How We Got STARTED With Goats
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- Getting goats is a lot like becoming a new mom! There is a lot to prepare for! We go over how we prepared for goats, what we did right, and most importantly, what we did wrong! Find out how we plan to raise our goats, what philosophies we are starting with, and how we are going to try and work towards self-sustainable goats.
Goat Names:
Baby: Asriel Dreemurr
Doe: Evie
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I am writing from Russia (Krasnodar region on the Black Sea coast), I am amazed at the sense of purpose of Americans and pragmatism, as well as practicality, while watching your videos I think I can learn a lot of new things, thank you guys again, good luck in your endeavors, with respect and wishing good health good luck and prosperity!
Hi mom! Good job on the video! I bursted out laughing when evie kept on MEHHHH-ing
LOL Go to bed! Love you!
Best comments on youtube !
I'm a new subscriber and I have been watching older videos to get a feel of the channel. I have to say I'm so impressed about the content, the realism, the relevancy (to my situation) and what you've both said about growing up. I paid very little attention to my parents. I lost them both last year. Now I pay tribute to both of them by expanding on knowledge I already had. Research research everyday. I'm homesteading on the family property (2 acres) with chickens and gardens. I'm lucky to have inherited plum trees, berries, and wild forage. My point is I'm older than y'all but I never stop learning, hence finding your channel that I love. I'm enjoying your journey while enjoying mine. ✌🌞
Welcome to the channel Brenda and thanks for sharing your story!
So proud of you! Fantastic job on all the research you did ahead of time. We have had a small herd of Oberhasli dairie goats of different ages and I can speak from experience when I say that you will be a very happy goat mama! You are wise to realize, that goats have very specific needs and you have prepped for them well. What you will learn on your goat journey is that goats are very much about relationship. Sounds strange, I know.
Goats are great mothers and you can use that instinct to have a better milking experience. Here is how:
- begin by allowing your goat in milk to sniff you gently before milking her. She will connect you scent with being milked, thus accepting you as her kid.
This will cause her to let down her milk, making everything easier. Kinda like us nursing our infants, it takes a little time to be mentally relaxed and ready.
-just like a hungry and growing goat kid, ask for more milk even after her udder seem empty. Do this by pushing upwards into her udder with a soft fist. This simulates a hungry kid head bumping it's mother to stimulate more milk flow. Then milk some more. In the beginning you may only get a few more drops. If you measure or weigh your milk each milking, you will notice, that you get a little more each time.
-use the time on the milk stand to practice picking up your goats feet and touching her all over. Do this every time after milking her. Once you are ready to clip her hooves, she will not mind the touch.
-practice all this with your younger goat, even though you are not milking her. She will soon learn, that the milk stand is connected to special treats in her feeder and will eagerly wait for her turn.
- always milk your goats in order of herd hierarchy. Highest ranking first. That way there are less "arguments " among them off the milking stand.
- never push a goat on her forehead or touch her horns. You can actually teach her to physically use her horns. Most horned goats avoid fights by simply lowering their heads towards each other and showing their horns. They hardly ever touch with force. You may observe them rearing up on their hind legs, only to come back down on all 4 hooves and then gently tapping their horns with the "opponent". It is our mission to keep it that way.
-lastly: your greatest enemy is bloat. Get familiar with the looks of your goats' bellies as they are going through the different stages of digestion. Sometimes they seem potbellied and sometimes they look thin. All is good as long as everything is somewhat symmetrical on both sides and soft. If you ever see a bulge on her left side in front of her left hip towards her back and it is hard to the touch, she needs help. Massage that area and see if you can move everything along. Have a liquid bloat rescue on hand for emergencies. A goat in pain or distress will rock back and forth or lean against a wall. Some will rest their forehead against a wall and just stand as if they are sleeping.
-if you can, lock your goats up at night. As you know, most predators are active then and the herd matriarch ( in the absence of a buck) will give her life in a fight with a predator to protect her family.
I wish you joy and success with your new caprine family and thank you for putting out all those great videos!
Outstanding advice!!! Thank you so very, very much!!!
You have a real gift for communicating! Thanks for this video. I’m now in my second week with Kiko goats...and really enjoying them.
