I feed a Heritage Horse Feed - 14% textured (sweet) - from Big V feeds to both my goats and horses. I used to play around with feeding different protein % to...
Hi, my friend was at a goat show, where the judge showed people how to trim the hooves, to correct splayed toes in goats. I've got a doe that has very badly...
I have a doe that started bloating last winter really badly. I've narrowed the reason down to either 3rd crop hay or cracked corn. I don't know which. Now,...
I don't want to get into showing very much, and in fact I really like the "natural poses". However, sometimes I do try to "set the goat up in show pose" for...
Emily, thanks for this recipe. I feed alfafa hay, grass hay when I can get it, then to the milk does/animals growing free choice alfafa pellets. To the girls...
Actually I think that is correct, Peggy. Trimming the outer wall a bit shorter should cause the hoof to be pushed back together. I know I have tried it, but I...
Emily, thanks for your info. My neighbor did trim this doe's hooves more on the outside. I think the toes did go together some, but they are still really ...
Hoeggar's has a nice little book about hoof trimming that has been helpful to me. The rule of thumb is the foot will go toward the higher wall. So if you...
... I'm curious about this too. I haven't had much luck figuring it out myself. I know you want the head up, but not too high up or they will dip their...
... I haven't dealt with bloat. I know Storey's guide says in an emergency type situation to drench with mineral oil. And I think I've read that you should...
Angie, thanks for your comments as well. How I've been trimming is to make the sole flat (trim the heel down on the bottom if it sticks up), make the inside of...
Angie, I'll get back with you after work, on what I know so far. I've been talking to some people who have shown for years, and also a friend who is a judge. ...
... It's that one - the Guide to Hoof Trimming - it's really just a little booklet, but it is nice to keep in the tool kit. I got mine in a kit with my orange...
Emily, thanks so much. I have given her Probiotics before, but not regularly. Today I found a powdered Probios in my feed store. How is the best way to feed...
Angie, I don't know a lot about it either. That makes sense what you are saying about 'head too high and making the goat dip their backs down'. I have a...
I've read that the Nigerian Dwarf has its ancestry of West African Descent. May or may not be related in ancestry to the African Pygmy. Also that the imports...
That does always seem to be a problem with powders - they do fall to the bottom and depending on how well they lick their bowl clean they may not get it all....
I don't like alfalfa to well either Emily. I was born and raised in New Mexico, then in 1967 we moved to Louisiana. We had lots of Alfalfa where I grew up...
Margaret, its great to make your acquaintances. I grew up in Canada and we absolutely loved the Alsyke (sp) clover/timothy cross. He grew up in Colorado and...
Emily, thanks so very much for your ideas. I hadn't heard of some of these. I'll try it. As for not having grass, I think its because everybody raises...
Does anybody have opinions on what crosses of bucks/generations to use on the mini-does? My neighbor is supposed to breed her Nubian/Sanaan doe to my Nigerian...
Margrett, I just spoke to my friend. She said that the Standard doe that broke down was a Sanaan and she bred her at 6 months old. She now breeds them as...
Peggy, we have raised Gulf Coast sheep since 1969, and have only had the goats now about 5-6 years. I never willingly bred my ewes until after their 2nd...
Margrett, I totally understand. I'm trying to think back when we had cows. I think we did breed them as long yearlings, but I can't remember. When we had ...
Peggy, you can go to the Running Moon Farm site (link is in my signature line) and take the link on the left hand border to the Gulf Coast Sheep link....
More on this topic. I just talked to my neighbor. She has an older friend who supposedly acquired (as a gift from someone in Africa) some black or black and...
... Breeding a 50/50 back to a Nubian buck is fine. That gives you a 75/25 first generation which gives you a boost up on breed characteristics. I would...
I've bred all my goats at 7 or 8 months and haven't had troubles doing that. Usually when bred at that age I find they only have one kid. I think I'm heading...
