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I just have way too many goats and need to reduce. I'm not looking to make a fortunate off of these guys, so prices are pretty flexible. I have: 1 Saanen/Alpine wether DOB 3/29/13 Approximately 40lbs. Will not be offended if sold for meat. $75 1 Saanen Buckling DOB 5/29?/13 Will be registered...

So it seems that the grand majority say to pull the kids and bottle feed. Okay that's no problem with dairy goats... What about meat goats? I just purchased a junior doe last spring who may be CAE positive. I'll know for sure once she gets tested. I specifically bought her because the breeder...

The trait for teat size is hereditary, but if you breed her to a buck with a history of large teats then the offspring shouldn't have that problem. I have a doe with the smallest teats, and her daughter actually has huge teats and she hasn't even freshened yet!

I have a six year old Alpine doe with tiny teats that is due to kid next week. I've been milking her for the past 4 years and they haven't grown any. I'm looking to make a homemade milker with a pulsator to save my hands. I've seen the mason jars with the syringes as inflations etc., but I want...

Even when machine breaking a first freshener, they'll always be a pain. I was milking a shorthorn last spring and she'd kick anytime I got near her back end and when I'd finally get the claw on her, she'd pull it off. I was able to finally get to her after about two weeks by having somebody hold...

Well first word of advice, be sure that the farm you are buying from is free from any contagious disease, including CL and CAE. Ask the breeder about how often they're dewormed, how often they get hooves trimmed, feeding, etc. When you go to pick up the goat, if it doesn't look healthy - don't...

Yes, I'm absolutely sure on the dates. I only had the buck on my property for a week and had a witnessed breeding. I borrowed the buck from my friend. They put him in with their does a week or so after I returned him and they have kids hitting the ground now. It's definitely a kid I'm feeling...

I have a 3 year old Boer/Alpine doe and this will be her 3rd kidding. She was supposed to be due February 13th. It's been almost three weeks and she still has not kidded. She is acting normal and she's not bagged up, but does have milk. I attempted to induce her two weeks ago: Gave her 10cc...

He's a very nice buck! Too bad I'm all the way out on the east coast. What is his ADGA number? I'm interested to see his pedigree.

They are nice does! If you are on facebook, there is a group called Northeast Boer Goats For Sale. I'm sure you'd get some interest if you post them on there. Good Luck!

Don't worry, that was my goat kid two years ago! She went pen hopping at the NYS Fair and the fair staff had to put her in a hog cage in the middle of the aisle! If I didn't know almost everyone in that barn it would have been pretty embarassing!

Somebody gave me a used SafGuard P3000 Milk Pasteurizer and unfortunately they did not have the manual or the cover for it. I tried it out with water and it heated the water to 155* and then the buzzer went off. Shouldn't it be heating to 165* to pasteurize the milk? Could the lack of cover be...

Personally, I don't feed grain the first 2 1/2 months (on a doe in well condition) and I increase grain the last trimester. I would continue the grain you are giving all throughout the pregnancy. If you want to put quick weight on her, drizzle a little corn oil over the feed. I would do a...

I don't know, if I was a goat that bed would be tempting too! :lol:

That's AWESOME for that price! I may have to come to you for a doeling when you get started :)

Are you asking as if you had to bottle raise them? In that case I would feed LIQUID colostrum for 3 days (3rd day half milk) and then switch to whole milk. For a standard sized doe I would say as much colostrum as they will take, but at least 2-3 ounces every few hours. If you're just...

Does anyone know where to get one of these? Or how to make them? That's the one down side to breeding dairy goats, the milking 2x a day and the bottle feeding! Hopefully I can get my whole herd CAE free before I go off to college so I can dam raise everybody...

If only there were shows for this breed, I would be all over them! I know ADGA accepted them as a breed, but I wonder when they'll start including them in their shows and production tests :idunno

I've tried Jeffers, Valley Vet, and can't find them anywhere! I saw some on Amazon; Ten 10mL tubes for $30. Is that what they're going for? I just want to get 3 does tested for CAE. I could always try and get some from my vet...

I have a doe that just came up CAE positive. Her joints started clicking, so I got her tested and the results came back positive. However, she is 3 months pregnant. I know for a fact that the buck didn't give it to her (This doe's dam appears CAE+, I do not own the dam but her knees are the size...