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It sounds like you are doing well with the ProBios and monitoring her temp. Stress from moving definitely can cause a cocci bloom as you probably know. Does the breeder test their herd annually? I'd really recommend you do so if she did not. You really really don't want those diseases on your...

Yes she could be pregnant. It was very irresponsible of the breeder to house them together. Honestly I would really question that breeder's judgement or experience. Please make sure that she's tested clean for diseases and has had the proper shots... This actually makes me very angry. So...

First of all I would like to thank everyone who offered advice and feedback while I was designing my little barn :) I'm almost finished - just have to finish siding one last wall and build a roof over the goats' porch before winter. And re-do the fencing. But it's nearly finished and I LOVE it...

Mine don't, and there's PLENTY of it in my yard :( Then again, they seem to sort of cycle through things and eat stuff they passed by later on. Mine have almost eradicated the Japanese knotweed and are now on to jewelweed. I was really worried at first about things I'd read they shouldn't...

It's going up! I am so excited :)

Thank you folks!!! Can I ask another question? We're doing a wood floor in the building (linoleum over it in the stall areas). Should we just do 3/4" OSB plywood, or should we do boards? Aesthetically, I'd prefer to see boards, but is seems like plywood would be easier to sweep up and keep...

Hi folks! We are getting 2 Nigerian Dwarf doelings this week. We have temporary summer housing for them and will be building a small barn for them this summer. I'm hoping to get some feedback on the design from you experienced goat owners :) We are space-constrained. A 12 x 16 building is about...

This is all excellent information. Thanks so much! Next year we will fence the entire thing and cross fence it.

Thank you! A local person recommended that as well. I think that is the way to go :)

We'll have a few Nigerian Dwarf does in a small 12 x 16 shed with a couple of stalls (larger loafing stall, smaller kidding. I'm really confused as to the best type of door to put on the communal stall. If it's a regular hinged door, then when shut it will keep out drafts but when open it's a...

Building a new small barn -yay! Question: is there any advantage to covering the inside of the framing, at least the lower half, with boards or plywood? I see this done both ways in photos of other people's barns. It seems like it might make cleaning out the stall easier without all those...

So you guys don't think the fact that it is very very squishy wet in springtime (like my boots sink 6" in!), and moderately so all year, will be a problem? I keep reading about hoof rot from wet pastures. Is that only a concern if there's no place dry to get to?

I'm in southern Maine, so no snakes, gators or wild pigs here :) It's also a very small area: the back yards of the surrounding homes dip into this wet wooded spot, the whole area is probably about 1 acre and about 1/4 of that is on our land. It's filled with low skinny maple saplings and...

Thank you! You guys have convinced me :)

I'm sure I wouldn't do "cute" if I had a real farm ;) I did look at those decorative steel ones, but, yeah, waaaay too expensive. Thanks!

Thanks! That's what I was hoping to hear...

Haha re: Old Mountain Farms! I'm getting one doeling from Rosasharn in MA and one from Humble Acres in ME :) We plan on having 2 primarily, and only more (kids) for those 8-9 weeks after kidding.

Hi- OP here reviving a very old thread! Well, we are FINALLY getting goats :) 2 NG doelings from very good milking lines. I am so excited!!! We've got a temporary paddock and shelter set up for them while we build a 12' x 20' mini-barn to house them, kidding stall, hay storage, and separate...

Thanks, Greybeard. I've just been reading lots of your excellent fencing tips! I realize steel is the most chemical free, but it also tends to be more agricultural looking and less "cute". Since having goats in my neighborhood is kind of a gray-area zoning-wise, I'm trying to make sure the...

Hello, We live on a small <1 acre lot in the suburbs and are getting 2 Nigerian Dwarf does. We plan to fence in a part of our grassy lawn that is about 1000 square feet for them, but it has no shrubs or trees. We DO have a big chunk of wooded area that we could fence, but it's pretty soggy. In...