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We had a girl that was wild as a March hare. We couldn't get within 3 ft of touching her. But she would jump right up on the milk stand, be still and eat and never flinch a muscle while being milked. So maybe you'll get lucky and she'll be OK with you milking her. Just start her getting used to...

Wow, I can't believe with so many expereinced goat owners on here that no one has even a suggection for your questions. This is my first time to breed my goats while they are in milk and with my boer cross her milk production did indeed slowly drop to the point of only giving a few cups a day...

Hum, I found this out: http://www.phytochemicals.info/plants/passion-fruit.php

I have some passion vine cuttings started in some pots. The spot I have picked out for planting is mostly out of the way of the goats BUT a tendril or sucker might come within their reach from time to time. Will it hurt for them to eat it?

Perhaps a failed pregnancy....

I honestly have to wonder how our forefathers ever managed to raise goats without Purina. I would be willing to bet that what the pigs and chickens didn't get the goats and cows did. I give mine a "normal" feed but I do treat them with garden stuff (not cooked kitchen scraps) which gives them a...

I'm surprised you haven't brought him home already... Seriously, the only thing you throw in there as an obstacle is he will be sorta close to your house. When you consider all the other benefits, that is really just a small glitch to live with....

Obviously. You can tell by the way I trip over the little beasts when I walk into their pen that my lack of love is returned in full.... ;)

You know what mine like? Cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower plants! When mine were done for the year we pulled them up, rinsed all the dirt and buggies off (I do not use insecticide) and threw them in there. I swear, they went so crazy for that yummy crunchy stuff that my herd queen sounded like...

Wow, you guys are getting off CHEAP on the hay and alfalfa! A regular bale of coastal here costs $7-$9 and a small square of alfalfa is $12.50! At one point the feedstore had some very stalky not-horse-quality alfalfa that he was selling for $8 each. My goats LOVED that stuff - much more than...

Is it possible she really isn't pregnant and the discharge you were seeing along with her swollen-ness and nervousness was just her being in season?

We had a goat once that was fat like Big Mama. She was so overweight when we got her that she had very pronounced DEWLAP!

The main thing you need to worry about with this one is the growth pattern. We had a Saanen billy that was not properly disbudded and both of his horns ended up being normal length except the left horn curved and curled down so it was trying to grow back down into his skull so every so often it...

If they have shelter from the sun and plenty of water they will be fine. I have Nubians and Nubian crosses. Our temps in the summer average 100+ and they do just fine.....

I do not plan on keeping the offspring. I let the girls get pregnant for one reason - milk production. If the time comes I need to replace one of my other girls then I will buy another one that is unrelated. And not to open a whole 'nuther can of worms but this is seriously something I don't...

If you don't want to deal with having 2 bucks (as is my case) have a wether to keep in the billy pen so your main man will have company during off-season....

I have to disagree. My husband owned horses for several years and says rolling is not a sign of colic. Not pooping and trying to lay down (not rolling over, just laying down) and unwilling to get up IS. Rolling completely over is just their way to try and scratch their back where they normally...

Knee walking can also be a sign of founder....

Well, if you are milking every other day then every day then every other day you are really sending mixed signals to her body. I think you should back off to just once a day for a couple of weeks, then every other day for a couple of weeks then not at all. Myself, I have heard horror stories of...

I have several girls with LaMancha blood in them. I will try to get pics of them this evening when we do chores. OK, took some pics this evening. First 3 girls are half sisters (they have the same mom). They are 1/4 LaMancha: This is Gracie These two twinkies are Minnie and Daisy...