Hi! Please please please do a playlist for all your goat stuff. I'm trying to do as much research as I can before I get dairy goats. Need to learn from those who do it best. It would also be amazing if you had a video about feeding and caring with supplements and such or a video about daily care. Thank you kindly for your time ❤️
Any animal that lives on your homestead is so lucky. They get good care and you can tell you love them all. Can't wait to see more babies. Baby goats are so much fun.
Kevin, You and Sarah make such a wonderful team. I can see why you thrive so well homesteading. Yin and Yang. Also both of you are extremely brilliant and full of ingenuity. It seems that your ingenuity has rubbed off on the baby goat. That was brilliant finding the hole in the wall. I loved it and I love your videos. Thanks.
Sarah, If I had met you guys 20 years ago, my life would have been totally different from what it is. I'm 55 now so I basically live my life vicariously through You guys and others that I have recently met on TH-cam. You two are wonderful people and you help others in so many ways. I am sure they don't even realize all the work you put into making the video's that help enrich their lives. You gotta admit though, there are many that truly appreciate you even though they use small sentences when showing it. Just keep that in mind because there is a lot of love and camaraderie in your chat rooms. It's my pleasure always when giving you a thumbs up. I love your whole family and what you do to help others.
My Grandpa kept goats as far as I know all his life. He milked between the back legs...not sure why and when my daddy was a kid they had a goat that pulled them around in a cart. He said they used carrots to keep the goat pulling. That's one of those good stories one tells his children. Dont know what kind they were but they seemed big to me...I was about 3 or 4. Of course I followed Grandpa every where he'd let me, but he'd never let me go into the goat house. Probably a wise decision. Good memories long time ago in the early 50's.
If you will try keyhole Frier's you will not loose as much hay. The goats sure look good. Disbudding is the ONLY way to go. I will have to look into a solar energizer for C electric panels and fence. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Great,video so,beautiful and very sweet I love all your beautiful ,very pretty goats and beautiful babies please send me more on your beautiful goats thank,you 🐅🐅🐅🐆🐆🐆😎🙄😁🤩😋😘
Just a heads up, I see you have a pallet there. 6 yrs ago my favorite alpine girl was playing on the play build we made out of pallets, she ran off when I came home to run to say hi to me, both front legs got broken. Worse day off life. Had to put her down. Since then I have sworn off pallets anywhere near goats. Just experience.
With the title, "The Best Dairy Goats for Homesteading," I thought you might be addressing different breed comparisons, techniques for working with them, milking or milk comparisions, something I might find useful about arriving at the conclusion that something about goats had been compared and evaluated. But, it really just seemed that you are introducing your goats and how you got your numbers. I'm glad you are happy with them, but I didn't feel there was anything here of benefit to me. You might consider changing the name to something that fits your presentation better.
Good day Sarah and thank you for posting this video. Very timely and informative. Plsssss can you make a video to educate us on how to systematically breed Nigerian Dwarf goat (10 does) in order to avoid running out of milk plsssss. How many weeks or months do you wait after breeding one batch before breeding another another batch???? Plsssss Sarah kind help by responding to this question. Also can you plsssss put all your videos on Nigeria Dwarf goats together in series just like you've done for Rabbit. Thank you so much from England.
That is a brilliant idea. Putting a whether with a Billy. Question though if you obviously don't want a wether for anything but company for your Billy does it matter what breed it is so much as long as the personality fits with your Billy. You could even get a mixed breed whether.
Good video. Would love to see more videos on goat care, etc. we have Lamanchas right now, but considering a move to Nubians. Any insight on why a specific breed is better than another would be helpful. Our decision is not based on butter fat content alone.
Good ideas, Double A Ranch Allen. Breed choice is really just personal choice. We prefer Nigerians because of the sweet flavor of their milk, their small size which we find easier to keep in fenced in areas, and their gentle sweet demeanor. My good friend prefers larger breeds because they have longer teats and produce more milk per day. For me, larger breeds are stronger and harder for me to handle. It's just up to each person to determine which is best for them. Thanks for watching!
