Lets talk about goats!

[RoboDuck]

Thanks. Hopefully the wife will have the pictures uploaded here in a bit. Then I can introduce GiGi, Daisy, SpongeBob Buckeroo Bonzai, PePe, SandyKota, Cindy, Ruth, and Eddie. Some of the names require explanation... lol

 

[GAMarans]

Thanks. Hopefully the wife will have the pictures uploaded here in a bit. Then I can introduce GiGi, Daisy, SpongeBob Buckeroo Bonzai, PePe, SandyKota, Cindy, Ruth, and Eddie. Some of the names require explanation... lol

Excuse me ... his name is Buckskin SpongeBob Buckaroo Bonzai.

 

[RoboDuck]

Ruth

GiGi looking at the Pilgrim Goose and Daisy heading off the Light Brahma

Cindy up front, Ruth again in the middle and Eddie in the back.

Buckskin SpongeBob Buckaroo Bonzai (spelling corrected after being scolded)

Ruth and Cindy on the playground

And some pictures of the whole set up

You can see the slide that will be attached soon.

The lower side where you can see the two spools next to what I built

Sandy on the playground

And here is PePe. Not a very clear shot but you see his colors.

And here he is going back the other way.

 

[RTFchickens]

Very nice pics robo duck!

 

[waddles99]

I love your playground you built for them! Puts mine to shame!

 

[RTFchickens]

I'm fairly new to goat ownership, we got our goats in July.
I'm not familiar with the milk cycle. I know that shortly after freshening they give the most milk, and as time goes on, the milk production slows, and they need to kid again to give more milk.
I have not put my milker with my buck yet. I'm planning to next month. And dry her off after 3 months gestation.
I'm getting off topic a bit. My question is this: what is the expectation of milk throughout the lactation cycle for a nigerian dwarf goat?
She kidded last spring, so about 7 months ago. I'm getting about 1 to 1&1/2 cups twice a day from her as a first freshener. Should I expect this amount to drop significantly between now and February when I dry her off?
Thanks in advance for any replies!
RTF

 

[GAMarans]

Hello everyone!

 

[ringolta]

Ruth GiGi looking at the Pilgrim Goose and Daisy heading off the Light Brahma Cindy up front, Ruth again in the middle and Eddie in the back. Buckskin SpongeBob Buckaroo Bonzai (spelling corrected after being scolded) Ruth and Cindy on the playground And some pictures of the whole set up You can see the slide that will be attached soon. The lower side where you can see the two spools next to what I built Sandy on the playground And here is PePe. Not a very clear shot but you see his colors. And here he is going back the other way.

I apparently have posted in this thread before but I'm not going back through hundreds of posts to see what I said.... SO.... .... Here I am starting anew. I'll try to talk the wife into posting pictures of the herd as of yesterday. Yesterday was our 14th wedding anniversary. Hallmark says the 14th traditional gift is animals*...(notice the * ) Apparently it used to be ivory but that's no longer PC and quite frankly it's hard to find Rhinos and Elephants in Georgia without breaking into the zoo which is frowned upon. So I decided to go with goats. Got 2 does and a whether. That puts up to 8 Nigerian Dwarfs now. 2 Bucks, 1 whether, and 5 does. Pretty sure all the does are now bred. One buck is 4 months and he is the daddy for 2 of the does, possibly 3. The two new does I got yesterday was already bred. (we believe). But that little 4 month old is quite the little stud...lol. We'll see if his baby batter is potent yet. Anyhow, my wife asked me if we were getting more and I said, "Nope. Eight is enough". She called me out on the bad 70s TV reference. The kids just stared blankly with no clue what we were talking about... But they are 8 of the sweetest goats and they're getting spoiled. We'll also post pictures of their playground.

I got goats for my birthday from my husband. He said he felt weird but he knew that's what I wanted. I love the picture of Ruth. Pleas post baby pics once they have them.

 

[ringolta]

I also am jealous of the playground. My goats just have pallets and an old Little Tykes play set.

 

[RTFchickens]

I got goats for my birthday from my husband. He said he felt weird but he knew that's what I wanted. I love the picture of Ruth. Pleas post baby pics once they have them.

I can't think of a better birthday gift!