Prancing Pony Farm Maremma Sheepdogs and Mini Dairy Goats
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    • Bringing Home Your Prancing Pony Maremma Sheepdog Puppy
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    • The Prancing Pony Farm Difference - How We Raise and Train Our Maremma Puppies >
      • Meet the Breeder
      • Our Puppy Parlor
      • Veterinarian's Letter of Recommendation
      • Maremma Testimonials
      • Our Puppies with Their New Families
      • Our Maremmas and Children
      • Puppies Everywhere! All the places our puppies reside!
      • The Importance of Early Socialization in LGD Puppies
      • Critical Learning Periods in Puppies
      • Puppy Placement Policies
      • How Many LGD's do I Need?
      • Breeding Candidate Puppies
      • Vaccine and Parasite Protocol for Our Maremma Puppies
    • Our Maremma Sheepdogs >
      • Our Breeding Maremmas >
        • Simba
        • Sevro
        • Pax
        • Pegaso
        • Gianna
        • Marcella
        • Marisa
        • Celeste
        • Electra
      • Reference Maremmas and Non-Breeding Dogs
    • Maremma Litters - Past & Present >
      • January 2023 Litter Gianna x Pax
      • December 2022 Litter Marisa x Sevro
      • October 2022 Litter Marcella x Sevro
      • May 2022 Litter Polar x Sevro
      • May 2022 Litter Marisa x Simba
      • February 2022 Litter Celeste x Sevro
      • December 2021 Litter Gianna x Simba
      • October 2021 Litter Marcella x Sevro
      • May 2021 Litter Olaf x Genevieve
      • February 2021 Litter Simba x Marcella
      • February 2021 Litter Sevro x Polar
      • December 2020 Litter Sevro x Gianna
      • September 2020 Litter Olaf x Carina
      • August 2020 Litter Simba x Polar
      • January 2020 Litter Olaf x Carina
      • 2019 Litter Olaf x Genevieve
      • 2018 Litter Olaf x Genevieve
      • 2017 Litter Olaf x Genevieve
    • Maremma Sheepdog Info & Care >
      • Maremma Sheepdog FAQ's
      • Maremma Sheepdog Open Forum Facebook Group
      • Feeding our Maremma Sheepdogs
      • Goat Milk for Healthy Dogs and Puppies
      • Grooming Maremma Sheepdogs
      • Housing Maremmas
      • Favorite Dog Products
      • Whelping Supplies for LGD's
  • Our Dairy Goat Herd
    • Mini Nubian Does
    • Mini Nubian Bucks
    • Reference Mini Nubian Does
    • Reference Mini Nubian Bucks
    • Standard Nubian Does
    • Nigerian Dwarf Does
    • Nigerian Dwarf Bucks
    • Reference Nigerian Dwarf Does
    • Reference Nigerian Dwarf Bucks
    • Past Kidding Seasons >
      • 2022 Mini Nubian Kids
      • 2022 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
      • Fall 2021 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
      • Spring 2021 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
      • Spring 2021 Mini Nubian Kids
      • 2020 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
      • 2020 Mini Nubian Kids
      • 2019 Fall Kids
      • 2019 Spring Kids
      • 2018 Fall Kids
      • 2018 Spring Kids
      • 2018 Mini Nubian kids
      • 2018 Nigerian Dwarf kids
      • 2017 Spring Kids
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  • Goat care & Info
    • Goat care articles
    • Clicker Training Goats
    • Useful Animal Products & Links
    • Supplies for Goats
    • Favorite Goat products
    • 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
    • Goat Parasites
    • Pneumonia in 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
    • Dairy Goat FAQ's

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.
Click the links below for information on our dairy goats or Maremma Sheepdogs.
​We are located in Lemoore, California.
Goat Reservations
Puppy Reservations
Click the link below to download a free digital copy of our Maremma Sheepdog Training Manual. Print copies are included with each puppy purchase. 
