Hello everybody

[WILLIFORD]

I just purchased my first goats, three Nigerian dwarfs. one is a 3 year old doe, and her 2 two doeling's who are 14 weeks old. I have tons off questions, so your knowledge is greatly appreciated.

 

[Latestarter]

Greetings and welcome to BYH @WILLIFORD from NE TX! So glad you joined us. There's a wealth of info, knowledge and experience shared in the multitude of threads. Congrats on your new addiction... ummm I mean goats! Yeah, that's it... goats Here's a great place for you to start: https://www.backyardherds.com/resources/so-you-bought-a-baby-goat-now-what.59/ Browse around and see what interesting stuff you can find. By all means post away when the desire strikes you, especially if you have questions (provide as much detail/info as possible and pictures truly help)... With all the great folks here, generally someone will respond in no time at all. Please make yourself at home!

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[Mcquistonv]

I just purchased my first goats, three Nigerian dwarfs. one is a 3 year old doe, and her 2 two doeling's who are 14 weeks old. I have tons off questions, so your knowledge is greatly appreciated.

Are you planning on milking? From what I have read, they produce a lot of cream. Great for soaps and cheese. I am looking at pygmys and angoras because I want the fiber. Right now, I am just lurking, reading everybody else's experiences.

 

[Latestarter]

Nigies produce milk that is high in cream, the problem with goat milk is it's naturally homogenized... the cream doesn't separate (much). You may see a little bit separate but you really need to get a mechanical separator to get goat cream.

 

[animalmom]

Welcome and congrats for being another human owned by goats. Glad you found us, ticked pink you are here.

Read through what you can and post questions. We love new folks and want all newbies to be successful and happy with their animals.

And we also love pictures, please and thank you.