Hey! thanks for your video. Thank you, thank you for the list of goat supplies. We will be getting our Nubian does the first of April. They are across the road from us. We are excited!
Thanks for sharing...I'm wanting to get a couple of goats...I loved the part you shared with the goat yelling "MOM MOM MOM" LOLOL
I have a ranch now but I grew up on a dairy farm. I love the sounds listen to them babies . Ma ma ma love it. I bought 2 they are called butter and fat. Lol Great video thanks God bless. 👍
I love livestock videos and seeing what you did and what worked and what didn't work I also like the fact that you're very real and sharing with us the things that you did wrong even though you did do your research and due diligence not everything works out perfectly all the time
+Jenn in Kanata No one is perfect! We can only try our best and then pass along our mistakes so hopefully others will learn. Thanks for watching :0)
We don't raise goats but I applaud you guys for what you've done so far. I hope to learn a lot as I follow your journey and hope that it will lead to a great success. I'm really excited for both of you. I remember the taste test!
Thank you so much Pat!
Love love love ❤️ goats are fantastic
Beautiful video
Thank you
This video really opened my eyes to goats. I didn't realize all the work involved! Hope it gets easier for you guys. Thanks for the info!
Agreed....Lots of research, lots of money needed to raise goats.
Wow! that was a very thorough video! I filmed an overview of our goat feed yesterday and was going to do an overview of supplements and supplies today. not sure if it will be one or two videos yet? depends on time and editing... I'm sorry I didn't get it done before but we have been so busy! thanks for a great video!
I hear ya on being busy! I can't wait to see your video/s!
We got an old freezer and use it to store all the feed and minerals. Keeps it handy and keeps the rodents out. This was a very well done video. I like it when people are prepared before they try a new venture. Your goats are lucky. I think you have a new friend in that young one.
It took her a couple days to warm up but she is just a sweetheart
Great info needed to see all this. 23.30 to 24.00 my favorite 😱😂🤣🤣
My first experience with having goats was with Anubians, it is fair to say they are probably the best breed altogether, most of mine were hornless and only one female and her own babies were loud. I started with a momma and a baby girl, plus a baby male from a different mom, I had to force momma to feed the little male. My own experience is, if you raise them from being babies, they grow to be gentle and somehow attached to you. Another thing I learned that they get most of their nutrients from their own foraging, so If you guys can, hang a bell from your leader(usually a dominant female that's attached to you), let the herd out once in a while and let them forage around, one way to control them is by attracting the leader in with some sort of feed that she likes. Also creeks and ponds act as barriers for them, not to mention they hardly ever get sick.
Happy healthy and prosperous New year 2021. I enjoy viewing your informative and simple videos, you are doing a great job. The Comfortable settings for your goats is great.,one accommodation I recognize is missing for your goats, they need heights to sleep, and you can purchase the mineral blocks which is a bit convenient for them and easy for you to install. Keep up the excellent work, I am learning a lot from you. God bless you and your family awesomely.
Oh woman...just seeing your expression of pure joy when you first saw them and especially petting that one goat....makes your video that you shared on how you had to rehome them really sad to me now. I'm just heartbroken even more. You were so happy in this one. :(
I miss having goats! As soon as we can get a place in the country, I will be getting a couple. They are fun to have around! Plus, they love to eat the weeds! 😁
No goat expertise to offer, but I do have a goat story. Can you tell by now I have a lot of animal stories? So, the goat story. Back in the day, I worked at a stable where people could come and rent horses for a guided trail ride. Well, there was a goat named Spike who was a resident of the barn. Spike liked to drink Mellow Yellow. If you had a bottle of it, he would knock you over trying to get to that glass bottle. He didn't care for any other soft drink. He would hold the bottle between his teeth and tilt his head WAY back so that he could swallow the drink. I have no idea how he came to be addicted to Mellow Yellow. I'm sure it wasn't good for him. We used to have to warn patrons who purchased it from the vending machine to watch out for the goat...so the moral of the story is yes, goats are crazy strong and very, very smart. I look forward to hearing more about your farming adventures...
~Chrissy
+tartanandtoile BWAHAHA!!!!
so in-depth and clear information this is great info for when we get our goats thank again huge fan
Thank you Nathalie. I hope it helps! I am sure we will have plenty more "learning experiences" along the way!
