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sire american alpine very productive with great papers, dam french alpine with great papers. i have been an urban backyard dairyman for three years and find myself in somewhat of a bind right now. we bred our lovely french alpine doe with an award winning bloodline american alpine buck. our...

the new doeling is 24 hours old and has a stomach that is full at times. in the next 48-72 hours the stomach should fill out more and get plump if everything is going well. however my concern is because the mother is not showing much udder. as of now the doeling appears normal but im watching...

thanks for the input...so we gave them their shots, trimmed hoofs (just a little tune up) , and felt around for the kids....felt the kids moving! my 13 year old son was amazed that we could actually feel them! thanks for the help.

we are an urban goat home/yard and have two alpines, a nigerian and a nigerian/alpine mix buck one year old. they are all housed together and get along fine although the nigerian is the social outcast, but never anything rough. last year we had a surprise kidding (our first) with heidi(alpine)...

i had my two alpine nigerian cross kiddies disbudded at a local veterinarian. after a few weeks my buckling needed to be 'redone'. he looked awful but now looks like he is going to be ok. however, now my little doeling is showing a little flimsy hornlike growth ( it has the feel and appearance...

thanks to everyones input we may be on the road to recovery. the buckling is strong on his legs for a good while and although quite weak he looks like he will make it! the doeling is still weak and unstable on her legs. i found a vet not too far from here that was willing to meet me and...

im thinking that i did not provide proper nutrition during the pregnancy. we were low on minerals. am i correct in implementing the following plan: keep feeding every two hours , keep them warm, stay close. ?

thanks so much for your response. i kept hay out for them and that is all. have never given a selenium shot to any of my goats. but i have no problem doing it. i kept them in front of a heater all night and it seemed to make them lethargic. turned it off this am to try to get them moving...

hi everyone and thanks for this forum. my first kidding. i didnt know she was pregnant...so stupid of me! yesterday i came home from work at about 300 pm and my two alpines did not come out of the goat barn to greet me. oh no they must have gotten into something! in the barn i found them...

hi everyone, i have two alpine does taht are fun and beautiful! one doe, a registered french alpine, is currently in milk having been bred last fall, birthing twins. she is a magnificent doe! also i have an american alpine that has not been bred yet. she is another beauty with a delightful...

thanks to all that posted on this issue. i appreciate your wisdom and the varying perspectives.

hey thanks, i appreciate your perspective. these does are ndga and ags registered so i would prefer to breed them to a ngda or ags sire. however, i am open to what may come along in the interim. im in louisville , ky area and would like to make some contacts in this area before i proceed...

i recently bought two nigerian does, one a first freshener and another, a 5 year old pregnant doe from a very nice goat family. after the kidding date came and passed , i had blood work done to determine her status. we did the cae tests at the same time (which came up negative), thank...

i was trimming hoofs and thought i was doing well. then i discovered that i had cut too deep and she was bleeding. i cleaned her off and applied iodine and isolated her in a clean stall. any advice for rookie hoof trimmer

wow thanks for the info and the support. i really appreciate your help. im looking forward to being a goat midwife and learning much more as we go along. thanks again for your wisdom and experience.

hi and thanks for this forum. i appreciate the devotion and enthusiasm expressed here for the goats and for the keepers! i have two nigerian does that are presently in milk. i have had them for two months and so far everything is going quite well. my older doe is 6 years old and will be...

im fairly new to backyardherding. i have two ndg does in milk, one kidding next month , and one alpine doeling kidding in two months. i think it is a good idea to get rid of problem livestock although i know it can be difficult. however, the well being of the entire herd (including your...