Goats and Sheep and Other Small Hooved Critters

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As per Ferrier1987: You are supposed to post pictures when you post about your baby goats. Its a rule here. I just made it up as a rule, but its now part of the forum rules I have decided.

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Can gaots swim?

Last post by NormaK « Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:09 am
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by Farrier1987 » Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:49 am

So hot and humid has been the story this summer. I think ever the wooden fence posts are wilting. Grass is brown. Garden is suffering. And the...

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Last post by NormaK
Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:09 am
Bully Chicken

Last post by Robbie « Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:42 am
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by Farrier1987 » Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:34 am

Bianca is a broody raising some chicks, and she is fierce. Gets all fluffed up and will run at anything that gets near her chicks. My best guess is...

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Last post by Robbie
Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:42 am
Long lasting heat?

Last post by The Goatlady « Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:51 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:06 am

So I have a doe, yearling, had her first this year. They are two months old. Alpine. No buck here, except a 2 mo old.

She seems to have come into...

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Last post by The Goatlady
Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:51 pm
another future goat guardian joined us today

Last post by Farrier1987 « Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:14 am
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by muffin » Sat Jun 11, 2016 9:57 pm
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so my husband made a short video...enjoy!
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Last post by Farrier1987
Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:14 am
sheep

Last post by coonhound « Thu Jun 23, 2016 12:53 pm
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by coonhound » Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:30 pm
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Anybody else raise sheep on here and how they lambing going? what breeds? I got 30 lambs on the ground from 20 ewes and another 20 ewes shortly to...
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Last post by coonhound
Thu Jun 23, 2016 12:53 pm
Young doe cleansing

Last post by The Goatlady « Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:30 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Sat Jun 04, 2016 8:15 pm

Its been four weeks now since she had the twins. Of course that first week, lots of dripping and things, as expected. It has slowed down a lot....

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Last post by The Goatlady
Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:30 pm
Capons

Last post by Epona « Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:40 pm
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by TomK » Wed Jun 01, 2016 11:03 pm

How does one caponize a rooster?...anyone done it?

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Last post by Epona
Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:40 pm
Thinking about raising Sheep for meat

Last post by coonhound « Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:53 pm
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by Silkie Sue » Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:51 pm
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Ok, so the horses are gone... the goats are gone.....
i have 3 llamas with nothing to do and 7 acres to do it in
this is kinda hard for me because i...
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Last post by coonhound
Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:53 pm
Couple more baby goats

Last post by Seastar « Wed May 11, 2016 2:20 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Mon May 09, 2016 9:02 pm
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Well Butterfly finally came forth. She is just a year and a couple weeks, and had twins. Boy and girl. I was wondering how she would do at mothering,...
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Last post by Seastar
Wed May 11, 2016 2:20 pm
Goats are a month old.

Last post by Flat Rock Farm « Sun May 08, 2016 6:55 am
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by Farrier1987 » Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:07 pm

I love it, even if I look like a doofus.

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Last post by Flat Rock Farm
Sun May 08, 2016 6:55 am
New Icelandic lamb pics

Last post by Blue Heron Farm « Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:47 pm
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by Blue Heron Farm » Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:46 pm

The first of my Icelandic ewes (Bella) had her babies a few days ago. She went about a week early so I didn't even have time to get her in the barn....

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Last post by Blue Heron Farm
Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:47 pm
Castrate lambs?

Last post by Blue Heron Farm « Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:49 pm
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by Blue Heron Farm » Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:38 pm

I am looking for advice on castrating male lambs that will be used for meat in the late summer and fall. Many people have told me that it should be...

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Last post by Blue Heron Farm
Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:49 pm
Dairy Goat Bag.

Last post by hayladee « Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:59 am
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by Farrier1987 » Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:03 pm

I am so amazed at my Priya girl's milk output. She is three years old, this is her third lactation, and its unbelievable.

The twins are now 3 weeks...

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Last post by hayladee
Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:59 am
Some pics of my Icelandics, ~New pics added~

Last post by Blue Heron Farm « Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:08 pm
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by Blue Heron Farm » Wed Apr 06, 2016 6:53 pm
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Icelandic sheep are my favorite breed of sheep. Thought I would share some pics of my Icelandics. I have 3 purebreds and 2 Icelandic / Shetland...
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Last post by Blue Heron Farm
Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:08 pm
Wanted: Icelandic ram lamb

Last post by Shnookie « Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:05 pm
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by Blue Heron Farm » Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:00 pm

Hello. This spring and summer I will be looking to buy a purebred Icelandic ram lamb in to breed my Icelandic ewes this fall. I have 2 purebred...

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Last post by Shnookie
Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:05 pm
Goat with False Pregnancy?

Last post by Chicken Ninja « Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:59 pm
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by Chicken Ninja » Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:59 pm
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Hi all, we have our first kids being born this winter/spring, so we're still super new to this! Our first kids were born the 15 of February, from...
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Last post by Chicken Ninja
Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:59 pm
Sheep milk

Last post by Brebis « Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:28 am
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by Robbie » Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:08 pm
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What is sheep milk like? I'm nuts about dairy, I love dairy cow products- but I don't like the taste of goat milk in my coffee and I've never seen...
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Last post by Brebis
Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:28 am
GOAT THREAD, ONGOING

Last post by Farrier1987 « Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:34 am
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by Farrier1987 » Sat Feb 06, 2016 10:42 am

2 Feb, 2016. Happy Chinese New Year everyone. I cant remember for sure, but I think this is the year of the Kangaroo.

Thank you everyone for...

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Last post by Farrier1987
Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:34 am
Goat buying

Last post by kenya « Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:53 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:23 pm

Goat to get. Feb 3/16

OK, so where were we? We have a fence that might keep goats in. We have discussed what we see for desired results from getting...

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Last post by kenya
Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:53 pm
GOATS AHOY

Last post by SandyM « Sun Jan 31, 2016 9:38 am
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by Farrier1987 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 5:10 pm

GOATS AHOY 25 Jan/16
Ok, so you think you might have built a goat proof fence. Time to see if the goats think its goat proof. Time to start looking...

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Last post by SandyM
Sun Jan 31, 2016 9:38 am
GOAT THREAD

Last post by The Goatlady « Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:31 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:30 am
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OK, so I have my chickens, about 20 that give me a pretty egg basket. Leghorn, bantam, Americauna and Marans, olive eggers and mixes thereof. And my...
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Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:31 pm

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