I love your attitude and willingness to "fail". I am completely ok with making mistakes and learning as I go. I would like to get goats in the future as well and I am eager to learn all I can from your videos. my focus will be on meat goats as I have no desire to milk goats and it doesnt fit my work life. Keep the amazing content coming, I love watching your videos.
+Doc Buzard Thanks for following along!
I love your channel! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experiences.
May I ask what the first song was in this video? It’s so familiar! But I can’t quite place it.
Your little doeling looks like she is in love with you already, the way she was pushing into you to get petted. :D
She wouldn't let us touch her for the first couple days. She really warmed up!
The crying goat clips was hilarious. That was an interesting video, thanks. Y'all take care and YHVH bless.
Southern Rebel
Like the way you think, very good on presenting point of view. Thanks
Thank you! Your video is so informative and wonderfully done. I am spearheading an effort to get at least 10 goats for a spiritual sanctuary in Northern California in order use them to do fuel reduction for forest fire protection.
Yeah! So excited for you. Your first days sound like our first days. Hahaha! It's an adventure. Also, we were lulled into putting the goats into the back of the suburban because it always looks so easy when they just put the goats in their car or minivan. Well, after DAYS of cleaning and seriously considering having the suburban re carpeted, my mom was able to get the carpet clean with no smell. 😬. Thanks for sharing it all with us.
Oh NO!!! I am sure Jeremy is VERY glad now he didn't allow them in his truck! Now we need to build a livestock cage lol
I'm a new subscriber from Australia. First saw you 2 weeks ago chasing canning tips. Really enjoy your research approach and the separating of "instructional" and "the Dirt".. we are looking at working pantry prepping, small gardens. I love following your journey as it may be in our future too.... I have enjoyed every new adventure I've seen so far!! 😁🐔🐐🍄🥓 etc...
Awesome and welcome to the channel Kim!
I love watching your videos, they are so informative and inspiring for me because I want to do many of the things you folks are doing a few years from now. Thank you so much for putting up on youtube all these wonderful things that you doing! I for one really appreciate it and always look forward to your next video.
That means a lot Carolyn. Thank you!
Ahh yay!! We finally get to met your new goats!! I'm so so so excited for you guys!! They're so adorable!!
Thank you!
good luck with your goats!!! the footage of evie crying got me laughing Out loud 😂😂
LOL ya Jeremy did a good job capturing that :0)
very usefull!
💥Video Time Stamp💥
2:06 Why did we choose to get Goats ?
2:50 Why did you go with Nubian breed and why not Nigerians?
3:29 Are you allowed to have goats on the property ?
4:30 Our goats have Horns ? Why ?
6:36 How did you prepare for goats ?
9:13 basic necessities for goat care
- shelter
- fencing
-electric wire
10:10 Hay Feeders
10:53 Feed buckets
11:56 Goat Collars ....Break away vs regular collars
13:18 Research your Local Veterinarian service
13:58 Research source of Hay
14:23 Goat Feed
15:39 Milking Stand for Goats
15:56 Grooming materials for Goats
timmers / hoof / brushes / etc
16:54 Dealing with Parasites and other Diseases
Maintaining proper health in Goats vs Injections
Copper poisioning tips / Food items and minerals.
Hook worm in Goats / Vitamin deficiency / Pro biotics
21:09 Research and mistakes
Transportation issues
Goats can get through many cracks , in fence.
Goats are freaky strong.
Break away collar issues
23:19 Noisey Goats LOL
Milking stand and getting the right feed.
25:43 What do the Neighbors think about the Noisy goats.
26:39 How is this Sustainable ? Feed, hay, medication, property , etc.
Thanks Kanzee ;0)
Horned goats can be great when you need to catch them but I have also had a goat get stuck in a fence because of the horns and I was gored in the thigh accidentally while milking once. The bruise was so bad it took over a year to heal. Alternatively, I have also tried disbudding with heat and that is a truly sad experience for the kid and the handler. Very hard to do. I would probably go with horned again just to avoid the pain that accompanies disbudding. I think you are right about there being pros and cons to both horned and non horned goats and each person while have a different preference.
