Thanks for putting all this together. Good to hear it all said in one go. BTW, Willie and Merle are doing fine. So are Moonshine and Mooncloud. That's Merles offspring. As far as content I'd love to see more about the day to day chores and the infrastructure. Maybe something about how to design/setup a good barn.
I have 16 goats now. I started out trying to control my goats, keeping boys seprate from girls weening babies ect.... but then i gave up and decided to let nature do the job.... i find that my moms allow the babies to feed to around 4-5 months. I also leave my herd together. They are controling the breeding. My girls are averaging a new kid about every 10-11 months...
@kuslerf12 i have boers, nubians, cross mixed, and I've rescued a bunch of mini goats. I also have dorper and blackbelly sheep i raise the same way. I have some very happy boys
@Mysfit_Oasis that's cool I know a guy who was pulling his hair out trying to keep lambs alive and realized if he just left for a week they had a better survival rate haha
@kuslerf12 humans do way more then they need for the sake of 'doing it right' ignoring nature. I feed only hay... grains only if milking as a treat to keep em happy or as a hand fed treat... I didn't always do it this way... but I had FAT... not healthy animals... when I ate processed food I was fat to... and if I won't eat it why would I give it to me food? So I went natural... its cheaper, healthier, and a lot less headache. If I leave the babys on mom til mom weens them, they have good immune systems.... People say it's 'hard' on the animals... nursing for as long as nature intended... what's hard on them is loosing thier bsby before its time throwing them back in the breeding pool and becoming reinlmpregnated to soon having 2 kids a year... when left to naturally breed they will have 1 baby bought every 10-12 months.... I also feed a number 2 alfalfa which many say boys can't hsve... well I have no neutered boys... I have only 2 males on property that aren't marked for freezer camp someday... that's my bottle baby goat and my big papa sheep... the first of my sheep heard and sire to the future of my stability. They get a pass in life and get to die of old age.....
Another issue people don't realize is the failure to thrive issues.... if battle babys and it's not moms milk.... the babys suffer with thrive issues... they can look fine then at 8-12 weeks they go into seizures and die. I gave a 70/30 chance with goats and sheep and and 10% survival rate on bottle pigs. Humans don't replace nature very well yet we refuse to look at the issue. People take commercial options for many reasons... ease, and human comfort and time saving being the 2 biggest reasons followed closely behind by blind ignorance. I'm far from perfect... I have losses... and I make mistakes. I'm still very much learning.... until I master things I do rely on commercial choices when needed but they are never my final choice.... in the end all these goats need is to be left with mom, left as a herd, and fed a lot of medium quality hays.... along with harvested grazing plants... wether set loose to eat it them selves, or go out and forage for them
My friend, I think your goats may be girdling your pine trees. They're doing the same to mine. I heard you can wrap the tree in chicken wire to keep them from pulling the bark off. Thanks for the video, it was so helpful!
Learn so much from you...use of humor is awesome...however I didn't hear one thing you said when you were talking about the males because of all the lunatic shenanigans of, I believe his name was Walnut. Hahaha
I would like a video on rated feed for buck! I will be picking up baking soda!! Thank you!! Also gonna pitch the goat specific mineral block i got and getting loose minerals!
@ThatAnimalChannel all my unneutered bucks eat number 2 alfalfa... I raise large meat goats and sheep... all a goat needs is to stay on mom until she kicks it off around 5 months old, and about half a flake a day... more if your animals are under weight. Best way to know if your feeding enough... are the goats cleaning up any and most of the hay waste? If when you go to return to feed they still have a lot of hay on the ground skip the feeding. If everytime you come to feed thier pen is spotless clean of hay offer a bit more. They are ruminates... they require rufage to constantly digest.... they get bloat and other digestive issues when they run out of food to digest... this often happens if grain fed with no forage or pellet fed. I've experienced all stages of feeding them. Used to create a complex mix of grains and hay and pellets.... they were unhealthy and fat. I switched to just hay and thier basic need and not only did the reach a better body standard they are over all healthier and have little intrest in minerals and salt licks and stuff. I do give sunflower about a handful a month as treats it helps the fur.... and I harvest forage for them since they can't forage them self.... I know the local plants they enjoy and live in the middle of open desert....
Great great information. i raised goats as a kid in ghana and never did any of this. I was planning to raise goats in the uk but after listening to this, i may pass. i am wondering how i add to my already hectic schedule. i wanted to satisfy a childhood passion but 🤣🤣🤣🤣🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️
I just ordered the Toltrazuril as you suggested however I only got 2.5% and after listening to your video agaric heard you say 5%…does that mean it won’t be effective?
