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I need some advice, please. I have a first time mama. She kindled 8 healthy looking kits yesterday morning. It was a high of 20 yesterday and mama had made a lovely nest with lots of fur pulled. Last night I went to check on her babies and all 8 were stiff and cold with blood pooled in their...

@farmerjan , thanks for the response! Such great information, I appreciate how you clearly and fully explain everything. I don't have sheep, but still read those responses too! Can't ever have enough information!!! Thanks again, jean

:yuckyuck I hadn't thought of keeping 2 bucks either... didn't know you could really. Yes, you ARE an enabler... I love it! :gig

@Goat Whisperer - thanks for pointing that out. I honestly hadn't thought of it! I will have to rethink that idea...but don't Angora bucks do the same thing? I can't imagine people sheer their bucks and just throw that fiber away?! So many things to consider, but thankfully I have time. I...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I will get a salt block asap and add that. The pasture is a mixture of all sorts of things, but the lower half is mainly alfalfa and we can block that section off. We have grass hay (I think that's what DH called it) coming day after tomorrow. The calf is...

Hi all, I searched, but couldn't find anything that matches where I'm at...and I don't think it's an emergency, at least I hope not. I've never had or even been around cow's before, but DH worked on farms as a teen just to give you an idea where I'm at knowledge-wise. Ok, we bought 3 jersey...

I forgot you live in Texas. Hope you didn't get hit too hard and that you don't get hit by the other hurricanes. Such weird and dangerous weather this year.:hugs Thank you for all your input. I truly appreciate it. jean

Oh, one more question...how are kinders with fences? I was just reading about a mini Nubian that keeps jumping the 5 ft fence :ep I definitely don't want anything to happen to the goats (or our cars!) I know all goats are different, but I've read that the smaller the goat the higher and more...

Thank you so much! Your buck is gorgeous, I love their airplane ears:p I was reading one of your threads about the milker you got. Getting a milker is out of the question for me financially (and I kinda wanna be able to say I milk myself) Do you remember how long it takes to milk by hand? I'm...

Thanks for the responses! 6 months ago I would have asked why even have goats? Now I read about them constantly! I think it was a less expensive (and less intimidating!) way to get milk at home that brought me to the idea of getting goats. I'd read about the benefits of raw milk and I've been...

Hi all, I'm looking into getting goats next year. I want them for milk and meat, so kinders seem to fit the bill. I have a few questions for anyone who has/has had kinders. Is the milk sweet? I've read it's high in butterfat and delicious, but never tried it (or any goat milk). Is it possible...

@animalmom - yes, DH (who wants nothing to do with the rabbits :he) mentioned building platforms for them to jump up on to. I think they would have to be easy to remove and clean as you mentioned, but then they may not be stable enough. Still in the process of thinking it out. They're fine...

Ok, pictures were requested, so here they are! This is Buckaroo, chinchilla colored buck. You can see Bandit in the background, he likes to jump over the 24" wire into Buckaroo's pen... will have to close that up. This is Coraline. Chose her name because she has a "c" tattooed in her ear...

Thanks again for all the input. It really helps a lot, the breeding info especially. So, if hay is dried and not very much like greens, if I got some in the next little while, would I be safe to slowly introduce it and see how they tolerate it? I'm thinking like a small pinch of pieces, less...

Thanks for the responses! @Bunnylady - yes, just the 2 colored rabbits are litter mates. The woman I bought them from said they are purebred, she does tattoo, but the rabbits aren't pedigreed or registered, so can't be 100% sure. I hear you on opening the can of worms by asking about breeding...

Hi all, I just got NZ rabbits 2 days ago. (First time ever owning rabbits) I have 5 total, 3 does and 2 bucks. The only colored ones I have are a broken black doe and a chinchilla colored buck, they are siblings so can't mate them. One NZ white doe is 4 months and very skittish. I hope she...

The judging sounds very subjective. Not that I know anything about any of it. I would think they would go on breed standards though...and if a beard is standard it should be not only allowed but looked for. Blah, sorry they didn't place better, but glad you had fun. The most important thing...

Oooh, yay :weee I'm going to have to convince DH we should go! Yes, I'm only 45 minutes Southwest of Madison. I was hoping if we could go to the show I could get a look at some different breeds and get to meet some breeders in my area. I know shows are a good place to see what an animal should...

Thank you so much! Yes, I was thinking 2-3 at most. After reading another members experience, I'm leaning towards 3. I saw the ADGA nat'l show is in Madison WI next month. I hope it's open to the public. I know there are goat farms around me, but I have no idea how to get in contact with them...

Hi all, Thanks so much for the welcome! @babsbag ...yes, chicken math is bad and I did hear goat math can get pretty tough too! We are on 1.2 acres so we don't have tons of overgrown pasture for the goats to clear. I always thought that's all they were for, until I did a little reading. But...