https://thriftyhomesteader.com/anemia-in-goats/
Goat owners should be well-versed in the art of the FAMACHA check. We know that bright red mucous membranes of the eyes are a good sign while pale or white mucous membranes could indicate a heavy paras
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/listeriosis-in-goats/
Listeriosis can strike fear into the hearts of goats owners, not only because it needs prompt treatment to increase the odds of survival, and because it can be difficult to diagnose due to the fac
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/milk-test-reports/
If you ever wondered about the benefits of milk testing, today’s episode contains an abundance of valuable information. Today we are talking to Jeremy Leather, a field technician at Dairy One, a milk
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/raw-milk-safety/
We are talking to Mark McAfee, the chairman of the Raw Milk Institute, which was founded in 2011 to help meet the growing demand for safe raw milk and to educate consumers on raw milk safety. He is als
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/anesthesia-in-goats/
Every goat owner has heard that goats don’t do well with anesthesia, so we are always understandably nervous when our goats need to be sedated. Dr. Kelly Chen, Veterinary Anesthesiology Resident at
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/goat-diseases-and-womens-health/
Can goats threaten your health if you're a pregnant woman? If you are a woman, there are some specific precautions you should be taking with goats giving birth and also when using drugs
Read more…This is our second kidding season (all 100% NDG)...so still learning. The newest does to our herd kidded here last year shortly after their arrival, so they had been through the trauma of travel and getting used to a new home. We lost several at birt
Read more…Hi guys! I am new to the group, but before I introduce myself and my goats, I have a more pressing matter that I need some very experienced goat owners to weigh in on....
I am very new to owning goats. I rescued a bonded pair of approximately 1.5 year
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/carpal-hyperextension-in-goats/
If you’ve ever had a goat with wonky knees, today’s episode will shed some light on the problem. When a goat has carpal hyperextension, it means that the knees bend backwards rather than
Read more…How much weight does the average doe put on during pregnancy?
Read more…Hi All, I am thinking about moving my goats to a proprety where there are two cows are having issues with neospora caninum. Is this something I need to worry about for my goats? Will they be safe grazing the same acreage? I cant seem to find a lot of
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/infertility-in-bucks-and-does/
What do you do when your doe gets bred but doesn’t get pregnant? There are a number of reasons why this can happen, and Dr. Jamie Stewart, Assistant Professor in Production Management Med
Read more…Hi there! Help/advice needed. We have a female who kidded 3 dead babies 6 months ago. So so sad, and we aren't sure why they passed. She was getting adequate minerals/supplements. Anyway, we were told the milk would dry up so we never tried to milk h
Read more…Hi, all!
I have been hand milking a FF Nigerian Dwarf (kidded in March) twice a day for a couple months. Her production started at about 1 1/2-2 cups cups per milking and has dropped to about 3/4 cup per milking (she had a parasite overload last month
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/goat-worm-myths-and-misunderstandings/
A couple of months ago, we had a Facebook post that elicited a lot of very passionate responses and also uncovered a lot of myths and misinformation about worms in goats.
In today
Read more…Apologies if I get this wrong as I am not good on these laptop things!
I am in the process of building a living area for our future goats and was wondering what the best flooring would be. I am considering using concrete or just good old soil. They sh
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/hoof-rot-in-goats/
All these years I thought we were just lucky to have never had a case of hoof rot in our goats, but in today’s episode, I learned that luck has nothing to do with it.
Dr. Kevin Pelzer, Professor of P
Read more…https://thriftyhomesteader.com/red-cell-for-goats/
Although it is a fairly common practice for goat owners to treat anemic animals with Red Cell after deworming, there had not been any research on whether it was helpful — until now.
Today’s guest, J
Read more…
https://thriftyhomesteader.com/tetanus-in-goats/
Although some animals are not as susceptible to tetanus, such as dogs and cats, goats can get tetanus. Like humans, which have been protected by the vaccine since the first world war, goats can also
Read more…Good morning ya'll - I have a first freshener doe, 5 weeks post partum who is nursing three babies. I have been milking mom since kids were 3 weeks old. In the last two days, I noticed one or two "milk clots" coming out when I milked. The teat woul
Read more…
