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Thanks guys! She isn't currently on grain, as they are just pets. Can someone explain symptoms of Mastitis and how can you prevent it? Momma and baby are very close, and she has never kicked baby a day in her life. Her bag is definitely shrinking as baby drinks less and less. I think it is just...

My doeling and her mother are very close. I haven't weaned them because they are the only two and I didn't want them to get lonely. However, Lizzy just had her first birthday and she still occasionally suckles. Not like a newborn baby suckles, more like just a comfort thing when she is anxious...

For Sure! My baby (half Nigerian Dwarf doeling) screams whenever she sees me, and she runs the perimeter of her fence. She doesn't want food either, she just wants my attention. My two year old Pygmy doe only screams if she sees me feeding the horses or chickens. Who can blame her? After all, it...

Go with two does! They have so much personality and their sassy attitude is actually so funny. I feel like they have more of a drive to be your friend. As for the heat, I have had two does for 2 years, and multiple does in the past, and I can't even tell when they are in heat. Breeding bucks are...

We have a white rain barrel (the plastic kind that they use in barrel racing) with one end cut off. We cut a large hole in the side and put round wooden sticks aligned large enough for pygmy goat noses. I put the hay in the open end and then flip it upside down. The only problem with it is that...

Thanks! I think that I will just buy the goats a new shed as they are due for one anyway. :-)

Hey, I have two Nigerian Dwarf goats. One just had her first birthday, and the other is about two. (Not sure if age matters) I also have a few chickens. I was wondering if goats and chickens can stay in the same shed (really a garden shed, repurposed) together for the winter. I would be...