Homemade Electrolyte Formula Homemade Electrolyte can help a goat needing to gain strength from weakness or loss of weight from a worm problem. Bring the goats strength back with this formula for a couple of days, and then give some … Continue reading
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Yogurt Recipe: • preheated oven to 120 degrees • turn oven off • heat milk to 180 degrees • cool to 110 degrees • put the yogurt in the cooled milk • let it sit overnight (8-12 hours) with the … Continue reading
Homemade Goat Cheese Link Steps You’ll need a non-aluminum pot to heat the milk. Start by adding about a cup of water to it, and bringing it to a boil for 10 minutes to sanitize the pot. I also put … Continue reading
Parasites – Roundworms and Coccidia Parasites need to be controlled in your livestock. The most important of the gastrointestinal parasites include roundworms (barber pole worm) and coccidia. Dairy goats such as Nubians are more susceptible to parasites due to their … Continue reading
Alfalfa Pellets for Standard Nubians • Rule of thumb is about 3 pounds per day (give or take) for a lactating doe per 100 pounds body weight • Average standard sized breed is about 175 to 200 pounds • #10 … Continue reading
Goats tend to be seasonal breeders. Their heat cycles are usually in full swing from September to January, although it can happen any time of the year for hot weather goats such as Nubians. The time of year is a … Continue reading
Here is the very basics to get started, including links that will provide further details. You will need: A tester A calibrated scale Contact with the DHI lab of your choice Enrollment with ADGA if desired THE TESTER: The requirements … Continue reading
The measurement should be taken at the heart girth. This is just behind front legs up to withers, but not including the shoulder blades. It should be snug, but not overly tight. These are reasonable estimates of the weight of … Continue reading
EDIBLE Please note, too much of anything can be bad, so ALL plants, even if in this Edible listing, should be fed only in moderation. • Catnip • Cedar Needles (leaves) & Bark • Celery • Citrus • Clover • … Continue reading
Plants Poisonous to Goats It is unusual for goats to become poisoned by eating hazardous plants, because goats are browsers; they eat a bite of this and then a bite of that. If something bothers them, they normally just don’t … Continue reading