Prancing Pony Farm Mini Nubian & Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats & Maremma Sheepdogs
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Goat Care Articles & Info

Goat Reservations
Here are some articles and resources on how we care for our goats that you may find helpful. Click on the links for more info. Some are our own articles and some will take you to other useful websites. Links are also included to products, companies and websites we recommend.

Caring For Our Herd

  • Bringing home your new goat
  • ​Health concerns of your new goat
  • ​Feeding our herd
  • Feeding baby goats
  • Kidding and housing does and kids
  • Our milking routine
  • ​Useful Products & Companies
  • Disease Testing
  • Disbudding
  • ​Hoof Trimming
  • Supplies needed for goats
  • Goat Parasite Info

Links to the products and companies we recommend can be seen here.


General Goat Info

  • ​​Info about Mini Nubians
  • ​Info about Nigerian Dwarfs
  • Bucks, Does & Wethers, what’s the Difference and Which Should you Choose?
  • ​Milk production of Nigerian Dwarfs versus Mini Nubians
  • The difference between Nigerian Dwarfs and African Pygmy goats
  • ​Nigerian Dwarf (and Mini Nubian) coat colors​​
  • Body condition score article ​
  • G6S Mutation in Nubians and goats of Nubian descent
  • ​A fun page showing the variety of Mini Nubian ears!

Goat Health

Goat Disease Testing

  • Disease testing by Hoegger Farmyard
  • Goat Testing (why and how) by Weed 'em and Reap
  • How to draw blood on a goat by Freedom Star Farm​
  • G6S Mutation in Nubians and goats of Nubian descent​​

Goat Diseases and General Health Articles

  • ​The Importance of a Good Small Ruminant Vet (OCR)
  • ​Goat Medications & How to Use Them (OCR)
  • ​B Vitamins and their Importance for Goats (OCR)
  • ​Injections Made Easy (OCR)​
  • Coughing Goats
  • Pneumonia in Goats (OCR)
  • ​Livestock Guardian Dogs
  • Stress and Goats (OCR)​​
  • Diarrhea in Goats
  • Anemia in Goats​
  • Copper deficiency (OCR)
  • Selenium and Vitamin E Deficiency (OCR)
  • Hoof Trimming (OCR)
  • G6S Mutation in Nubians and goats of Nubian descent​
  • FARAD (Milk and meat drug withdrawal times for goat drugs, dewormers, etc)
  • Goat Milk Withdrawal Times

Deworming & Parasites

  • Anemia in Goats​​
  • Diarrhea in Goats
  • A New Approach to Deworming
  • Combination Deworming, the Time is Now
  • Thrifty Homesteader Guide to Deworming Goats
  • Worms (OCR)
  • ​Worms part 2 (OCR)
  • ​​Goat Parasite Workshop
  • Coccidiosis (OCR)
  • ​Coccidiosis, the Most Common Cause of Diarrhea in Young Goats
  • ​Coccidiosis, Deadly Scourge of Lambs and Kids
  • Doing your own fecals tutorial with photos​
  • ​FAMACHA scoring (inner eyelid test)​
  • Doing Your Own Fecals (OCR)
  • ​Cornell University Goat Dewormer Dosage Chart
  • FARAD (Milk and meat drug withdrawal times for goat drugs, dewormers, etc)​

Breeding Goats

  • Gestation calculator from AGS
  • Preparing for kidding (OCR)
  • Let the kidding begin! (OCR)

Kid Care

  • Milk Goiter in Baby Goats
  • Disbudding​
  • Disbudding tutorial & video by Green Gables Mini Nubians
  • ​Disbudding tutorial by Zanzabee Nigerians

The best resources for goat health care that we know of are listed below. They have already done the work so no need for us to reinvent the wheel. If you have questions or concerns about goat health these two websites should have the answers you need! We will add to this database as we find more good sites and eventually we will document our own goat care tips and info as well, as time permits. If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us and we’ll do our best to help!

