Studmunchkins
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Hi! I am Christy. Late 50's wife grandmother, and mom of course. I started goating about 2 years ago when I brought home a couple of rabbits and found out I allergic to them. The people who took them asked if we wanted a Nigerian dwarf goat in trade. They were trying to purify their herd to only registered and she was not registered plus had horns and an attitude. WE had raised a couple of goats for show in the past. I figured she would be a good companion for my mini horse so why not.
Turns out she and our 11 year pyranese were made for each other. She became one of the dogs. The pyranese was diagnosed with bone cancer a year ago. I thought the one goat would need a friend like her so contacted the people we got her from- I purchased her year old daughter and a buck. Ready made family. The buck bred her the day we brought him home I think. So we had babies by Memorial Day - which was two weeks before we expected. We were gone and sadly they passed.
Soon after I was asked if I would help the goat people out and take another buck. I thought sure I could start a business ( bucks registered) I already had one stinky guy what is another?
Have I mentioned I do not really know what I don't know? And I don't know goats are sooooo different than any other animal I have raised.
Well not much longer I decided I needed another doe, the daughter doe was not getting pregnant and I want to milk and one goat is not enough. So I contact goat people. They are still in need of moving all their goats and have one girl and buck left. I will take the girl. Well when I get there I am begged to take her brother too, since I have room and can sell him once I get his papers straighten out.... I take him. SUCKER.
I get them home put them both with the mother daughter pair. Since he still young this is safe. Plus the girls are pregnant, mama in May too soon, by the 2nd buck who jumped into their pen, uninvited. We leave for a quick bite of dinner. Get a call from our son and he tells us within the 20 minutes we gone the stray dog that we allowed to stay for last 2 weeks has jumped in the pen and hurt the new goat real bad. We race home. The new 4 month doe is dead. So now I have 3 boys and 2 girls. I am so lopsided.
I am contemplating getting out of the business. Feel horrible for the poor girl. But I have to wait for my other does to kid.
Well one kidded 48 hours ago. The one who's babies died within 36 hours while we out of town. I found out this time it probably was not because we were gone, because it happened again within 35 hours. The vet found pus in the stomach. But just like the others this one was seemingly healthy and eating until he just died. So this morning I was out of the business again.
Maybe. At least some of , or one of the bucks. Or maybe ....
I love the goats but I do not know what the heck I am doing. I don't like being a failure at this, for their sake.
I hope you guys can help me know if I can ever know enough.
Christy
Turns out she and our 11 year pyranese were made for each other. She became one of the dogs. The pyranese was diagnosed with bone cancer a year ago. I thought the one goat would need a friend like her so contacted the people we got her from- I purchased her year old daughter and a buck. Ready made family. The buck bred her the day we brought him home I think. So we had babies by Memorial Day - which was two weeks before we expected. We were gone and sadly they passed.
Soon after I was asked if I would help the goat people out and take another buck. I thought sure I could start a business ( bucks registered) I already had one stinky guy what is another?
Have I mentioned I do not really know what I don't know? And I don't know goats are sooooo different than any other animal I have raised.
Well not much longer I decided I needed another doe, the daughter doe was not getting pregnant and I want to milk and one goat is not enough. So I contact goat people. They are still in need of moving all their goats and have one girl and buck left. I will take the girl. Well when I get there I am begged to take her brother too, since I have room and can sell him once I get his papers straighten out.... I take him. SUCKER.
I get them home put them both with the mother daughter pair. Since he still young this is safe. Plus the girls are pregnant, mama in May too soon, by the 2nd buck who jumped into their pen, uninvited. We leave for a quick bite of dinner. Get a call from our son and he tells us within the 20 minutes we gone the stray dog that we allowed to stay for last 2 weeks has jumped in the pen and hurt the new goat real bad. We race home. The new 4 month doe is dead. So now I have 3 boys and 2 girls. I am so lopsided.
I am contemplating getting out of the business. Feel horrible for the poor girl. But I have to wait for my other does to kid.
Well one kidded 48 hours ago. The one who's babies died within 36 hours while we out of town. I found out this time it probably was not because we were gone, because it happened again within 35 hours. The vet found pus in the stomach. But just like the others this one was seemingly healthy and eating until he just died. So this morning I was out of the business again.
Maybe. At least some of , or one of the bucks. Or maybe ....
I love the goats but I do not know what the heck I am doing. I don't like being a failure at this, for their sake.
I hope you guys can help me know if I can ever know enough.
Christy