat in the barn, no heat lamp, no blanket. Just snuggled in the back corner and his mom and grandma slept between him and the door. Don't tempt fate but also don't underestimate the young'uns...

It's a little uncanny because they look exactly alike. Good thing there is one buckling and one doeling otherwise I'd never be able to tell them apart.

Finally went to be after midnight since nothing was happening. I worke up this morning, looked out the window to the goat pen to see Okie--the pending mama--out in her run. OK, she hasn't given birth yet. I let the dogs out and got ready to go out and milk. When I looked up again ... there was a...

Good news! Kinda ... I just went out to check on her. She is down on her knees with her vulva twitching. The last few days, she has been down on her knees more than usual but has always gotten up when I came into the stall. THIS time, she stayed on her knees. DBF says she's tired of me coming...

No, the bucks will see me and start blatting for food.

No baby or labor yet. I've been checking on her every hour or so. Her bag is about bursting, ligaments are very mushy, white and yellow discharge, but no labor yet. :caf The waiting is nerve-wracking.

I have bucks in with my ram. He's a Jacob sheep so his horns are definitely more intimidating than what the goats have. They give him his space, he prefers to be by himself anyway. There was a little head butting at first, but all "sheepicorn" has to do is lower his head, wave his horn and the...

Got another doe with yellow mucuous and HUGE udders, my Alpine Okie. She should be going soon, her ligaments have been mushy the last few days and noticed the yellow discharge this morning. This will actually be good since I'll have two born near one another and they can be weaned together...

2. Conformation is hard to tell, pic is at an angle and makes his hindquarters look small. I have made that photogaphy make myself 3. Some "barefoot" and "natural" trimmers trim long on purpose. This picture might also be taken just before a trim. Actually, from the photo, it looks like he has...

My neighbor and I have several breeds apiece and for some reason our Saanens do it FAR more than the other goats. We wanted to get some t-shirts made with goats rolling their heads with a caption that says "It's a Saanen thing--you wouldn't get it."

Another pony, older horse, donkey would be best. I'm assuming your Shetland is an easy keeper and things will be more convenient if you get another easy keeper. I always see cheap minis and older horses on Craigslist. If you just want it for a pasture buddy, consider adopting an old or special...

:pop So ... how'd it go?

All of my does kidded with other goats present before I bought them. My goats have a split shed with each "split" having its own run. The smaller portion of the shed I use for the kidding stall and I had my 2 does that are expected to kid first. Luckily, those two are mom and daughter so they...

Goats don't eat everything, but they certainly TASTE everything, think of a toddler that likes to put stuff in his or her mouth constantly. Sounds like pretty much any goat breed will fit the bill for you. Finding some dairy wethers should be no problem as there is an abundance of them. They...

I prefer www.bestfarmbuys.com More reputable breeders on there. Nevertheless, my purebred Saanen does I got as a package deal with their kids for an excellent price, I found on CL. They were owned by a dairy farmer whose college-age daughter wanted to get into the goat milk end of things but...

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