Congratulations I have been thinking about getting goats to when we move into our new home in a year or two so I'm excited to see how you get along with them thank you for sharing
So far so good! Just need to get her adjusted so she stops caterwauling lol!
I have raised goats horned and budded together and only had one issue with pain in the butt goat, but with a little attitude adjustment she got the idea not to be mean.... and we used to always take and rents are goats down with a water and natural apple cider vinegar solution half and half as a delicing treatment for them, which also helps with other parasites that like Bots, flies, Etc....so you're doing great. I believe in just seeing what works for you, but many of the things that you are doing we did, and it worked out great, and yes goats need a routine so try not to change that out that is one thing you don't want to do....as I'm laughing, because they are Houdini's and will cause a lot of havoc if they don't have a routine, have fun with them enjoy them! 👍👍👍👍👍
The area you have made for them is awesome. I look forward to your new adventure with the goats. Good luck. I will learn a lot from this. Be sure ad post the bloopers!! Lol.
Thank you! It isn't as big of an area as we would like but it is much more interesting than just an empty field. They are having fun stripping the poison ivy (and we are loving that part as well lol)
Beautiful goats!! We had a Mini Nubian that was noisy the first couple of weeks and a Nigerian Dwarf that was pretty quiet the first few weeks. That all changed and over time we noticed the Nigerian Dwarf was definitely louder than the mini Nubian. I guess tho, that each goat has its own personality.
Did you run blood work or have a Goat Vet do that for you to check for CAE, CL, Johnes, Brucilleosis & Tuberculosis ? And do initial fecals ? We do that at age 1 to get accurate readings from the blood work... Interestingly the fecals were great and we did not use a chemical dewormer that first year, just the Food Grade DE sprinkled on their Goat grains each night. (Although, we have heard others say DE won't work internally and even the vet said that and to just sprinkle the DE on the ground where they hang out to keep the coccidiosis at bay. But she was surprised to see the fecals showed no worms in two goats and minimal in a third..to where No Wormer was needed)
So happy for you guys! Enjoy your day :)
Thank you and you too!
Beautiful goats.....love them. Wish I could visit you. Would love to learn from you. Love your videos.....God Bless.
Hooray goats! So excited for you guys. I totally agree with your management style. I love Pat's books, she has a whole series for different animals. Congrats! 👍
It is so comprehensive. This is going to require several read-throughs.
Yay!!! congratulations! I wish you great luck! please let me know if you have any questions! you will do great!
-Rose - The Goat Lady
Thanks Rose! Right now we are just figuring out how to get her settled in and quieted down lol! Have any tips for a noisy nervous goat?!
Fun stuff for them to explore. A swinging platform (away from the fence), and some posts for them to hop on. Some tether balls or free swinging treat feeders they have to chase a bit to get a nibble. A music player that has a lot of human voice sounds as well as music, whether you want to record your own voices or use a radio. Letting the chickens in with them, or other small animals...the more they have to do the better.
Guildbrook Farm | Simple Sustainable Living time! they need to get used to you and a new home! spend every second you can with them!
bring your cot out & sleep in the goat house? that would be my answer...others might say, let them cry, they'll settle themselves.
Thanks Rose! I was thinking that us being around more was contributing to separation anxiety (as in we are their herd). It is really only Evie that is noisy. She is calm as can be as long as we are in with her.
Great job, informative and inspiring! Nice looking goats, I can imagine how it must be so cool having the animals on the property. All the best to you guys!
Congratulations guys. You are more than prepared. I know that your new girls are noisy right now but they will calm down in a week or two. They will call again when they come into season and when it's time to wean babies etc but you know that now. With the sustainability issue, you will work it out, it takes a few years to get your circle of sustainability into motion but it will come. Stick with it ☺️
Crazy..but after the homeopathy they are dead silent. We will do a vid on it once we are sure it isn't just a fluke but so far...wow. It is insanely quiet around here!
This was so fun to watch! Awesome channel - you're really living life on your own terms - very inspiring. And, it's adorable to see them perched on the rock - better view I suppose for the curious! lol
They LOOOVVVEEE their rocks!
