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Just in case anyone is wondering... We are exactly half way through kidding. :ep Too many single so far. We have a 170% birthrate and 160% live kid rate. :idunno The up side is a 5.9% loss rate. I would prefer a 0% loss rate but this is the best we have ever had at this point. With good...

I don't use coats. If it is below about 15 degrees, we put up heat lamps. We are ultra careful with the lamps. They are secured with metal pipe clamps and screwed directly to the wood with 2" screws. Last year with the freezing cold we had four, 500W heat lamps in the creeper, which is about...

Our colostrum is usually thick enough you need to use a spatula to stir it, kind of the consistency of cake batter. What we had two years ago was like sap. Sticky, gooey blobs. You couldn't stir it, spoon or syringe it. It came out of the nipple after some very hard milking and just clung to...

Updates: We lost one of Cleo's boys. He was doing well, got his temp to 97 degrees, was walking around and responsive and he just CRASHED. Temp dropped like a rock. Nothing I did would bring it back up again. I think he just got too cold to start with and it took too long to get him back up...

None of my dogs bother the chickens. They live in the barn with the goats and are just "there". I think the dogs just see them as part of the scenery. Zorya did try to play with some of my turkins but Prince Phillip let her know that was not acceptable. Snowy will on rare occasions go after...

I can never tell by looking at a goat how close she is. I watch behavior. It helps to know your goats and their personalities. They are all looking good but I think it is your imagination and wishful thinking that says the right side is bigger. They look the same to me.

Congratulations! 2 years ago we had four or five does with thick, goopy colostrum. It was like sap. I bottle fed the babies and milked those girls. I could only get a very little bit out at a time. So I would wait a few hours and then try again. After about 3 or 4 times it finally cleared...

I am soooooo happy. I love Callie even though I have never met her. I know how much she means to you and her loss would be devastating. The world is a much better place with Callie in it, for all of us. :celebrate I just remembered, when we used to volunteer with greyhound adoption, I...

It is challenging. I do a lot of worrying. I have Cleo's triplets in the bathroom. She isn't making enough milk for all three. On top of that she is so tired and worn out she was letting Starlight's twins nurse. Poor girl is at least 9 years old and has had triplets 4 out of the last 5...

I came home last night to Cleo having a wet kid who was wobbling about trying to find the teat. I looked for a second one and then saw four hooves sticking out her back end. I was by myself so trying to get them straightened out was a challenge. She kept trying to run away from me so I had...

Your family, especially Callie are in my thoughts. I know how much y'all love her. :hugs

The Harrison County vet charges $70. It is worth it for us, our bucks are worth 4 figures. Plus we get reimbursed by the county for 50% of what we pay for them ONLY if they are purebred, registered and semen tested.

We take ours to the vet to do it. They use a tool called an electroejaculator with a ram probe. Call around to see if any vets in your area do it. Our vet doesn't but was able to refer me to someone who does.

They are adorable! Congratulations :weee

I am glad he is doing better and you got what you needed to treat him. I can't tell you if he will be able to breed or not. I know some can after UC and some cannot. I am not certain what makes the difference. I would give him some Pen G in case of infection and try to keep it clean. Time...

Southern- Jack was 3 years old in November. I didn't have my camera with me but I thought the same thing. Zorya is coming along a little slower. She is ADHD dog. Sweetened- The pups are Karakachans.

I had to move both pups out to the field with Jack. The momma goats were very aggressive about keeping puppies away from their new babies so Peron was staying outside in the snow and mud because he was too afraid to go in the maternity barn. Both he and Zorya are doing great with the ones who...

We ran all the does over the last two weeks and not a single one needed worming. I am not surprised since we have had some hard freezes but with the weather going from 20 to 60 back down to 20 and back up to 60 I wanted to make sure. Hooves were nasty from all the mud. Did the best we could...

It looks great!!!!!! So excited for you. We need more barn space. I told hubby if Mary and Joseph stop by we have to put them up in the house because there is no room in the stable. The mangers are full of baby goats.

Glad to hear you found some nice birds and a dog! Granny is so cute.....