Grain is not very good for goats. And it sure isnt good for wethers. Leading cause of UC. If you want to give a better protein source, move to a measured amount of alfalfa instead. Not only is it a better form of protein, but its nature, generally speaking, and has a higher calcium level to help balance out all other feeds that are typically higher in phosphorous.
I was excited to find your video.... but then you spent a good amount of time talking using commercial feed.... anytime you yave to rely on a pellet your at the mercy of the comercial market which isnt smart for self sufficient... Im looking for information on what to plant in a graze field... and a list of all the GOOD food plants i can plant for them to graze on
I'm sorry you recommend feeding grain? I could have sworn I watched two videos from like 4 years ago that you said you don't need to feed grain and you really shouldn't feed grain?!? Please clarify
I can't agree on feeding an orchard grass/timothy hay. Goats are not horses! Goats have vastly different digestive systems and dietary needs. My dairy does need a good, high percentage alfalfa mix hay. I never give timothy pellets, only alfalfa...does only.
I greatly dislike Purina due to they issues with contaminated feed. Many animals have died eating their feed. I don't like their politics either. Is there another brand you recommend?
so... main takeaway is "cow quality" means it sucks and "horse quality" means its high-class food - I mean I've heard horses are fragile beasts but 😥dang
I have always feed minerals with baking soda free choice to my goats (La Mancha’s) my problem is that they jump up on the mineral bowl and bust it down. How can I fix that?
Thanks for putting all this together. Good to hear it all said in one go. BTW, Willie and Merle are doing fine. So are Moonshine and Mooncloud. That's Merles offspring. As far as content I'd love to see more about the day to day chores and the infrastructure. Maybe something about how to design/setup a good barn.
So glad to hear the crew is doing well! We’ve already been working on some day to day chore style videos, be on the look out for that soon!
I love the bucks! Such personalities!
I saw you on Facebook and had to go find your YT channel and I'm glad I did!! Oh and I thought your bottle feeder for the babies is genius!!
So glad you decided to watch 😊
@@GoatDaddys Me too! Looking forward to future videos 💜
I have 16 goats now. I started out trying to control my goats, keeping boys seprate from girls weening babies ect.... but then i gave up and decided to let nature do the job.... i find that my moms allow the babies to feed to around 4-5 months. I also leave my herd together. They are controling the breeding. My girls are averaging a new kid about every 10-11 months...
What breed?
@kuslerf12 i have boers, nubians, cross mixed, and I've rescued a bunch of mini goats. I also have dorper and blackbelly sheep i raise the same way. I have some very happy boys
@Mysfit_Oasis that's cool I know a guy who was pulling his hair out trying to keep lambs alive and realized if he just left for a week they had a better survival rate haha
@kuslerf12 humans do way more then they need for the sake of 'doing it right' ignoring nature. I feed only hay... grains only if milking as a treat to keep em happy or as a hand fed treat... I didn't always do it this way... but I had FAT... not healthy animals... when I ate processed food I was fat to... and if I won't eat it why would I give it to me food? So I went natural... its cheaper, healthier, and a lot less headache. If I leave the babys on mom til mom weens them, they have good immune systems.... People say it's 'hard' on the animals... nursing for as long as nature intended... what's hard on them is loosing thier bsby before its time throwing them back in the breeding pool and becoming reinlmpregnated to soon having 2 kids a year... when left to naturally breed they will have 1 baby bought every 10-12 months.... I also feed a number 2 alfalfa which many say boys can't hsve... well I have no neutered boys... I have only 2 males on property that aren't marked for freezer camp someday... that's my bottle baby goat and my big papa sheep... the first of my sheep heard and sire to the future of my stability. They get a pass in life and get to die of old age.....
Another issue people don't realize is the failure to thrive issues.... if battle babys and it's not moms milk.... the babys suffer with thrive issues... they can look fine then at 8-12 weeks they go into seizures and die. I gave a 70/30 chance with goats and sheep and and 10% survival rate on bottle pigs. Humans don't replace nature very well yet we refuse to look at the issue. People take commercial options for many reasons... ease, and human comfort and time saving being the 2 biggest reasons followed closely behind by blind ignorance. I'm far from perfect... I have losses... and I make mistakes. I'm still very much learning.... until I master things I do rely on commercial choices when needed but they are never my final choice.... in the end all these goats need is to be left with mom, left as a herd, and fed a lot of medium quality hays.... along with harvested grazing plants... wether set loose to eat it them selves, or go out and forage for them
I'm a new goat owner and my girls are having their 1st babies in 2 months. This video was very informative. Thanks
My friend, I think your goats may be girdling your pine trees. They're doing the same to mine. I heard you can wrap the tree in chicken wire to keep them from pulling the bark off.