Onion Creek Ranch

Yes, this is a meat goat site but they have the best database of articles on goat health care of anyone on the web and are very professional and knowledgable. They are always the first place we go when we have a question or concern about our goats' health.

Fiasco Farm

This is an older website so a few things might be outdated but overall she has GREAT info on all aspects of goat care, health & husbandry, cheesemaking, etc, with an emphasis on natural and herbal methods. She also sells herbal goat products. We haven't tried them but we hear they are great. She has an extensive list of toxic plants that we always check before we let our goats eat any strange plant.

*Just as an FYI her disbudding info is good but NOT accurate for disbudding Nigerians or Mini Nubians! Do not follow her directions or you WILL get scurs on your kids! (Ask us how we know!) Nigerians and Minis are THE hardest goats to disbud and must be done differently and sooner than standard dairy goats. See the resources in our Disbudding section for accurate disbudding info for Nigerian Dwarfs and Mini Nubians.
Contact: Kim Crawmer (559) 904-5193 or kim@prancingponyfarm.com or fill out our Contact Form, Puppy Questionnaire or Goat Questionnaire to help us help you find the perfect goats or Livestock Guardian Dog.
We are located in Lemoore, California.
Goat Reservations
Puppy Reservations
  • Home
    • About Us
    • Contact us!
    • Farm Store
    • Herd Shares
    • Covid 19 Response
  • Goats for Sale
    • Baby Goats For Sale
    • Adult Goats for Sale
    • Baby Goats Fall 2020
    • Breeding Plan
    • Spring 2021 Mini Nubian Kids
    • Spring 2021 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
    • Goat Stud service info
    • Sales Policies
  • Maremma Sheepdogs for Sale
    • Puppy Questionnaire
    • How we Raise and Train our Maremmas
    • Our Maremma Sheepdogs >
      • Sevro
      • Simba
      • Gianna
      • Marcella
      • Marisa
      • Celeste
      • Electra
      • Olaf
      • Genevieve
      • Carina
      • Polar
    • Maremma Puppies - Past Litters
    • Our Puppies in Their New Homes
    • About Maremma Sheepdogs
    • Livestock Guardian Dog Info & Links
    • Goat Milk for Healthy Dogs and Puppies
  • Our Dairy Goat Herd
    • Mini Nubian Does
    • Yearling & First Freshener Mini Nubian Does
    • Junior Mini Nubian does
    • Mini Nubian Bucks
    • Reference Mini Nubian Does
    • Reference Mini Nubian Bucks
    • Standard Nubian Does
    • Nigerian Dwarf Does
    • Yearling & First Freshener Nigerian Dwarf Does
    • Junior Nigerian Dwarf does
    • Nigerian Dwarf Bucks
    • Reference Nigerian Dwarf Bucks
    • Reference Nigerian Dwarf Does
  • Goat care & Info
    • Goat care articles
    • Useful Animal Products & Links
    • Annual Disease Testing of Goats
    • Bringing Home Your New Goat
    • Health concerns of your new goat
    • Feeding Our Mini Dairy Goats
    • Feeding Mini & Dwarf Baby Goats
    • Housing Does & Kids
    • Supplies for Goats
    • Goat Parasites
    • Coccidiosis in Goats
    • Pneumonia in Goats
    • Clicker Training Goats
    • Goat Hoof Trimming
    • Milking Dairy Goats
    • Our Dairy Goat Milking Parlor
    • Disbudding Mini & Dwarf Goats
    • Nigerian Dwarf Goats
    • Mini Nubian Goats
    • Mini Nubian Ears
  • Farm Blog
    • Unicorn Photo Sessions
    • Our Prancing Ponies
    • Fun Farm videos
  • Past Kidding Seasons
    • The Kidding Barn
    • 2020 Mini Nubian Kids
    • 2020 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
    • 2019 Fall Kids
    • 2019 Spring Kids
    • 2018 Fall Kids
    • 2018 Spring Kids
    • 2018 Mini Nubian kids
    • 2018 Nigerian Dwarf kids
    • 2017 Spring Kids