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Assistance with my three wethers
Started this discussion. Last reply by Deborah Niemann-Boehle Jun 5. 9 Replies 0 Likes
My three boys hit the two year mark two weeks ago. The first year was pretty straight forward but this past year we seem to be struggling with what might be copper deficiency but not sure. 1. Vinny -…Continue
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Danny Villa replied to Danny Villa's discussion Assistance with my three wethers"Update: it’s been a couple of weeks since I have my three the proper dosage of copper and I am starting to see some positive results. My brown boy is actually going from beige to a darker brown and his skin has improved tremendously. It was…"
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Danny Villa's discussion Assistance with my three wethers"If he had the clumpy stool prior to giving the copper, that could have been caused by worms, and copper oxide kills worms, so the copper could have caused his stools to go back to normal. I've read at least 15 studies where they used copper…"
Danny Villa replied to Danny Villa's discussion Assistance with my three wethers"Update: Stools back to normal today. I checked throughout the day and he seems to be back to berries. I gave him probiotics after seeing the clumped stool. I wouldn’t think the copper would cause as I discovered it prior to giving…"
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Danny Villa's discussion Assistance with my three wethers"Did you give the probiotics before or after you saw the clumped stools? I've never heard of anyone giving probiotics at the same time as the copper, so I'm not sure if they would have any type of interaction with each other. The copper…"
Danny Villa replied to Danny Villa's discussion Assistance with my three wethers"So I took advantage of the weatherman's incorrect forecast and spent the day with my goats cleaning up their pen and barn area. To make sure I had the right weights, I brought out a scale and we played guess my weight. Seems the measurement…"
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Danny Villa's discussion Assistance with my three wethers"Since you under-dosed them, you can probably just give the regular dose now since it's already been about six weeks."
Danny Villa replied to Danny Villa's discussion Assistance with my three wethers"Thank you so much Deborah. I will definitely take your course as this has baffled me and i want to make sure they are healthy and comfortable.
I used the measurement method to estimate weight on them and was clearly off in dosage as you noted. I…"
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Danny Villa's discussion Assistance with my three wethers"The usual dosage is 1 gram per 22 pounds, so unless they weigh only 44 pounds, you are under-dosing them. If you have serious antagonists, such as sulfur or iron in your well water, you may need to give copper every 3 months at that dose, so you can…"
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My three boys hit the two year mark two weeks ago. The first year was pretty straight forward but this past year we seem to be struggling with what might be copper deficiency but not sure. 1. Vinny - my brown one has gone tan and lost hair around his eyes and back of ears and some spots on his front legs. Now I see a patch of hair gone on his spine. Has dry flaky skin but i don't see any lice. 2. Frankie - smallest black one recently had the fish tail and reddish brown patches. Today, at a…See More
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