Congratulations, you guys are on such an exciting journey, its a pleasure to see your updates and best of luck.............really good stuff here.
+Joe Nadeau - Thanks Joe. It's an adventure.
Absolutely amazing. You are so thorough and informed, and now, so are we! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. They sound like people, almost! You had me cracking up. ;)
I am afraid that is just the tip of the iceberg. We have soooo much to learn!
Great video! Loved watching this :) Didn't realize they were so vocal. I am sure they will settle into you well thought out accommodations well.
+All Sorts - Neither did we! But I think they are actually starting to get settled into their new digs. So far so good.
Thank you for such a great video. You really explained everything so well. I want to have goats for the same reasons you have. Maybe it won't be too long before we can be goat owners!
+Brenda Welch They are so wonderful. We are glad we made this move. Good luck to you!
I love all the info you give.
You are welcome :0) We aren't perfect but we do try our best and we try to show our successes and failures so others can learn.
How exciting for you!!! no WONDER we are just now seeing the goats, sounds like you had a lot of "fun" the first day or two...but wow, you are on it now!!!. I have no wisdom for you, as I do not and probably will not be getting goats, but I will NOT say NEVER...you guys ROCK!! I love that you just went for it, how else will you learn? I plan on learning right along with you. Best of luck to you
It was busy that first week! Like being a new mom! We are getting into a routine now :0)
so happy for yal! gorgeous goats, congrats
Thank you!
like your channel, would like to see some of the things your talking about when they are happening. keep up the great work!
We do our best to be realtime. Editing videos in this style takes around 8-12 hours to edit plus this one took 5 hours to render and another hour to upload. It is a bit different that a straight up vlog because of trying to cover whole topics in one video rather a bit each day. Thanks for hanging out with us!
Thank you for such an informative video. I really appreciate you thoroughness. I think you are going to be very successful at raising the goats. Have fun!
I sure hope so! Thanks for watching :0)
That is awesome. Lots of work. Have fun .
Thank you...I think? LOL
Congrats ☺
congratulations on the goats!
Thanks!
Gorgeous goats! You're making me want goats even more than I did before. Haha
They are pretty!
Hey y'all been watching for a while now and I am getting started into goats .my biggest concerns is when making the goats pin area.what plants are not safe for the goats.im in middle lower South Georgia. Thank you for any help.
Congratulations you guys!!!))) 🐐🐐😊
Thank you!
If you partially bury some concrete pavers / cinder blocks at the entry of the shelter, it helps to keep their hooves filed down so you don't have to trim them as much. It can be a terrible fight so the less stress on all of you the better. The milking stand will help with the trimming chore.
We were hoping the rocks would do that
Guildbrook Farm | Simple Sustainable Living the rocks will help some but we have found the pavers to work much better. Reduces the chore to about every 2-3 months. That's with Boers so Nubians may be slightly different.
Great tip. We may do that. Thanks!
Guildbrook Farm | Simple Sustainable Living welcome! Oh! And we found (since we live in the same area of the country) that is you can get some cast off spools from Duke Energy (the big ones the electric wire from the trucks) they LOVE them to jump on and rub on. Drive a t-post down thru the middle to keep them from turning it over. You can also get discarded street sweep brushes. They will brush themselves with them which helps keep them clean and hopefully off the fence until you can run a line of electric.
Yes Great tip! We put a huge paver very gritty looking in their shelter and my goat will actually file herself. Craziest thing to see lol
Guys your rocking it, nice job love the goats. I really was expecting to see them in pajamas. LOL. We have many of the same issues about docking or not docking German Shorthaired Pointer tails as goats owners have about horns or no horns. Great job on the details in the video.
Ha...maybe we will get some in pajamas next year ;0) Or leather biker jackets and chains lol!
I saw your video on being stuck. It just broke my heart 💔. Not sure if you know them they are also u-tubers from Big Family Homestead. They have info on land and home for 0 down. So check them out his video is labeled as Big Family Homestead key in land for 0 down. He talks of USDA UNITED STATES DEVELOPING AND AGRICULTURAL is the site and look for Rural Development. I hope this helps and this note reaches you. Prayers it may be the break y'all need. I have faith in y'all. Hugs🤗🤠 oh and so sad at the loss of Gary I'm sure he has a new happy home on Rainbow 🌈 bridge.
if you don't mind. Which video was that?
