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Milking Stand Size/Plan Question
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ann Bodling Nov 7. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi again, Though I only have wethers I've been wanting to make or have made a milking stand for reasons other than milking. My question is...I have seen plans from people milking larger goats and…Continue
Overweight Wethers?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ann Bodling Nov 5. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everyone. It has been quite a while since I posted with a question. My 4 wethers are now about 11 months old, more or less. I may have made a mistake a while back when they outgrew their earlier…Continue
Wether Bleeding from Band
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ann Bodling Apr 26. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Everyone, One of my 13 week old wethers has started bleeding from the banded area. He was banded before we brought him home, close to 4 weeks ago. Before I do anything else, I wanted to ask what…Continue
Feeding 12 week old wethers
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tammy Gallagher Apr 9. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Friends, A feeding question...the 4 wethers came last week and took to the hay and the medicated feed well. I am feeding Kalmbach medicated meat goat feed and was planning on feeding for a couple…Continue
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"It's been almost 20 years since my husband built our first milking stand, but from what I remember ... He used plans off the Internet at that time. We had no clue that there would be a difference between NDs and other goats, so he followed the…"
Milking Stand Size/Plan Question
Hi again, Though I only have wethers I've been wanting to make or have made a milking stand for reasons other than milking. My question is...I have seen plans from people milking larger goats and am wondering whether the dimensions would still be right for NG's or if the stand measurements would need to be adjusted. Does anyone have plans they would share or give me a recommendation? Thanks very much.See More
"Thanks again, Tammy. I will indeed cut down on the pellets. It is so helpful to know the amounts you are feeding, as I couldn't information about how much to be feeding at all when it came to pellets. This has been bothering me for…"
"Hey there Ann. I was able to get the photos downloaded today =) It really does look like the 'fluff' of their poofy winter coat coming in to me. Definitely keep an eye on them. Pictures can be hard to 'guess' from, but you are…"
"Your welcome! I only see ‘picture added’ with no way to access it. I’ll try on my computer tomorrow and see if that is the issue. I’ve been out of the house most the day today. :) Yeah- I would cut back on the pellets. If you…"
"Thanks, Tammy. I don't see the pictures either but do you see a JPG underlined link in green under where it says "attachments"? I added one to my original post and then one each in two replies. I am in central…"
"Hi Ann!
I’m not seeing the pictures pop up :( Remind me where you live again? I can’t see the pics, but I’m wondering if it is not thick cashmere coming in that is making them look tubby? My goats all start looking like little…"
Overweight Wethers?
Hi everyone. It has been quite a while since I posted with a question. My 4 wethers are now about 11 months old, more or less. I may have made a mistake a while back when they outgrew their earlier grain ration and I introduced timothy pellets instead. I know I didn't need to, but they seemed to enjoy the grain pellets so much that I went ahead and did. I give them pellets first thing in the morning and then again in the later afternoon. They have free choice hay and minerals all the time as…See More
"I'm glad to know it was a normal castration band and that he's doing well. It's been more than 10 years since we stopped banding, so I guess I'd forgotten how long it can take for them to fall off.
Okay ... funny banding…"
"Hi Tammy and Deborah,
This morning when I took them their water and to check on them, I found the little guy had separated from his scrotum. So, somehow, at some point in the night, I guess it detached and he seems fine today. I am very…"
"Oh No! It sounds like they may have used a band that was too big? Where you able to see what color the band is? The scrotum and testicles should be shriveled and hard, like mummified, by now I would think."
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