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I may be moving down near the Fulton, Holts Summit Missouri area. Anyone live close by there that I can get some info about the area from?

Well, every time she is in heat the wethers do mount her. Her udder was not huge like a fresh doe but did have quite a bit in it. I will check her today. One of my wethers used to steal milk from my mini-nubian (she is bred and dry now) so maybe he is nursing on her. She generally does not...

I have two pygmy wethers. They were castrated by my vet when they were 2 months old over a year ago. No question that they are not fertile. I have a mini-nubian doe due to kid on June 7th. I have a three legged older pymy doe that was a rescue. I have had her for 7 months. I do not live near...

Your Cody is a dead ringer for my Mini Nubian doe named Brownie They could almost be twins. Check out the website for Green Gables Mini Nubians. Good luck with your new additions!

I have a Mini Nubian and she gives almost a gallon. Six months after freshning she will still give at least 2 quarts. Very easy to milk too. Better teats than the Nigis. I love Nigerians also. Pygmies are meat goats and Nigis are miniature dairy goats. Be sure to get a buddy for your goat...

Parakeet grit in most grocery stores or Walmart. Made by Hartz Mountain. Be careful, they love it and will pig out on it. You don't want their little crops getting impacted. Good luck and have fun with your peeps!

My friends in Kansas City raise Mini Nubians. I have a doe from them. She cycles monthly like a Nigi but produces milk like a full sized Nubian. They have both does and bucks. They do semen collection also. Anyone wanting information let me know and I will get it to you. I know they have...

Good luck to you and her. Hope all goes well. Don't forget we are all baby pic junkies!

I wish you as much happiness with your new hens as mine have brought me. Be sure to leave enough room in the coop for more later, oh yes, you'll want " just one more"!

Mine have laid at night right on the roost too.

If it were me, I would put them in at night. Once you do that for a while they will learn. I know someone who lost their's to the cold becuse they didn't get inside at night in extreme weather.

Goat update. Had the vet out today. He said some goats don't care much for grain but as long as she is eating good alfalfa she is fine. She had some slight signs of eye infection and gave me some ointment to use. He thought that the fact that she bothers about her teats a lot was just a...

Thanks for the help. I have free choice baking soda out as well as free choice minerals. I think you are right about her getting adjusted because she was an only goat except for an elderly buck that was penned to not get near her. Maybe part of the adjustment is just learning to be a member...

Okay, I will get a fecal done for tapes and try to look inside her mouth. I may have the vet come out just to look her over and give an opinion also. She only picks at the chow. I tried making a buffet in a feed dish with 2 types of chow, a few raisons, some BOSS, a bit of molasses. I put...

Yes, she eats hay. I feed free choice alfalfa. I was told she was eating grass hay where she lived before. I tried putting a small amount of chicken scratch on her food and she did nibble a bit more today. I will try some molasses. I gave my goats a TSC protein pail before and they all got...