Congrats. Goats are a science themselves bur you are more than capable. As for the noise, most of that is nervousness and with time will settle down. Enjoy.
+Lesley Oliver Already good to go! Thank you!
good thing, you have good fencing
We don't have goats..but Wonderful detailed information for the future. Thank you and Congrats!
You can make all your mistakes through us ;0)
You certainly did your due diligence! Great video. Good luck with your new goats. That bigger one is LOUD. :) Do they make that much noise at night? Have you introduced them to the chickens yet or are you planning on it?
We thought about putting the birds in with them, but there is a hawk nest right about the goat run. Probably a bad idea.
Goats are generally quiet at night, but sometimes they're loud during heat cycles. My chickens and goats get along great. My main issue is keeping them out of each other's feed.
Oh my gosh I am in love with those babies! They are just beautiful! It is hilarious to listen to her on the video but I can imagine it would take a little getting used to! lol
Aren't they cute?! :0)
My wife bottle fed our goat. Dont take this wrong we some what stole her! They knew we had her and she was in a better home. This was due too the owners of the mother goat not wanting to care for her. The momma goat passed away after giving birth to twins. Our goats twin passed away also due to neglect from the owner.
Our goat was raised in the house until she was about three months old. At that point she was just to big and was bouncing all over the house. I must say she was the funniest goat around and was house broke too!
Great video 😊
Thanks
Soooo cute! I want goats too.
BOOM!!! Awesome!
GOATS!
so the unicorn now has competition with the horns. congrats and I see a future of lots of videos about them. cool.
HAHA!
Congratulations!!! That's exactly why I sold off my Nubians, could not wait for my Nubian to leave my property. Goats are not noisy, Nubians are noisy! And have horrible thick loud sound. I love Lamancha, they are quite and have wonderful milk, and are very people pleasing goats. My 1 yr old produces 1/2 gallon and 2yrs old produces atleast gallon +-. I tried Alpines too but their milk was very watery compared. You have done great job on your goat research. I milked my goats watching. TH-cam videos first time.
This Nubian is extra extra noisy! We hope it is just adjustment and she settles in soon
i have a 3 year old nubian that drug me all over the field,,i finally bought a goat halter for her,it makes all the difference,,i can lead her wherever i want with no problem,,and im 67 yo,,love your goats,,
She seems to be getting better at walking on a lead. We are only going on 1 week. But it is good to have a backup plan! Thanks for the suggestion!
The only tme I had a problem with horns ,1 of my dehorned does took advantage when my other does was eating hay and butted her in the side so hard she herniated. It took the vet opening her up to repair her stomach wall . While the vet did a good job she never recovered and she dryed up for the year, and never freshened again.
I am sorry to hear that Jean. Thanks for sharing.
That is my concern with our goats. I bought the pair (buck and doe) from my breeder. They were in the same pen at her place.. so I figured it wouldn't be any different here. He butts her so hard over the feed I had to take him out. I feel bad because he's in a 12x12 outdoor dog kennel until we can fence in another permanent area for him(. I should also say he doesn't stay in there. He's tethered when im not outside and off tethered when i'm out there. He stays close by. Thankfully she bottle fed him when he was a baby so he's a pretty good goat! )
I just want 2 goats to clear my land, what do u suggest
Yeah! You have your goats, how very exciting! I am super jealous that you get raw milk...and from your your own source. Hope to see a video on making goat cheese! Thanks for sharing.
That may be awhile until I get it down ;0)
I just got 2-3month old goats. One mini oberhasli and mini ober/ Nigerian. Goats are noisy. I grew up with them
But they do quiet down after getting used to their new home. The clip of her crying, I was laughing so hard. Sounds like my Nigerian mix. I call her screamer. Good luck. Love your channel.
Goodness I do hope she settles in soon!
Yay goats! I've been watching your videos and doing a bunch of research, because I want goats too! I'm looking more at Nigoras (Nigerian/Angora) for fleece and milk, and Cashmere goats.
Do you think you'll do a video on milking the goats soon?
Should be the next video.