Hey Sarah do yawl have a video explaining when to milk when they are feeding their kids at what age are the kids when you start milking.... do you dry up their milk before they kid again? If so how do you do that?
thank you loved your goats they look lovely. i will be very happy to watch anything you film about them. sorry if this looks wonkey i am doing this in the dark holding a newly hatched chick that needs a bit of love. see you tomorrow. sue xxx
Sarah we are looking to get nigerian dwarf/pigmy goats. But we are totally newbies. Could you do a video to better explain all the terminologies that you use when talking about the goats. Seems as though those that talk a about their goats don't really explain things. Just a suggestion. Love your videos
Sarah i have a question on bunnies today my doe gave birth to 4 but they all were dead she had them on the wire outside the nest box.Do you have any idea as to why trying to raise to sell.
Can you direct me to where I might find a solar energizer shown in the video? This seems to be a good option if we want to rotate every few days/weeks where our goats graze rather than having permanent fencing.
Thank you for sharing your goat info. Very useful as we will be homesteading in Missouri by next Spring. Where did you find the ad for your doe? Blessings.
The ad we responded to was on Craigslist. If you would like the information of the breeder we bought our herd dam from, please direct message us through TH-cam or Facebook. Also, we will be expecting babies this spring! Keep us in mind. 😊
I love goats. Great weed cutters. We were thinking about getting one for milk, but what do you do with goat milk other than cheese? I guess there's no other use for them right? Like we looked into some of the smaller cows, but even those make way more milk than we could use. So I guess you sell it or something?
Sarah.....Do you prefer Nigerian milk over 'other' breeds? I've 'heard' it is 'mild'. I like the idea of the 'mini' breeds of just about every animal. I'd prefer to have my own milk rather than barter or get a mini Hereford, but I haven't been able to develop a taste for the goats' milk and cheese I get locally. (mostly Nubian). Thanks.
+singleman Yes, I absolutely do. Nigerian dwarf milk is very sweet like cows milk. When we switched over our daughters, we didn't tell them. After one week of drinking it without noticing a difference, we finally told them. They admitted that they were surprised at how good it was and that they couldn't taste a difference.
Excellent news. Thank you so much. I can get 3 or 4 bred Nigerian does AND the billy for the same price of the mini Hereford. Thanks again for the fast reply. God Bless.
In general, our goats eat about 1 bale of hay each per month when they are not in milk or pregnant. We give them brome hay and organic local orchard grass.
Living Traditions Homestead Haha yeah, I guess I had that coming to me. I seriously wonder how they do with other species and what would benefit both the goat and homestead., assuming we only want one male. I'm starting to look for my first homestead property (out of state) this month. I realize I'm putting the cart before the horse, just being curious. Thanks and love the channel.
Donald Flowers depends on what you're looking for just a run of the mill goat with no papers $75-150 good genetics and papers $200-300 great genetics, health testing, and papers $300-500. *Also note some people charge more for disbudding
Hi! Please please please do a playlist for all your goat stuff. I'm trying to do as much research as I can before I get dairy goats. Need to learn from those who do it best. It would also be amazing if you had a video about feeding and caring with supplements and such or a video about daily care. Thank you kindly for your time ❤️
Any animal that lives on your homestead is so lucky. They get good care and you can tell you love them all. Can't wait to see more babies. Baby goats are so much fun.
Thanks, Sheila!
Kevin, You and Sarah make such a wonderful team. I can see why you thrive so well homesteading. Yin and Yang. Also both of you are extremely brilliant and full of ingenuity. It seems that your ingenuity has rubbed off on the baby goat. That was brilliant finding the hole in the wall. I loved it and I love your videos. Thanks.
Thank you so much, Casey1pj! You always have such nice comments for us. We really appreciate that!
Sarah, If I had met you guys 20 years ago, my life would have been totally different from what it is. I'm 55 now so I basically live my life vicariously through You guys and others that I have recently met on TH-cam. You two are wonderful people and you help others in so many ways. I am sure they don't even realize all the work you put into making the video's that help enrich their lives. You gotta admit though, there are many that truly appreciate you even though they use small sentences when showing it. Just keep that in mind because there is a lot of love and camaraderie in your chat rooms. It's my pleasure always when giving you a thumbs up. I love your whole family and what you do to help others.
Y’all are so blessed, and a blessing to watch.
That goat loves her so much! So cute ☺️
I just got Nigerian Dwarf Goats; we are so excited. I watched this before, but hadn't remembered you have the same time.
