Are there other reasons than parasites that can cause weight loss? I have 2 does who were both quite zinc deficient this last winter. I have supplemented and the one especially is showing signs of improvement. Coat color coming back, hair growing in
Read more…I have a new goat friend who asked me yesterday how she should deal with lice. Her two does and four kids, which are all less than a month old, have them. She used DE, but wanted to know what she could do if that doesn't work.
I told her about shavin
Read more…If you notice little to no change after giving a doe a 2 gram copper bolus 2 weeks ago...would you give her another? Or am I being to impatient? :) Thanks!
Read more…I heard that where I live their is a Selenium deficiency. I heard this from someone that has horses. I was just wondering if the commercial mineral I buy is enough, they seem to be healthy, I just wanted to make sure. Can I just do it as a supplemen
Read more…I am very new to Nigerians. i bought a pregnant doe and a wether. I raise beef cattle and different species of poultry. I am considering feeding the goats a premium alfalfa hay or a very good quality 2nd cutting hay, but has anyone just used this cha
Read more…This was posted elsewhere. As I recall, it is counter to what I have usually read, but perhaps I am misunderstanding some things.
"actually alfalfa is great for boys - they need the calcium. The best ratio of calcium to phosphorous is 2:1 (more calci
Read more…I learned so much in our last discussion regarding pregnant does, I would love to have a discussion about buck feeding. I have 3 young bucks-- 2 who are about 1 year and 1 little guy who is 5 months. They were all extremely small when I got them and
Read more…Hi all,
I'm new so please forgive my ignorance. I just took ownership of my goats about 2 months ago.
I have issues with 2 of my girls.
First: Libby is about 3 years old, pregnant for the third time, due to kid in early May. She has developed t
Read more…Ok, first off I know goats shouldn't eat dog food. But here's what's happening. I have my Great Pyr female, Willow penned with my goats. Each evening when I feed her she wants attention so badly that she'll leave her food for a couple seconds and com
Read more…I've been reading a few posts on Facebook groups recently about selenium deficiency, and it's bringing up some questions. I'm thinking I may need to do selenium a little differently than I have been, but I want to see what others think.
Since probabl
Read more…You all might already have seen this but I just stumbled upon it!
Maybe THIS will get people's attention although I wouldn't mind if the human
Read more…Here's another post from a noobie. I have two doelings, one is half pygmy and one is full Nigerian and I am concerned that they are not growing fast enough. I've read through some older posts about growth rate and saw that some can grow slower based
Read more…Hey there all! I just want to start by saying that I love love love my ND wethers and am so glad to have them!
Just a question about weight though. My Sonny is the runt of the pack and gets pushed around a little. He's fine and seems happy enough, b
Read more…I noticed one of my doelings has a cloudy eye... and the area closest to her eyelids is very irritated looking. I think she has pink eye. I googled... because I couldn't remember what I needed to treat with. Terramycin ointment is the answer I found.
Read more…Any pro or con about offering organic sweet potatos to my goats? I have 2 nice ones but am not allowed to eat them myself right now. If no for goats - I'll cook them up for chickens who will LOVE them.
Judy
Read more…I have a 1 and a 1/2 year old doe. Her name is Chelsea. She was one of my very first Nigerians, so she is spoiled rotten!! When I was cuddling with her, I noticed that she was missing an entire tooth. I was wondering if they can lose teeth and grow n
Read more…We're wanting to test our herd for CAE and Johnes. How young can you test for both of these?
Read more…Hi All,
Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on mini-donkeys? How well do they work with predator protection for NDs? Can they pull a plow?
judy
Read more…Yesterday we had several 2 week old babies dehorned and today I noticed a couple of them have runny mattery eyes. Could this be from dehorning?
Read more…Hi there, my goat is in heat, but the discharge is yellow - I was expecting it to be creamy/whiteish. She seems otherwise healthy - although she did miscarry a premie late last year - this is her second heat since then, which had a whitish discharg
