In the barn on the right is Matty and to her left is Dori, the Nubian does, and in front of them is the Cashmere doeling, Bonnie.
Bonnie is talking to Sofi, a Nygora doeling
In the summer I bought two registered purebred Nubian does and one buckling. The buckling did not make the winter, and one of the does is very thin. She was not in great condition even when I purchased her, but I thought I could easily fix that. She is dangerously poor though and does not respond to anything I have tried. These does and the doelings are not being bred this year. Matty is likely strong and well enough to breed, but I will give her a year off to become in prime condition first. Then hopefully, I will have acquired a Nigerian buckling ready to breed and big enough to breed her, or possibly a large red Boer goat and the offspring would be meat goats, not milk goats. The Nubians were bought to milk. The Nygoras arnd the cashmere goats are fibre goats, however, I did have some Angora fibre goats butchered last fall and I must say, goat meat is fantastic.
The goats are houses with ram lambs to help provide some warmth in the barn. The more bodies the warmer the barn and sheep tend to stay a lot warmer than goats because of their heavy wool coats. They all snuggle together in their round barn for the night.
Not this year, but the next, the Nygora doelings will be big enough to breed and they should start to produce some goats with coloured fleeces. They will remain small though. Pippin is the largest of the doelings, but Sofi is not far behind her. Tommy and Timmy are tiny bucklings.
Goats are really intersting creatures, but not the easiest animals to keep healthy. They are highly susceptible to worms and many have started to become resistant to chemcial wormers. They do not like grass, but will eat it if there is nothing else. What they really love are weeds and leaves. They will completely deforest all they can reach if they are allowed in a bush. Last summer, they went into the fenced part of the bush and completely demolished the caragana shrubs that were heavily populated there. I am hoping the other part of the bush will be fenced off for them this year. Would I recommend keeping goats for pets? You bet! Come and visit them sometimes.
The goats are houses with ram lambs to help provide some warmth in the barn. The more bodies the warmer the barn and sheep tend to stay a lot warmer than goats because of their heavy wool coats. They all snuggle together in their round barn for the night.
Not this year, but the next, the Nygora doelings will be big enough to breed and they should start to produce some goats with coloured fleeces. They will remain small though. Pippin is the largest of the doelings, but Sofi is not far behind her. Tommy and Timmy are tiny bucklings.
Goats are really intersting creatures, but not the easiest animals to keep healthy. They are highly susceptible to worms and many have started to become resistant to chemcial wormers. They do not like grass, but will eat it if there is nothing else. What they really love are weeds and leaves. They will completely deforest all they can reach if they are allowed in a bush. Last summer, they went into the fenced part of the bush and completely demolished the caragana shrubs that were heavily populated there. I am hoping the other part of the bush will be fenced off for them this year. Would I recommend keeping goats for pets? You bet! Come and visit them sometimes.
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