Free Maremma Sheepdog Training Manual
  • Home
    • Contact us
    • About Us
    • Veterinarian's Letter of Recommendation
    • Farm Visits
    • Virtual Farm Tour
    • Employment & Volunteer Opportunities
    • Prancing Pony Farm Families FaceBook Group
  • Prancing Pony Farm Blog
    • Dairy Goat Blog
    • Our Prancing Ponies
    • Fun Farm videos
  • Mini Nubian & Nigerian Dwarf Goats for Sale
    • Baby Goats For Sale
    • Adult Goats for Sale
    • Breeding Plan Goats
    • Our Farm Vet's Letter of Recommendation
    • Goat Application and Questionnaire
    • Shipping Goats
    • Goat Sales Policies
    • Goat Stud service info
  • MSCA Registered Maremma Sheepdogs for Sale
    • Available Maremma Puppies & Planned Litters
    • Available Juvenile & Adult Dogs
    • Maremma Application and Questionnaire
    • Maremma Sales Policies
    • Shipping Maremma Puppies
    • Maremma Visitor Policy
    • Bringing Home Your Prancing Pony Maremma Sheepdog Puppy
    • Training Your Prancing Pony Maremma Sheepdog
    • The Prancing Pony Farm Difference - How We Raise and Train Our Maremma Puppies >
      • Meet the Breeder
      • Our Puppy Parlor
      • Veterinarian's Letter of Recommendation
      • Maremma Testimonials
      • Our Puppies with Their New Families
      • Our Maremmas and Children
      • Puppies Everywhere! All the places our puppies reside!
      • The Importance of Early Socialization in LGD Puppies
      • Critical Learning Periods in Puppies
      • Puppy Placement Policies
      • How Many LGD's do I Need?
      • Breeding Candidate Puppies
      • Vaccine and Parasite Protocol for Our Maremma Puppies
    • Our Maremma Sheepdogs >
      • Our Breeding Maremmas >
        • Simba
        • Sevro
        • Pax
        • Pegaso
        • Gianna
        • Marcella
        • Marisa
        • Celeste
        • Electra
      • Reference Maremmas and Non-Breeding Dogs
    • Maremma Litters - Past & Present >
      • January 2023 Litter Gianna x Pax
      • December 2022 Litter Marisa x Sevro
      • October 2022 Litter Marcella x Sevro
      • May 2022 Litter Polar x Sevro
      • May 2022 Litter Marisa x Simba
      • February 2022 Litter Celeste x Sevro
      • December 2021 Litter Gianna x Simba
      • October 2021 Litter Marcella x Sevro
      • May 2021 Litter Olaf x Genevieve
      • February 2021 Litter Simba x Marcella
      • February 2021 Litter Sevro x Polar
      • December 2020 Litter Sevro x Gianna
      • September 2020 Litter Olaf x Carina
      • August 2020 Litter Simba x Polar
      • January 2020 Litter Olaf x Carina
      • 2019 Litter Olaf x Genevieve
      • 2018 Litter Olaf x Genevieve
      • 2017 Litter Olaf x Genevieve
    • Maremma Sheepdog Info & Care >
      • Maremma Sheepdog FAQ's
      • Maremma Sheepdog Open Forum Facebook Group
      • Feeding our Maremma Sheepdogs
      • Goat Milk for Healthy Dogs and Puppies
      • Grooming Maremma Sheepdogs
      • Housing Maremmas
      • Favorite Dog Products
      • Whelping Supplies for LGD's
  • Our Dairy Goat Herd
    • Mini Nubian Does
    • Mini Nubian Bucks
    • Reference Mini Nubian Does
    • Reference Mini Nubian Bucks
    • Standard Nubian Does
    • Nigerian Dwarf Does
    • Nigerian Dwarf Bucks
    • Reference Nigerian Dwarf Does
    • Reference Nigerian Dwarf Bucks
    • Past Kidding Seasons >
      • 2022 Mini Nubian Kids
      • 2022 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
      • Fall 2021 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
      • Spring 2021 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
      • Spring 2021 Mini Nubian Kids
      • 2020 Nigerian Dwarf Kids
      • 2020 Mini Nubian Kids
      • 2019 Fall Kids
      • 2019 Spring Kids
      • 2018 Fall Kids
      • 2018 Spring Kids
      • 2018 Mini Nubian kids
      • 2018 Nigerian Dwarf kids
      • 2017 Spring Kids
  • Prancing Pony Farm Online Store
  • Goat care & Info
    • Goat care articles
    • Clicker Training Goats
    • Useful Animal Products & Links
    • Supplies for Goats
    • Favorite Goat products
    • 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
    • Goat Parasites
    • Pneumonia in 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
    • Dairy Goat FAQ's