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Bottle Feeding a Baby Goat
Whether you just got a bottle baby, or you have orphan kids that need bottle feeding, this blog should help you successfully bottle feed...
Long Creek Farm
Feb 194 min read
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Getting Started with Nigerian Goats
I've been meaning to write a blog on this for a while, especially since we sell so many baby goats, but just never really got to it,...
Isabelle Hansen
Jun 25, 20244 min read
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Goat FAQ
Goat kids are one of the most popular animals we sell. We get quite a few questions regarding them. In this blog I will answer the most...
Isabelle Hansen
Feb 21, 20241 min read
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Floppy Kid Syndrome: Symptoms and Treatment
Kids affected with this syndrome get extremely weak, and have flaccid paresis or paralysis, when you pick them up, they will flop like...
Long Creek Farm
Feb 13, 20243 min read
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Goat Kids: What Can Go Wrong and What to Do
Most of the time when our goats have kidded, the kids have all been healthy. We had never lost any kids when they were very young until...
Isabelle Hansen
Feb 9, 20248 min read
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Finding Effective Male Goat Fencing Through Trial and Error
So far, we have only found two methods of containment effective in keeping Blaise, our Nigerian buck, where we want him. First here are...
Long Creek Farm
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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Disbudding (or dehorning): Why We Don't Do it
One of the most common questions we get regarding our goat kids is whether or not they are disbudded. So, in this blog I will explain why...
Isabelle Hansen
Jan 26, 20245 min read
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Feeding Goats Hay: The Best Feeder and What to Feed
If you have ever raised goats, you will know how wasteful they can be with hay, once it's on the ground they rarely want to touch it, and...
Isabelle Hansen
Dec 29, 20232 min read
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Kidding: What to Do and When
We had three of our does due to kid on the first of December, we had been hoping that our barn would be done by then, and we would be...
Isabelle Hansen
Nov 29, 20234 min read
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Goat Milk: The Truth About the Taste
Do you like the idea of raising dairy goats but are afraid you won't like the milk? There are many people who don't like goat milk or...
Isabelle Hansen
Oct 10, 20233 min read
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Top Reasons to Raise Your Own Goats
Milk In some places in the U.S., it is very hard and sometimes impossible to get unpasteurized milk. Although you can find organic milk...
Long Creek Farm
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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How to Trim a Goats Hooves
Trimming your goats' hooves is an important part of keeping goats and should be done a regular basis. You should always check goats back...
Melanie Hansen
Aug 1, 20222 min read
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