Folks I need help!
I don't have a buck, but found one for my goatie girls. We took them to the farm and immediately the buck was interested in one,m my Buttercup (she's my worst milker! UGH!). I left them there and it has been about one month. I really want my Petunia prego because she is my best milker.
I called the lady and she said:
Don't you want me to keep them until they give birth? They might miscarry in transport if they get nervous.
WAIT! I thought goats did this all the time. I didn't realize they could miscarry that easily.
So....
We miss our goats! We would like them PREGO, but we also want them back. I certainly didn't expect them to stay on her farm for 5 months. Is that necessary? I thought they were hardier than that.
Next and last question...I really want my milker prego. Do I wait longer? What is a good "court'in" time for goats? Worst of all, it has been cold and snowy. Will that make this breeding more difficult? Will the goats refuse to go in heat when its cold?
These are Nigerian dwarfs.
Thanks so much for you help!
I don't have a buck, but found one for my goatie girls. We took them to the farm and immediately the buck was interested in one,m my Buttercup (she's my worst milker! UGH!). I left them there and it has been about one month. I really want my Petunia prego because she is my best milker.
I called the lady and she said:
Don't you want me to keep them until they give birth? They might miscarry in transport if they get nervous.
WAIT! I thought goats did this all the time. I didn't realize they could miscarry that easily.
So....
We miss our goats! We would like them PREGO, but we also want them back. I certainly didn't expect them to stay on her farm for 5 months. Is that necessary? I thought they were hardier than that.
Next and last question...I really want my milker prego. Do I wait longer? What is a good "court'in" time for goats? Worst of all, it has been cold and snowy. Will that make this breeding more difficult? Will the goats refuse to go in heat when its cold?
These are Nigerian dwarfs.
Thanks so much for you help!