So I have started feeding my girls lespedeza as a preventative measure, and it's just another part of their daily ration currently. I was wondering if there is a minimum amount they have to ingest to be beneficial? Can I feed it with their alfalfa/
Read more…I recently purchased a doe and she has been sick since I got her. The breeder transported her to a show she was attending the night before I picked her up and before I got there the next day she had scours from the stress of leaving home and being at
Read more…We are newbies to owning NDG's. We brought our first two goats home on 6/24. I'm going to try to give as much info as possible to hopefully help you give me some good advice.
On 5/19 we moved to a 14 acre farm from the "big city". The farm already h
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I was just wondering if anyone has encountered this before. Yesterday morning I saw that one of my does was standing off to the side , which is normal for her at feeding time she kind of a diva and like to make a big entrance up to th
Read more…Hi everyone, I have read about using Diat. Earth in chickens food as a natural wormer and also heard another goat breeder sprinkles it on her goats backs for lice/fleas. Have any of you experienced any of this yourself? Any suggestions? Comments?
Read more…First my little wether got it. Two weeks later a doeling, then about the time she was through the meds, another doeling got it. I have feeders off the floor and "steps" for them to stand on so they will not stand in the bowls but it doesn't help! I'l
Read more…My doe lost 4 kids in the middle of the night. I missed the signs that I should have stayed up with her to assist. We had bred her twice, thinking the first time had not worked. She was uncomfortable, very much so, in the week preceding. Not bleating
Read more…I have a doeling with a goopy eye. When my daughter brought her to me to look at, it had a lot of goo in and around it. The other eye, and all other eyes in the herd, are fine. The eye itself, once I got the goo off of it, looks normal. I decided
Read more…A friend just said that she will never use straw for bedding again. She is convinced her goats got lice from it since it is the first time she used straw and the first time the goats have had lice. I told her that my vet told me that goat lice are
Read more…My Corid just arrived, so much for speedy delivery huh, and I was looking at the bottle trying to figure out the math for dosing. I want to be sure I get it right as the directions are a little confusing.
In short, as a drench the bottle says: Add 3
Read more…This might have been shared before, and I don't even have goats yet! But as I was researching information on parasite issues in my area (Atlantic Canada) I found a link to this site put together by the University of Guelph in Ontario regarding small
Read more…Went to the feed store to buy some for my 'just in case' kit and didn't know which to buy?
Read more…I noticed Reba's buckling was not right when I opened the barn at 7am. He is about a month old, has always been a fat, healthy boy. This morning he was laying down with his head tipped back and his eyes kind of wide occasionally yelling like he was
Read more…One of my does has a strange facial swelling. I'm 99% sure it's not CL or bottle jaw, as it's not in the right places or the right shape and size. It feels pretty hard. Any ideas?
Read more…I did my first fecal yesterday. This doe was dewormed about 10 days ago with Ivomec plus. We just started our rainy season so I would bet that my pastures are about as wormy as they will ever get.
I counted 8 HC eggs the first time and 15 the sec
Read more…I'm curious - my friend had it happen and now my doe is going through it - also following the copper bolus. I just bolused on Tuesday and the timing of my doe is exactly like her doe. She is acting normal but just a little tired and off her feed. Ea
Read more…My pet NDG has always had a large udder since adulthood, but now it's very large. She has never been bred. What causes this, do I need to see a vet? Is there something I can do myself?
Read more…One doe started yelling at about 5 a.m. She has been frothing and throwing up cud for a couple of hours. I thought she might be choking so I gave her some molasses/acv drench which she drank from the bowl. Just as I thought she was getting better, I
Read more…Fairy loosing hair but recovering Fairy is Nigerian Dwarf my concern with her is hair loss pictures shown. Annie is a Nubian Alpine cross. Annie picks at her food and looses interest very quickly,she is loosing weight and doesn't seem to be putting a
Read more…Cocoa was our first kid to disbud, so it wasn't the best job, and she grew a flat little scur about an inch or two long. She broke it off butting heads with Oreo this morning, and there is a raw spot left. It's not bleeding and looks okay, but I just
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