Little goats take no special care unless you are milking them, them must be milked 2 x day when not nursing kids, also, or 1 x a day if kids. If you don;t breed the females, then no special care, just feed, water and clean up after the little rabbit doos. The pygmies are smaller than the nigerians and we don't milk them, so again just feed 2x day. Goats are so easy to care for! and fun
After they kids are weaned, how long do the females continue to produce milk requiring 2x daily milking? What do you use their milk for? Thanks!
Tammy Moore Webboard User Reg: 01-14-2010
Posts: 1564
Loc: USA
Offline
Quote: Lynne Peck
Little goats take no special care unless you are milking them, them must be milked 2 x day when not nursing kids, also, or 1 x a day if kids. If you don;t breed the females, then no special care, just feed, water and clean up after the little rabbit doos. The pygmies are smaller than the nigerians and we don't milk them, so again just feed 2x day. Goats are so easy to care for! and fun
The pygmies are my favorite, and I find they are very easy keepers. One of my nigerians could fly over any fencing structure we set up, but only if he saw a person to follow or give him food.
Barbara,
Goats should lactate for about 10 months after kidding.....you would wean a dairy kid at two months....meat kid at 5.
YOu give them 2 months "dry" at the end of the lactation to prepare for the coming kid.
You can drop a dairy goat to OAD milking if she is not producing much milk.
The milk is used for drinking, cheese, and making soap.
I build and sell milking machines for cows and goats....soooo if anyone wants one let me know.....lol
Or has questions about udder health.....
We also ran a commercial meat herd for quite a while and the kids and I processed the meat for buyers..
Pygmy goats were the tastiest.
Hugs!!!!
The great think about Pigmys is that they do not need to be milked. I would never bother eating them but find our cows and pigs to be tastier. We send them out to a local guy for butchering. My daughter raises rabbits and we have sent some of those for meat.
When purchasing any product from Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. it is understood
that any and all products sold by Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. are sold in Dunn
County Wisconsin, USA. Any and all legal action taken against Leerburg Enterprises,
Inc. concerning the purchase or use of these products must take place in Dunn
County, Wisconsin. If customers do not agree with this policy they should not
purchase Leerburg Ent. Inc. products.
Dog Training is never without risk of injury. Do not use any of the products
sold by Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. without consulting a local professional.
The training methods shown in the Leerburg Ent. Inc. DVD’s are meant
to be used with a local instructor or trainer. Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. cannot
be held responsible for accidents or injuries to humans and/or animals.
Copyright 2010 Leerburg® Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. All photos and content on leerburg.com are part of a registered copyright owned by Leerburg Enterprise, Inc.
By accessing any information within Leerburg.com, you agree to abide by the
Leerburg.com Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Re: Eating Animals
[Re: Lynne Peck ]
#310891 - 01/08/2011 07:40 AM 
Top
Previous Topic
Index
Next Topic.jpg)
.jpg)
