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i have two saanen does (both first time preg) who are due about may 18 and there udders are coming in a bit. they both have teats that are just a bit longer then the width of my first two fingers. on pics of first freshener udders that i have seen the udder is large and round and pretty but the...

AW! i'm so jealous! i love your spotted doe! <3 <3 <3 and those babies are soooooo adorable!!! now i want a pygmy <3

AW! i'm jealous. i have two FF but they arent due until about may 18 so they arent all "mamma cute" yet. good luck!

well today i held both hands on the does belly while on the stand while they ate and i felt quite a few kicks. on the right side mostly but two or three on the left side and belly. she is rather round and i'm thinking she's got twins or trips hiding in there *please*please*please*please*please*...

both of my does are due about May 18. i think i may have felt kicking once but i've never tried to feel it so it could have been anything :P ***what area do you usually feel for kicks? the area i might have felt kicks is the lower belly in front of the does back legs. ***do you feel kicks on...

"raising goats for milk and meat" by rosalee sinn thee most helpful book in my opinion. has tons of pictures and drawings and is very easy to understand. good luck! *my aunt lives in florida :D but she lives by tampa so no goats for her :/ ha ha!

when my parents started milking the goats was to put the goat milk into store milk jugs. dont say anything just stick it in the fridge and wait ;) if they do notice the difference maybe you could go half gallon store milk and half gallon goat milk in a jug...? we didnt notice until we were...

ya, if i hit the lottery i'll try breeding to a saanen and then breed the kid to an angora and breed that kids to an angora to see how it works out. ya know, when i hit the lottery ;D i've been reading about pygoras and i am thinking breed one angora doe to an angora (keep the kids) and breed...

dog packs are made for dogs and goats and dogs are built alot different. dog packs sit up on a goats shoulders. which is bad for the goat. if you are into packing you might want to check out packgoatforum.com i'm on there and it is extremely helpful. good luck! :D

i have been thinking about breeding my new angora does this fall... first i was thinking of breeding one doe to a pygmy buck and selling the pygora kids... then i was thinking alot about the fragility of the angoras as a breed compared to the dairy and meat breeds... so does anyone...

i have two saanens that are both bred and due about may 18. but they look skinny to me. not terrible starvation skinny just skinnier then i would like. i have been comparing them now to pics of them in the summer before they were bred. you can tell they have a baby bump but other then that they...

i just bought three white doe angora goats. although i am in ohio, so i cant help on your area thing. so far i can tell a big difference in attitude difference. they make my dairy girls seem like puppies. ha ha! and they arent as hardy as other breeds of goats. the part i'm worried about right...

ha ha! thanks. i'm so happy! ya, i just love the "exotic" names <3

well its ohio and our spring is like our october. no clue until it happens. its 10 PM and almost 60*F last night at this time it was about 35*F... all our snow is melted and flowers and grass is coming up. but our snow is usually just now half melted... and i read that you are not supposed to...

i just got them today. they have really nasty butts... i'm not sure if this is just how they are or what. should i clip their butt a little? its like hair and excrement... total ew! and under their chins are so icky, wet and has a bunch of hay right there. can i keep trimming it right there...

they had names at the farm i got them from but i am renaming them. joplaya, roshario, and jetamio are the new names. i can't get the pics to upload on here :( find me on facebook! "katie lunemann" my profile pic is the three of the angora goats. message me something goaty so i can add you :D...

thanks. i'm pretty happy i thought of it. :D i do live in the middle of nowhere to most people. but i dont think i'm far enough from town. 6 miles either way to a town isnt far enough. :P ha ha ha!

i'm excited can you tell? ha ha ha! i need to pick three names. here is what i have it narrowed down to: joplaya filonia lanalia roshario jetamio deegie ovra mygie tronie latie the names are from clan of the cavebear books. which 3 would you pick?

hi! i have a pair of old shears from the farm. they are in great condition and sharp as anything. but i'm a newbie to angora's and i'm nervous about shearing them. i want to do it myself. i was wondering if anyone had any tips for shearing. if y'all could share your tips or advice it would be...

HOMESTEAD NOWHERE this is what i'm going to name the farm. i'm not into registered animals or any of that. i just like this and i've been thinking about it for a while. and if i'm going to be doing all this stuff that i want to do then i'm gonna need a nice painted sign with the farm name on it...