Thanks for the video, it was so helpful!
Love the way u have your feeders fixed.keeps the goats out of them.great video
Learn so much from you...use of humor is awesome...however I didn't hear one thing you said when you were talking about the males because of all the lunatic shenanigans of, I believe his name was Walnut. Hahaha
so glad i found people in my community doing the same things we are. Loving the content, keep it coming boys!
So glad you’re enjoying it!! We’ll keep pushing it out for you😁
I would like a video on rated feed for buck! I will be picking up baking soda!! Thank you!! Also gonna pitch the goat specific mineral block i got and getting loose minerals!
@ThatAnimalChannel all my unneutered bucks eat number 2 alfalfa... I raise large meat goats and sheep... all a goat needs is to stay on mom until she kicks it off around 5 months old, and about half a flake a day... more if your animals are under weight. Best way to know if your feeding enough... are the goats cleaning up any and most of the hay waste? If when you go to return to feed they still have a lot of hay on the ground skip the feeding. If everytime you come to feed thier pen is spotless clean of hay offer a bit more. They are ruminates... they require rufage to constantly digest.... they get bloat and other digestive issues when they run out of food to digest... this often happens if grain fed with no forage or pellet fed. I've experienced all stages of feeding them. Used to create a complex mix of grains and hay and pellets.... they were unhealthy and fat. I switched to just hay and thier basic need and not only did the reach a better body standard they are over all healthier and have little intrest in minerals and salt licks and stuff. I do give sunflower about a handful a month as treats it helps the fur.... and I harvest forage for them since they can't forage them self.... I know the local plants they enjoy and live in the middle of open desert....
This was great! Love the section w the bucks! Hilarious!😂❤
I always Always! Keep baking soda, it has saved my goats twice!
I goat so much info THANK you.
Happy to help😁
What do you think about sweet feed when being milked?
Great great information.
i raised goats as a kid in ghana and never did any of this. I was planning to raise goats in the uk but after listening to this, i may pass. i am wondering how i add to my already hectic schedule. i wanted to satisfy a childhood passion but 🤣🤣🤣🤣🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️
Have you ever given your goats Calf Manna? What are your thoughts on that?
Can you post the links to the Toltazurol I think you called it from horse prerace?
We put the link in the description of our latest video: Coccidia Prevention For Goats. Thanks for watching😁
Hey, baking soda is great for acid reflux too--works way better than Tums!!
I just ordered the Toltrazuril as you suggested however I only got 2.5% and after listening to your video agaric heard you say 5%…does that mean it won’t be effective?
Just double the dosage and it will be just as effective!
I have 3 baby girls that we just weened and they ended up with diarrhea, besides electrolytes should I put them back on milk?
Grain is not very good for goats. And it sure isnt good for wethers. Leading cause of UC. If you want to give a better protein source, move to a measured amount of alfalfa instead. Not only is it a better form of protein, but its nature, generally speaking, and has a higher calcium level to help balance out all other feeds that are typically higher in phosphorous.
Can give bucks urine crystals. To many people don't do their research and just buy what the feed stores push.
That tongue!!!! lol!
Is half orchard and half alfalfa okay for a goat thats 2 years old a female for milk
Most informative video watched yet although the chop edit makes me dizzy.
I was excited to find your video.... but then you spent a good amount of time talking using commercial feed.... anytime you yave to rely on a pellet your at the mercy of the comercial market which isnt smart for self sufficient...
Im looking for information on what to plant in a graze field... and a list of all the GOOD food plants i can plant for them to graze on
I'm sorry you recommend feeding grain? I could have sworn I watched two videos from like 4 years ago that you said you don't need to feed grain and you really shouldn't feed grain?!? Please clarify
What kind of breed is walnut? Damascus?
Full blooded Nubian buck!
I can't agree on feeding an orchard grass/timothy hay. Goats are not horses! Goats have vastly different digestive systems and dietary needs. My dairy does need a good, high percentage alfalfa mix hay. I never give timothy pellets, only alfalfa...does only.
How do you feed them the mineral? Do you mix it with their grain or just put it a bowl by itself?
We put it in a bowl by itself and just leave it available 24/7!
I greatly dislike Purina due to they issues with contaminated feed. Many animals have died eating their feed. I don't like their politics either. Is there another brand you recommend?
Frederique Orchard
so... main takeaway is "cow quality" means it sucks and "horse quality" means its high-class food - I mean I've heard horses are fragile beasts but 😥dang
😂❤ 🇴🇲, I have alot of them here in Oman
I have always feed minerals with baking soda free choice to my goats (La Mancha’s) my problem is that they jump up on the mineral bowl and bust it down. How can I fix that?