Lets talk about goats!

[moomoodiddy]

Okay, i took little Jamie to the vet this morning... They lanced and drained the abscess. The vet is gonna test for CL but didn't seem concerned about it at ALL. he told me to separate the kid. So i am going to bottle feed him... How much should a nigerian dwarf kid drink per day at 4 weeks? Do you have any other advice for me? We are worried about infecting the other goats...

When I first transitioned my Nigerian dwarf doeling at 3 weeks she would only drink a couple ounces at a time. I used whole cow milk. She began to drink more and more each time. I would let him drink as much as he wanted at once, until he acted not interested, 4 times a day. And begin to introduce grains. Wean at 8 to 12 weeks.

 

[moomoodiddy]

Picking up my doe's future baby daddy Wednesday. Hoping having a buck around will make her go into heat faster. How long does it take round trip to get blood testing kits mailed in and results received? I'm only keeping the buck for a couple of months and will be separate from my doe except for during dates but I am wanting to make sure both goats are healthy.

 

[cassie]

Picking up my doe's future baby daddy Wednesday. Hoping having a buck around will make her go into heat faster. How long does it take round trip to get blood testing kits mailed in and results received? I'm only keeping the buck for a couple of months and will be separate from my doe except for during dates but I am wanting to make sure both goats are healthy.

Are these dairy goats? The usual breeding season for dairy goats is about from September through February. I have gotten does bred as early as August and as late as March, but that is the exception. Boer goats are more likely to breed year round.

 

[FishMtFarm]

It's close. Have had a couple of mine come into heat in April but that's a long shot. Good luck!

 

[moomoodiddy]

Are these dairy goats? The usual breeding season for dairy goats is about from September through February. I have gotten does bred as early as August and as late as March, but that is the exception. Boer goats are more likely to breed year round.

They are Nigerian and pygmy mixes so they breed year round.

 

[cassie]

You are right. I had forgotten about pygmies.

 

[sannabelle]

More goat questions!! My other ND nanny had her kids last night, she is very shy and doesn't like being handled very much...she is starting to come around, albeit very slowly. How do I make sure her kids are friendly and very tame? I'm not pulling them for bottle babies, they will be dam raised. They are both girls and will be milkers for us in the future, as well as pets for my kids, so I need them to be social with people.

My other nanny is super friendly and her kids (two weeks old today) are also very very friendly. Do you think the shy nannys kids will mimic them once they are all out together?

Thank you!

 

[politicalcenter]

More goat questions!! My other ND nanny had her kids last night, she is very shy and doesn't like being handled very much...she is starting to come around, albeit very slowly. How do I make sure her kids are friendly and very tame? I'm not pulling them for bottle babies, they will be dam raised. They are both girls and will be milkers for us in the future, as well as pets for my kids, so I need them to be social with people.

My other nanny is super friendly and her kids (two weeks old today) are also very very friendly. Do you think the shy nannys kids will mimic them once they are all out together?

Thank you!

I have a chair. I sit in the pasture and watch the goats. Their curiosity always gets the best of them and they have to come and visit. I also bring treats sometimes. I give them potato peelings by hand. Then they are all over me.

 

[moomoodiddy]

Definitely agree, just take some time to sit with them and their curiosity will get the best of them.

 

[moomoodiddy]

Went and picked up the buck today and my doe did not know what to do! She has not been around another goat since I got her at three weeks(I know it is frowned upon but trust me she is very well taken care of and loved, this is why I am getting her bred). I introduced them in a separate pen and they started head butting and the buck of course started peeing on himself and making noises.

We will see how this goes.