Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats

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Leslie Honcoop
  • Female
  • Lynden WA
  • United States
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Symptoms of mites

Started this discussion. Last reply by Deborah Niemann-Boehle Jan 6. 6 Replies

My 9 month old wether has lost hair around his eyes and the bridge of his nose. He also has crusty sores on his ears and maybe a few around his nose. Last year, my older wether had the same symptoms…Continue

Singleton Nursing...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Leslie Honcoop Apr 28, 2020. 2 Replies

I have a buckling who is a week old. We lost his sister (that's another post) so he is alone. We had a rough start with momma (FF) not wanting him...was 5 hours before he nursed much...but now he is…Continue

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Leslie Honcoop replied to Taylor Cameron's discussion Hair loss on base of ears, bridge of nose, back of legs
"Taylor! I live in Lynden WA and could not find a source for Sweet Lix Meat Maker. Where did you find it? I’m having similar issues with one of my wethers and need to supplement copper. Will be following this discussion. — Leslie"
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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Leslie Honcoop's discussion Symptoms of mites
"Pour-on ivermectin works for mites and lice. "
Jan 6
Leslie Honcoop replied to Leslie Honcoop's discussion Symptoms of mites
"I should say that because the decals were clear, I did not use de-wormer. I have the right amount of goats/pasture as the grass never gets mobbed to the ground. Trying to keep it to 3-4” tall. Also have a paddock to limit grazing when grass is…"
Jan 5
Leslie Honcoop replied to Leslie Honcoop's discussion Symptoms of mites
"I’ve been avoiding de-wormers. I did fecals to check for worms and my goats were clear. I’ve only used the dewormer/parasiticide for the mites. I did check the wethers ears tonight and the sores are mostly gone. Smooth ears again! What…"
Jan 5
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Leslie Honcoop's discussion Symptoms of mites
"It's not really a good idea to use injectable dewormers with goats because it stays in their system for a couple of months at a really low level, so that all of the worms in their gut are being exposed to a low level of dewormer, which is…"
Jan 5
Leslie Honcoop replied to Leslie Honcoop's discussion Symptoms of mites
"Yes! That’s it! I will read your advice on copper insufficiency. And I’ll wrastle the little guy to clean his ears and see what I can find out about that problem. This is a big help. I’ve been headed in the wrong direction."
Jan 5
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Leslie Honcoop's discussion Symptoms of mites
"Hair loss around the eyes and on the bridge of the nose are often caused by copper deficiency. Crusty sores on his ears could be caused by something completely different.  When you say the buck improved but then flared up again, do you mean all…"
Jan 5
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Symptoms of mites

My 9 month old wether has lost hair around his eyes and the bridge of his nose. He also has crusty sores on his ears and maybe a few around his nose. Last year, my older wether had the same symptoms and eventually had scaly skin on his tail and hair loss. He didn’t have the ear sores. I treated him with injectable ivermectin (1cc/25lbs) — 3 treatments 10 days between them. This year I tried the same for the 9 month old — but it hasn’t cleared it up. It improved but then it flared up again. It…See More
Jan 3
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Leslie Honcoop replied to Maggie's discussion Cold Weather
"BTW I grew up on a dairy farm and am familiar with cows. And dairy cows have their food and environment highly managed. I like that goats don't require nearly as much, and frankly, are so much more entertaining!! (And the poop! So easy to deal…"
Dec 16, 2020
Leslie Honcoop replied to Maggie's discussion Cold Weather
"Thank you!! I'll quit worrying about it! Everyone is healthy and not skinny. ;) I have one wether that is huge and prone to being fat so I always have to fight him about grain feeds for the others. Now I will feel confident when I offer them…"
Dec 16, 2020
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"Since you posted about being concerned about your goats staying warm, housing and bedding are the most important things. Your barn looks very nice. Although our goats did fine the first couple of years when we were using shavings, straw is warmer.…"
Dec 13, 2020
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Dec 11, 2020
Leslie Honcoop replied to Maggie's discussion Cold Weather
"I was told by a vet that it was good to supplement with some concentrated feed (grain) when the temp stayed below 40 degrees. My understanding was that they might need some supplement of calories as hay might not supply enough as they were working…"
Dec 11, 2020
Leslie Honcoop replied to Leslie Honcoop's discussion Singleton Nursing...
"Ok! Thanks for the explanation! It makes sense to me now. I won't be milking the doe so she can just keep making what the baby needs. When I first had goats, I was over-feeding them -- killing them with kindness as they say -- so I am a little…"
Apr 28, 2020

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At 8:45am on April 25, 2020, Aimelyn Trasmonte Pael said…

Hello Leslie! Welcome to the group!

 
 
 

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