HunkeredHillbilly
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Thats awesome. At the shooting range i met a woman from the Netherlands she was so pleasant to talk to. she explained over there they can not do these thing. Makes me love the US even more. hope things in Finland are good.
Welcome from Tennessee
Howdy from Georgia!
If you plan on milking I have found the easiest for both you and your does is to start getting used to having their teats touched early on. Even babies will cock out a leg. That is the natural stance when milking. I start rubbing them all over, including the underside as soon as they are born. The first ones I started milking, I did not do this and had a time of it the first couple weeks till they learned to routine. I do put them in a milking staunch but they can and will kick if they are not used to being touched in that area. It can be a real challenge with a newbie so the easier you can make the experience in you both the better. If you can not get her to relax she will hold in her milk as much as possible.
The one thing I can not stress wnough, if you need to supplement their feed with grain, only buy goat food. It has to actually say goat food, not all stock or sweet feed that has a picture of a goat on it. The boys tend to get crystals in their urinary tract and if not treated will kill them. I put out loose goat minerals and keep baking soda out for them at all times. Oats are something I give for my milkers while in the staunch. Add in a little molasses or honey and they are in heaven.
Howdy, from Texas. Welcome to the fun.
Is everyone from Texan???? yall could have a meet & greet in Texas alone
Warm Welcome from the Arizona valley folks.
Nope some of us are from even better states.
Arizona......cool. I hear its beautiful there, but very expensive to live
better states huh.......i am wanting to sell my house. I have property still in NC, but my house is a pain. I love it here tho. I have the mountains and the ocean
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