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 I’ve been trying to decode Bit ‘O’ Honey and Tinker Bell’s pedigrees for several weeks now; it turns out a goat pedigree can be complex. I think I’ve finally succeeded so here’s the link to Bit ‘O’ Honey and Tinker Bell‘s pedigrees. Actually explaining them is hard; but here goes. In their pedigrees, the sires are listed on the top and the dams on the [...] Continue reading Understanding Goat Pedigrees  Most people express disbelief (or worse) when they find out we have Nigerian Dwarf (ND) goats. Apparently, “normal” folks don’t have goats in their backyards. So, why would we? Well, it turns out that ND goat ownership is growing faster than any other dairy breed in the US, for the following very good reasons: Milk Nigerian Dwarf [...] Continue reading Why Nigerian Dwarf Goats?  It’s hard to believe, but we’ve had the goats here with us for a month already (see The Goats Are Here). They seem to be doing just fine, and we love having them. It’s hilarious watching them run and play outside, they bounce and contort themselves in the funniest ways. As we were preparing to get [...] Continue reading Goat Starter List  I just never paid much attention – what’s straw versus hay? It seems I need to know this to keep goats: Straw First of all, straw is the leftover stalk of plants, like wheat or oats, which have had the seeds removed. Because the seed part of the plant is removed, it lacks nutritional value and is typically [...] Continue reading Hay vs. Straw |
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