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Well, I always say the only reason to keep a buck is for breeding. If you are breeding and you want to use this guy, why is castration even a question? Of course, you will need a better setup than a male and female in a single pen. The bucks need their own buck pens separate from the herd of...

Are you planning on breeding?

Just that. To me dandruff is just dry skin without any underlying causes.

Thats not dandruff. Thats mineral deficiency. What minerals are they getting? There will not be enough nutrients in feed and hay.

You can if you want to. The winter coat will fall out on its own.

Thats the stuff we put on. I remember it now. Coppertox

Dont freak out. It isn't that big of a deal in most cases. Last summer, I was asked to do some trimming on someone's goat that hadn't been trimmed in over a year. Well, we got him up on the stand and I picked out his hooves, trimmed them down, cleaned out the inside of the rotting part, and then...

I just got a couple and they seem to like them so far. I'm trying to give them something to do so they wont be as bored, as well as get some exercise. Ive noticed one of my goats resting on the top of the spools. I guess they feel more protected lying down up there.

Anyone here have cable spools in with their goats?

Honestly it may be worth it to make a farm page on Facebook for selling goats. Craigslist is not ideal for selling goats. On Facebook you can get connected with REAL, interested buyers in great sale groups. And, for what its worth, if I wasn't 4 hours away I would definitely be interested in...

Just picked up 4 huge spools for my goats. 3' tall and 4' in diameter. Hope they have fun.

It really depends on the actual individual goat. I kept my nigerians years ago, I dont have any more. Just Boers now. And I never had them at the same time so I didn't keep them together. I DID however keep a boer meat project wether in with a couple 7-8 year old nigerian x wethers. The Boer boy...

The nigerians IME are very agile but make your back hurt after 5 mins of walking them....I always have to bend over

Nice looking kid. I used to own a couple blue eyed nigerians. Its more common than people think in that breed.

Depends on the breed. Whats her ADG?

Theres no reason why dairy goats shouldn't look big and muscular....just because they are bred to produce milk, doesn't mean they shouldn't have a large frame a muscling ability. While far less important, this allows for easier kidding. If you spend money on a cheap malnourished doe and she dies...

Well I guess the thing with most dairies is they put in a lot of energy into lactation and people dont feed them enough for them to maintain body weight. On all these feed label recommendations I see does in milk getting double or triple what dry does get.

Wow, Ive never seen a dairy goat that nice. Sorry for my assumption that they are all skinny and bony. All the ones Ive ever seen are

Yup. Agreed. Those dairies are skinny and bony, I dont like the look, a good muscled boer looks so much better.

While we do have favorite breeds there are certain breeds that are better for certain activities. I show, so Boers are really the best option.