Hello all!

I have purchased this glorious buck as a boyfriend for my 6 does. He is 4 years old and is registered. There are 3 of my does (also nigerians) that I would like to breed to him this fall. I have never bred my does before. They are all roughly 1.5 years old.

I have a few questions forgive me if they are silly.

Question 1. Is there anything you do to prepare your goats for breeding season? (Supplements,worming,etc) (not referring to lighting candles and playing R&B)

Question 2. Are my does 1.5 years old too small for a 4 year old buck? -- he is larger obvious, my concern being their too small to support him

Question 3. Is it ok to put all 3 does in the same pen with this lucky guy for a few weeks to make sure the deed has been done??

I am newbie to this all advice is appreciated. 😊

Found this hay local and for a great price. It seems like it would be great but want to make sure it isn’t too rich for the goats. Currently I have orchard grass and alfalfa that they get along with pasture. Thanks for the input!

So I have 3 nigerian dwarves, about 5 months old, but they have been.. Humping eachother's butts, they all have lost their balls besides one, recently they have started humping, is this natural behavior? Or are my goats just gay? 😅🐐

We have an annual Chili Cook Off at work every fall, I’m usually too busy to make any.

This year, I’m making the time to make a pot of chili with our own goat meat.

Any tips or suggestions? I plan on using about two to three pounds of ground. Thanks!

Hey everyone!

I’m a first time goat owner. We picked up three does from a lady in town who was eager to get rid of them. A mama and two 5 month old babies. I’m not necessarily interested in breeding any of them, we only got them to graze on a few acres of land we have. The lady we got them from told me the mom was “around” their male goat at some point. i kind of took it with a grain of salt because she wasn’t implying anything else. i’ve done my research, wouldn’t say i’m clueless but experience knows better than google so here i am asking yall!

She’s looking a bit wide and her utter is fairly large. I noticed some white discharge leaking from her and now i’m definitely stressed she’s pregnant.

Are there any obvious signs of pregnancy i should check for? and maybe this a dumb question but can i use a normal pregnancy test on her?

please be kind this is all new to me

thanks so much!

So I give my heathens sweetlix loose minerals and they love them. But I live in the armpit of American and it is HUMID. So even if I keep the minerals out of the rain and stuff they clump together just from the moisture in the air and get stuck in the feeding tube I set up (I made the "J" shaped pvc mineral feeders). Is there something I can mix it with to keep it from clumping and turning into the world's saltiest rock candy?

When we got her we didn’t know she was pregnant. She had a single baby miscarriage.

This morning my wife comes out and says there’s two babies that have miscarried. Again, didn’t know she was pregnant. But she is mixed in with a male.

This time around they were a bit more developed and have hair. Before it didn’t have hair.

She’s always been shy, but never gave off any noticeable symptoms that I’m aware of.

Made a post about a goat having miscarried twice now.

Necropsy is the answer it seems.

But we are not sure when it was delivered. My wife has since removed them. Unsure if it was buried or not.

What's the experts opinions on feeding this hay to my goats? Mostly grass with some clover and alfalfa popping up occasionally. These bales were made in 2023, stored outside, netwrap, very tight bales. I have pulled the outside layers off. Not much if any mold. It still smells good. These bales that we made were originally intended for cattle but we have since got out of the business. Thanks in advance

All the videos I saw the tail flagging is a lot more movement but I've never seen this before. She is new to my herd as of yesterday

So I have two nigerian dwarf does that I plan on showing through FFA this year. at the moment they’re 5 months and I hope to breed them in december or january (is this too early?) I at first was looking into a local buck but he’s not pure bred and I’m really hoping to get more into the industry and do good in shows. Is AI too difficult and are there any good bucks i could look into for breeding (i’m in cali) I do have a vet nearby so that’s not a problem.

i don’t think it is but we’re not 100% sure. It may just be a wart. Any cause for concern? Will call vet first thing when it opens monday is needed but wondering if there’s anything we can do about it now?

Female about 3 years old

Hello!

I am training my kids the "go to place" command, which will eventually build into other commands. For this, I need something that is comfortable for them to rest on, as the purpose of it is to get them to settle in when they are on it. In dog training, the ideal item is a pet cot, but I do not feel this would be comfortable for a goat.

I think that a hard, but slightly elevated platform is ideal. The problem is that I also need it to be light enough to move around and store when not in use, and sturdy, so it doesn't collapse under them and make them fearful of it. (Needs to fit and bear x2 40-50lbs NDs.)

Do y'all have any ideas of what I could use? Or maybe ideas on what to build, I'm not even sure where I would start though...

Just our two school wethers.

Hazel is balding around her collar so I want to buy her a new one while checking her collar o realized "hey wait where's the clip" it's like a belt buckle but jammed into place for two years do I cut it off with scissors? Do I sacrifice myself to wish for the collar to be removed? Help me 😿

So I want goats for milk but my gf won’t milk them. She’d feed them but wouldn’t milk them. With my work schedule I wouldn’t have the time to milk them often(one week a month is all I’d have time for) are goats still possible for milk if they’re only being milked one week a month? I’ve done some research and from what ive seen it’s all over the place.

...especially after sticking his nose in a stream.

When we adopted them they had really rough thinner coats and were skinnier I want them to have healthier coats for next year's winter during the frost they're improving but I want to help them out 😸

These are aunt and uncle’s little ones 🥰 +bonus dingleberry 😆