Lets talk about goats!

[ChickyChickens]

That is so funny!!!

X2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ringolta]

That is funny. At that age I probably would have said the same thing only I would have been happy about it. Lol.

 

[ChickyChickens]

Hahahaha!!

 

[cassie]

I have a bully too. She is so nice when I'm right there with them. When I'm not right in the pen with them, she picks on my milkers. I don't know how to post video, but its pretty amazing to watch her bully just the milkers! I tell her the same thing. If she doesn't quit, I'll butcher her.
Reality is, I can't butcher a $300 registered goat because she is making me mad by bullying. She needs to give me babies and milk first ;-)

Is she an Alpine? That's what Alpines do. It makes their day.

 

[cassie]

Wow thats got to be so hard. I wonder why goat's milk is easier to digest. I heard that different breeds give different milk.

Goat milk is easier to digest because it forms a smaller curd. There are differences in milk between breeds but these differences are not absolute. There can be a great difference in milk from one goat to another in the same breed.

 

[ringolta]

Interesting. I can't wait until my goats are pregnant. They might be now. Time will tell.

 

[RTFchickens]

Interesting. I can't wait until my goats are pregnant. They might be now. Time will tell.

Mine are Nigerian Dwarfs. My daughter has an incredibly sensitive stomach, and does great on their milk.
What breed are yours?

 

[RTFchickens]

Is she an Alpine?  That's what Alpines do.  It makes their day.

No, Nigerian Dwarf... She might be moving up to where the boys are. Since I'm 95% sure she is pregnant, she can roam with the boys, and leave my milkers alone.

 

[RoboDuck]

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.

 

[RTFchickens]

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.

Congratulations on 14 years! I tell my husband that I deserve an award every day for staying married to him ;-)
I'm curious if my doe are bred too. I put 2 doe in with each of my 2 buck. One for sure didnt take, she has gone into heat twice now since I removed the buck. The other 3 I think are good to go.

Welcome back to the thread!