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Sorry to hear about your bad luck. It's never fun to have to do something like that. At least your doe made it. Some people lose the dam too. In hindsight, this is exactly why I said this statement before you got her: That doeling was probably bred as a mistake, and a 10 month old doeling...

I get mine vaccinated for tetanus....

Have the number of a good vet on hand just in case.

I would've passed on that doeling if I were you and found the older doe a companion elsewhere. A 10 month old kidding can cause major problems. Have you ever delivered kids before? You will need an experienced goat person helping her kid. A 10 month old nigerian could only be 20 lbs, and...

Potentially? What makes them think that? Did they have a vet come out and take a look at her?

The whole "what age can a doeling be bred" question is sort of a hot debate. Nigerians are a smaller breed, so they won't be able to be bred as soon as some of the larger breeds. I would say an april born doe kid wont make weight to be bred in the fall of the same year. Wait until next fall...

Goats don't lactate while pregnant since there is no reason for them to produce milk. When the goats are born they will freshen and start producing milk. And it depends on the doe, you could breed her up until 6-8 years if you wanted. She's an older doe as it is but if you get a doeling out of...

I would advise if you are looking for a wether, use Facebook groups or breeder pages rather than auction houses and craigslist. Craigslist is sketchy at best for livestock purchases. It's not so much the ease of milking as it is the ease of kidding. With older does, kidding is mostly a breeze...

No breed is really easier or harder than any other breed. They are all breeds of the same species, after all. Humans just took advantage of slight variations within the species to create different breeds with different sizes, builds, purposes, and looks. The care is all the same. That being...

THAT is just someone's personal opinion....and frankly, they don't have too much of an argument. What happened to this person was they didn't feed grain properly, or the wrong ration, had a bad experience, and then thought everybody else would have the same experience so they decided to blog...

Any kind to avoid? Just use high quality, orchard grass horse hay. It is readily available. Rumen is one of the 4 goat stomachs. Food goes into their rumen, then gets digested, then they spit it back up and chew it as cud. To keep that cycle going, they need to be constantly eating. there are...

Rather than type it all out here, this is a handy chart you can refer to for grain feeding amounts: https://fiascofarm.com/goats/feeding.htm You will need to get some sort of bucket for feeding grain. I like to use individual pails for each goat so I can monitor quantity and make sure they are...

Worming is done twice a year, in fall and spring. Make sure if you are using the safeguard use double dosage. It is administered orally. I use a syringe from the dollar store. They hate the taste so its a bit of a struggle. Make sure you get the syringe really in the back of the mouth aiming...

Ok...first off you can't keep a single goat. I don't know if you are planning on getting more than 1, but that is rule #1 in goatkeeping 101. Second, good fencing is a must, strong so they can't push out of it and no spaces they can squeeze through. 4 x 4 wire or smaller so they dont get their...