Here’s out new Dairy goat!

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I was going to wait until Fall, but I couldn’t resist when I saw this girl come on the market. She is proving herself a perfect fit for our family both in pe…

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12 Responses to Here’s out new Dairy goat!

  1. You should do a video on hoof trimming. That would help me out a lot!

    Aliyah Zoll
    July 15, 2014 at 4:06 am
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  2. Looking Good you are ready to drink a lot of milk. I am now looking into
    getting a billy goat gruff for my does so by next fall I can have some milk
    if needed

    1scubaman
    July 15, 2014 at 4:14 am
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  3. Great – I was wondering how demanding having a goat is? We do not have a
    barn for one thing so not sure what their shelter requirements are in
    winter? Would love to make goat’s cheese as I think it is by far the best
    cheese to eat (and expensive to buy). Any other requirements?

    Ivan Kinsman
    July 15, 2014 at 4:56 am
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  4. I would love to keep a billy, but I just don’t have the room pen-wise. . .
    and they’re sooo stinky! : ) Now, will Boer goats breed year round? I know
    Nigerian Dwarves and Pygmy goats will, but Alpines and other dairy goats
    only breed in the fall (typically) like deer. We’re supposedly going to try
    eating any buck kids we get next year. . . That’s the plan anyway. I hope I
    can follow through.

    Michigansnowpony
    July 15, 2014 at 5:12 am
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  5. I love it! You are amazing….so much information and knowledge to learn
    from you! Maybe a goat someday!

    PretendFarmerGirl
    July 15, 2014 at 5:26 am
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  6. Water is very important — they are kinda fussy about it. They like it
    CLEAN and a warm water drink in the winter is very much appreciated by
    them. They also need a mineral mix formulated for goats as well as free
    choice baking soda to keep their ruman PH balanced (to prevent frothy
    bloat). Shots once a year for tetnus and over-eating disease (whose real
    name escapes me at the moment). Hoof trims as needed (you can do this
    yourself). Worming — I do 4x a year with horse paste wormers.

    Michigansnowpony
    July 15, 2014 at 5:46 am
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  7. Well, Marti is registered and was purchased by a friend as a show goat that
    wouldn’t acclimate into her herd (she was too passive and would stand back
    when it was chow time). So she has a “pedigree” and that made her price
    rather high (but she’s proven herself to be worth every penny). So, short
    answer: $400. However, you can find good productive dairy goats that aren’t
    registered or purebred, etc. for much less — $175 to $250.

    Michigansnowpony
    July 15, 2014 at 5:59 am
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  8. a gallon of milk a day!!! mygosh, that’s a lot!!

    icehorses
    July 15, 2014 at 6:43 am
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  9. I lucked out with my alpine toggenburg mix (3 years old) paid 50$ and her
    daughter was 100$. I just did a video response for you we brought them home
    in my moms back seat! XD

    Our Homestead Dream
    July 15, 2014 at 7:36 am
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  10. hey , how much did you pay for marti

    max bennit
    July 15, 2014 at 8:17 am
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  11. Well. . . my last dairy goat (not counting the Nigerian Dwarves) was an
    Amazaon of an Alpine and she gave almost TWO gallons a day at her peak. . .
    .Now THAT was a lot of milk a day to deal with! I’ve been making yogurt at
    least once a week and it’s turned out great! Now, if I could just master
    cheese-making!!

    Michigansnowpony
    July 15, 2014 at 9:04 am
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  12. Shelter: Goats detest getting wet and are not as cold-hardy as horses or
    cattle. They need to be in out of the weather (including drafts / cold
    wind) and I’ve even resorted to blanketing mine when the mercury dips below
    20 F. They are browsers (like deer) by nature not grazers so often won’t do
    as well on a grass pasture alone as other ruminants. If you can supplement
    them with alfalfa hay or pellets, that helps. While in milk, they need
    grain formulated for a dairy animal. con’t

    Michigansnowpony
    July 15, 2014 at 9:24 am
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