goat

My rooster Bobbo has always been a bit of a weirdo, but lately I have noticed him chewing on goat poop. I also saw him swallow a piece, which is very strange. I feed him plenty of food and give him snacks during the day, so I don’t believe it is because he is hungry. He also has 1 1/2 nice acres...

Hi, we have a bag of goat formula for our baby goats but they dont need it anymore. We’ve heard that goat’s milk is good for dogs, does anyone know if dogs can drink goat milk formula? Thanks

Hi, we are kidding right now and have three babies (2 mamas) and this is our first time doing this. We also have a donkey named JJ. The first mama has been doing great with her kids, feeding, licking, etc. It also helps that she was a bottle baby so she is used to attention and humans...

I only feed my goats grain every other day ( they still get hay everyday). They won’t eat the lick to help with bloating. How to I keep them from bloating

I banded my buck about a month and a half ago. It is flat and dried up but is still attached. Is the band not tight enough?? Help!! He doesn’t act like he’s in pain.

Hi! Just wanted to see if anyone knows of someone who breeds Pygora's or Nigora's near NY state.

Hello I’m new to goats. my 2 year old doe is bleeding :( i don’t really know what happened. She has been mating with a buck for 3 days could it be that? I also don’t know if she got pregnant these past 3 days because today her milk production was lower than normal. And her stomach was a bit tight.

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Hello, I am building a fence for my two pygmy goats, they are both 2 years old and love to run around and ram their horns into everything and everybody. Tractor Supply Co. provides a "goat fence" with 4x4in wire. Can the pygmy goats stick their heads through this? I know it can be dangerous if...

We live in Western New York where winters can get COLD! I am looking for advice on winterizing our coop (it’s in an old barn stall/shed) and winterizing our goat pen (also in an old barn stall with three walls and an opening to the outdoors). What method is best for chicken flooring? What...

Samson is our old goat.. loves to free-range, and he's a little bit coo-coo in the head...

Hello people who have animals that eat hay! So, I know technically this should be on Backyard Herds (BYH) , but I do know that there are people here that also have goats/horses/cows/etc. This is your typical round bale (the GIANT ones) and the tiny square bales. So, cast your votes and feel...

Hello Goat People! In my past few years of owning goats, I have noticed that my goats love autumn because of all of the leaves and acorns. :wee🐏 **Remember that we all live in different places with different species!** My other polls: Poll: Favorite Ice Cream Poll: Favorite (Sweet) pie

I know this is mostly for chickens but I was wondering if anyone had any info about keeping ONE goat with some chickens. I know goats are quite social but this goat I’m looking at rescuing is tiny and very very docile. Would chickens be social enough for her or does she need another goat? Does...

Hello! I just got goats for the first time and just wanted to show them off. Feel free to read this small thread from BYH on before I got them: https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/getting-goats.41064/ Anyway, here’s some pictures of them. The white goat is Cleobelle and brown goat is Clementine.

So we recently got two goats, a doe and a kid. This is our first time having goats, and our dog (medium-small sized) is fine with the goats, but the doe is very aggressive with the dog. Given the chance she will back him into a corner and head butt him repeatedly. She is always on the defense...

My sister loves goats and is getting 3 on the 13 of this moth she is so excited and wanted me to make a goat thread which is my pleasure she if you have goats post if y’all want to!

I have 3 two week old pygmys. Mom only nursed the two bigger ones. The runt is being bottle fed. It looks like after two weeks she has pretty much weened the females as they are eating alfalfa. I never see her nurse them only walk away when they try to nurse. She maybe nursing at night but...we...

One of my Boer does is a yearling (born November 2018) and she’s just so small for her age. She’s a normal height, very long body and nicely built, and at fair, we were told she was built very well, with a nice long body and neck, but simple too small. She has no depth, little width, and I just...