My Grandpa kept goats as far as I know all his life. He milked between the back legs...not sure why and when my daddy was a kid they had a goat that pulled them around in a cart. He said they used carrots to keep the goat pulling. That's one of those good stories one tells his children. Dont know what kind they were but they seemed big to me...I was about 3 or 4. Of course I followed Grandpa every where he'd let me, but he'd never let me go into the goat house. Probably a wise decision. Good memories long time ago in the early 50's.
I love your channel! What a gift from God! 4 does for the price of one! I wish you would have discussed more about why you chose that breed.
If you will try keyhole Frier's you will not loose as much hay. The goats sure look good. Disbudding is the ONLY way to go. I will have to look into a solar energizer for C electric panels and fence. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Love your goats. They are so cute! Thanks for sharing with us.
Great,video so,beautiful and very sweet I love all your beautiful ,very pretty goats and beautiful babies please send me more on your beautiful goats thank,you 🐅🐅🐅🐆🐆🐆😎🙄😁🤩😋😘
You doo a great job Sarah I love watching and feeling like I am part of your family lol. God Bless.
Great job
superb goats guys !! you really landed on your feet finding your first dow ( 4 for the price of one ) perfect !!!
It was a blessing for sure! Thanks for watching!
Just a heads up, I see you have a pallet there. 6 yrs ago my favorite alpine girl was playing on the play build we made out of pallets, she ran off when I came home to run to say hi to me, both front legs got broken. Worse day off life. Had to put her down. Since then I have sworn off pallets anywhere near goats. Just experience.
With the title, "The Best Dairy Goats for Homesteading," I thought you might be addressing different breed comparisons, techniques for working with them, milking or milk comparisions, something I might find useful about arriving at the conclusion that something about goats had been compared and evaluated. But, it really just seemed that you are introducing your goats and how you got your numbers. I'm glad you are happy with them, but I didn't feel there was anything here of benefit to me. You might consider changing the name to something that fits your presentation better.
Great video and set up for your goats!
Very nice bro 💜Very nice video 🌾🌾
Good day Sarah and thank you for posting this video. Very timely and informative. Plsssss can you make a video to educate us on how to systematically breed Nigerian Dwarf goat (10 does) in order to avoid running out of milk plsssss. How many weeks or months do you wait after breeding one batch before breeding another another batch???? Plsssss Sarah kind help by responding to this question. Also can you plsssss put all your videos on Nigeria Dwarf goats together in series just like you've done for Rabbit. Thank you so much from England.
Those little goats sure are cute!
Right on! Y’all are funny!
Good Morning thanks for the goat videos.
Honey eats from the back due to being the runt, she is safe and does not need to compete for the food back there. :)
That is a brilliant idea. Putting a whether with a Billy. Question though if you obviously don't want a wether for anything but company for your Billy does it matter what breed it is so much as long as the personality fits with your Billy. You could even get a mixed breed whether.
Very helpful
Good video. Would love to see more videos on goat care, etc. we have Lamanchas right now, but considering a move to Nubians. Any insight on why a specific breed is better than another would be helpful. Our decision is not based on butter fat content alone.
Good ideas, Double A Ranch Allen. Breed choice is really just personal choice. We prefer Nigerians because of the sweet flavor of their milk, their small size which we find easier to keep in fenced in areas, and their gentle sweet demeanor. My good friend prefers larger breeds because they have longer teats and produce more milk per day. For me, larger breeds are stronger and harder for me to handle. It's just up to each person to determine which is best for them. Thanks for watching!
Such cuties!
Can you do a video about buying goats and goat terminology?
Hey Sarah do yawl have a video explaining when to milk when they are feeding their kids at what age are the kids when you start milking.... do you dry up their milk before they kid again? If so how do you do that?
What are moon spots on your goat? Thanks for introducing them to us.
In kentucky we call them billies and nannies.
Where can I buy dairy goats
Where can I buy dairy goats
thank you loved your goats they look lovely. i will be very happy to watch anything you film about them. sorry if this looks wonkey i am doing this in the dark holding a newly hatched chick that needs a bit of love. see you tomorrow. sue xxx
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7:05 no electricity? 🤯 how!? Do you have a video on this?