You said you answered everyone so I scrolled down to see. That's crazy I don't know how ya'll do it and have time to work the farm. btw I haven't seen any gardening do ya'll grow one? I use some of mine to feed my animals.
We can’t always give long responses, but we try to respond. It is a lot of work lol. As for the garden, we did one at our previous house (see gardening playlist) but may do a garden share with a neighbor here
That's good the more the merrier when it come to garden work :)
Congratulations!!
Thank you!
Congrats! Time to make some cheese. lol Hope all goes well. Jeremy did an excellent job on that shelter.
Yes CHEVRE!
I think goats are cool. I have childhood memories playing with a baby goat. I loved being head butted on my rear!
Your goats are beautiful!!! Congratulations!!
Thank you. They do have pretty markings, don't they? :0)
Thank you for continuing to create, document, and share your making of the Guildbrook Farm.
This channel inspires and teaches me something with each new video release.
Truly....thanks!
Aww thank you so much Jilli!
Great video. What are the advantages to keeping the horns, besides the stress to the animal when removing them. Do they give them an advantage with predators?
Yes. Dehorned goats will run from danger and canians will get them that way. Horned goats will stand there ground better .
I have horned goats and o horned goats together I haven't had any issues. They have been together for 3 years now
Hey, amazing video
Congratulations! Another great video!!! I highly recommend researching Effective Microorganisms EM for gardening and taking care of livestock . They are great for composting as well. In Poland ( where I was raised) they are very popular among organic gardeners, homesteaders. I use them for my house plants, for cleaning....
I will look into it! Thanks!!!
There's something ridiculously hilarious about goat cry montages. XD
+Sensei - 😂
Your goats are very pretty! You will do great. I'm hands on and natural. If you have any questions let me know I would be glad to help with anything! Yay!! you're going to love having goats.
Oh and by the way, you really have done your research. Important stuff, baking soda, minerals, kelp. I also feed mine alfalfa orchard hay and Chaffhaye. I use Molly's herbs for deworming. We are deficient in copper and selenium so I give them that monthly. Enjoy your new babies. From what I see in this video, you've got it down girl!
If I can only nail down the crying! I do hope she settles in soon (for everyone's sanity lol). Did you see the Chaffhaye in the background? I did get a bag but I am debating continuing it. It is $20 a bag here! Yikes!
Oh no I missed the chaffhaye haha $20?? yikes ours is$14.95. If you could swing it, it would be a great thing for the goats its fermentation properties are amazing and it helps keep them healthy and boosts milk production. yay.
How long have you had them? She should settle in within 2 weeks. But I will say I did have a very noisy Nubian at one point she did nothing but scream constantly I ended up selling her LOL and her babies because I heard it's hereditary.
To date it has been 1 week. She cries alllll the time. Even in the middle of the night. Gah. I do hope she settles in soon!
Oh wow, she sounds like she's going to be a hand full. Did they take her babies before you got her or at same time? Could she be missing her babies?
Congratulation! Best wishes!
Thank you :0)
Congratulations. I love goats. I raised them for years but recently sold them all. I miss them. I'm only an hour or so from you so if you need a hand.
Thanks Lilly :0) Right now we are just figuring out how to stop Evie from screamin. It has only been 1 week but she caterwauls allll day and night. We are hoping she settles in soon.
How long has she been without her kids? Mine would cry for a couple weeks after the kids left.
2 months. It appears she is attached to us
Love the videos! What distance did you put your t-post?
+bpjand1234 - Every 8 feet.
Guildbrook Farm | Simple Sustainable Living Thank you for the quick reply.
I have been raising goats ...Nubians for many years and my advise to you is enjoy them! They will teach you many things and entertain you but, most of all they will return your love and kindness with rich wonderful milk! Yes they are strong....that is why I am downsizing to Nigerian Dwarfs :) My days of face diving are over! lol! It has been fun though!!!
LOLOL! My goodness they can be strong!
wish yall would go over all your thats:)
At least the crap can be used for compost. I am sure they will adjust soon to the new home. You are great caretakers.
The same problems apply to having horned and poll cattle breeds I have done a lot of relief milking for dairy farmers and one horned cow with a mean streak can create havoc in the dairy by bullies get other cows