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Basic Goat Care After Kidding ( 28,577 )We've been very fortunate that our Nigerian Dwarf does have kidded with very few difficulties and are very good mothers too. I’m always amazed at the way they care for their kids – as newborns, waking them every few hours...
3 Reasons For Homestead Honey Bees ( 7,571 )The 3 reasons for homestead honey bees that we feel are most important are described below. This is the time of year when we review what we've been growing, harvesting, and selling from Bramblestone Farm, and try to make plans for...
Preparing for Goat Kidding ( 6,609 )Note: Several readers have requested posts on topics that have already appeared here – "Preparing for Goat Kidding" this is one of those posts that has been updated and republished.Kidding season is here again, so of course, we're preparing again (see Kidding...
Goat Fetal Development ( 5,852 )Goat fetal development is on our minds since our mature Nigerian Dwarf does are all obviously “in a family way”, and I was wondering how developed the fetuses are as we count down the days to kidding. They still have...
Newborn Goat Kids Need Colostrum ( 3,475 )Colostrum is the first milk produced by a goat after she freshens, and it's the first milk that the goat newborn kids must drink within the first few hours.
Why Newborn Goat Kids Need Colostrum
It's a thick, sticky, yellow milk that contains...
Forcing Spring Flowers Here in Ohio, it’s been a long winter, and we're more than ready for some color. So, it’s a good time to
start pruning spring-blooming trees and shrubs; and forcing the branches to bloom indoors for some spring flowers!
Benefits of Forcing Spring...
Freezing Colostrum (or Colostrum Banking) What's Colostrum
Colostrum is the first milk that a goat dam produces, and that all goat kids must drink within the first hours after birth (any newborn mammal needs the mother’s “first milk”) for survival.The colostrum is how the dam passes...Basic Goat Care After Kidding We've been very fortunate that our Nigerian Dwarf does have kidded with very few difficulties and are very good mothers too. I’m always amazed at the way they care for their kids – as newborns, waking them every few hours...Newborn Goat Kids Need Colostrum Colostrum is the first milk produced by a goat after she freshens, and it's the first milk that the goat newborn kids must drink within the first few hours.
Why Newborn Goat Kids Need Colostrum
It's a thick, sticky, yellow milk that contains...
2019 Baby Nigerian Dwarf Goats Arriving on Bramblestone Farm! The 2019 baby Nigerian Dwarf goats began arriving April 2nd! We anxiously anticipate kidding season each spring, both with apprehension and excitement. Excitement about the birth of new Nigerian Dwarf goat kids, and apprehension over whether everyone will arrive without issues.First...