Sarah we are looking to get nigerian dwarf/pigmy goats. But we are totally newbies. Could you do a video to better explain all the terminologies that you use when talking about the goats. Seems as though those that talk a about their goats don't really explain things. Just a suggestion. Love your videos
I have several weathers of you live near Oregon
I also had goats briefly in my 20's...they were French Alpine and Nubian. I learned fast not to pet them on their heads. Good advice.
Should feed little Honey separately.
Silly question. What does weathered mean?? In goat terms
It is a neutered male that you would keep for a companion to your other goats.
Sarah i have a question on bunnies today my doe gave birth to 4 but they all were dead she had them on the wire outside the nest box.Do you have any idea as to why trying to raise to sell.
Can you direct me to where I might find a solar energizer shown in the video? This seems to be a good option if we want to rotate every few days/weeks where our goats graze rather than having permanent fencing.
Look up premier fencing they have that charger and fence
Thank you for sharing your goat info. Very useful as we will be homesteading in Missouri by next Spring. Where did you find the ad for your doe? Blessings.
The ad we responded to was on Craigslist. If you would like the information of the breeder we bought our herd dam from, please direct message us through TH-cam or Facebook. Also, we will be expecting babies this spring! Keep us in mind. 😊
Living Traditions Homestead Thank you and we will! Blessings.
I love goats. Great weed cutters. We were thinking about getting one for milk, but what do you do with goat milk other than cheese? I guess there's no other use for them right? Like we looked into some of the smaller cows, but even those make way more milk than we could use. So I guess you sell it or something?
With milk goats you obviously get milk and cheese but you can also make soap among other things.....
Haas Aldridge Ok, you gotta please explain or send me a link or something on that one! ))
Jim F also if you get a goat you have to get at least 2 they're a pack animal and do the best with another goat with them.
Sarah.....Do you prefer Nigerian milk over 'other' breeds? I've 'heard' it is 'mild'. I like the idea of the 'mini' breeds of just about every animal. I'd prefer to have my own milk rather than barter or get a mini Hereford, but I haven't been able to develop a taste for the goats' milk and cheese I get locally. (mostly Nubian). Thanks.
+singleman Yes, I absolutely do. Nigerian dwarf milk is very sweet like cows milk. When we switched over our daughters, we didn't tell them. After one week of drinking it without noticing a difference, we finally told them. They admitted that they were surprised at how good it was and that they couldn't taste a difference.
Excellent news. Thank you so much. I can get 3 or 4 bred Nigerian does AND the billy for the same price of the mini Hereford. Thanks again for the fast reply. God Bless.
I realize this was 5 years ago but I'm curious why a wether companion for him would have to be another Nigerian?
Hi miss .how I import it in pakistan.plz share info .thankx
It is possible to send the goat oveseas, any advices will be much appreciated.
what are the economics of keeping the goats? I know its not just about the economics it food safety, quality and a way of life.
In general, our goats eat about 1 bale of hay each per month when they are not in milk or pregnant. We give them brome hay and organic local orchard grass.
Are they good for meat as well?
Just curious, why do u keep the male goat separate from the females?
Keeping Billy's with the does will make the milk taste like goats smell. So you need to keep them separate unless it it breeding time.
Do you still have the goats?
How many years old goat bread
What herd name is your buck?
What's a whether mean?
What animal makes for a good companion to a male goat?
Living Traditions Homestead Haha yeah, I guess I had that coming to me. I seriously wonder how they do with other species and what would benefit both the goat and homestead., assuming we only want one male. I'm starting to look for my first homestead property (out of state) this month. I realize I'm putting the cart before the horse, just being curious. Thanks and love the channel.
Ken Lee Bulls, or pigs
Ken Lee we kept buck with 10 Bulls, worked good. Also, with pigs,when we had them.
How much do you sell your goats for I would like to buy two🙂
Do you have coyotes? Do you have to lock them up at night?
We have a lot coyotes out here but have never had a problem with them attacking our goats. We do not lock them up at night.
With the billy alone ,, have you thought about a dog?
how costly are they to get?
Donald Flowers depends on what you're looking for just a run of the mill goat with no papers $75-150 good genetics and papers $200-300 great genetics, health testing, and papers $300-500.
*Also note some people charge more for disbudding
Could you keep the kids with the mom when they grow up and not need to milk the mom?
can you have nigerian dwarf does and NOT milk them?
Gaots name