I have a four month old wether that is frothing at the mouth tonight. Other sources have said this might be frothy bloat. Is this possible even if I have baking soda for him? He seems playful and alert, not grinding his teeth or showing any other s
Read more…We had an experienced friend come over and help us disbud on Friday. The first doeling that we did has been caring her head low and hasn't been eating very well or playing. She had nice copper rings over the buds, it doesn't appear the iron went to
Read more…Here is a great article with good, basic information on worms and deworming:
Read more…Hey guys, the time for procrastinating came to an end! The Huge (thickness more than length) scur that Quill arrived with a little over a year ago had finally grown to the point that it was less than 1/2 inch from his eye! Don't worry, we would never
Read more…Oh my gosh I feel so horrible! One of our boys has hair loss on the front of three legs where he obviously curls them under to sleep and has granular looking skin around the base of his legs near his hooves!
I've checked all the other goats and they
Read more…What's a congested udder, is it a big deal, would you buy a goat who had one? I am interested in a doe whose owner says she had trouble with a congested udder but it is "loosening up well"
Read more…This is our first doeling. So I really dont know what to look for with their health. We have had her for about a week now. She is 9 weeks old. I have her with two - two year old does that she has never been with before. They are working out the
Read more…I looked at the maps I saw that my area , Indiana, is low in Selinium. While looking for Bo-Se in a catalog I found an oral Gel supplement for goats by Kaeko. It is Selenium & Vitamin E gel in a easy adjust dose syringe. Is it as absorbable orally
Read more…I have a doe that was bred on the 16 and 17th of January and in the last couple days I have noticed white blister looking things on and around her vulva and anus. She has had this before when she was a kid so I don't think it has anything to do with
Read more…My girls just had a fecal test and the worm load was low. Vet said they need no deworming. I know many (most?) folks deworm their does a month or so before their due dates and some right after kidding. If the worm load has been verified as low, sh
Read more…I am planning to purchase a dehorning iron soon. Trying to decide between the Rhinehart X50 or the X30. The X30 can be ordered with one of 3 tips, .55 , 3/8", or 1/4" . Can anyone help me decide which dehorner and which tip is better for Nigeria
Read more…Has anyone ever tried to disbud using the cattle disbudding paste?
What was your experience? success/failure? opinions?
Read more…I had a vet out last week and after a brief exam she said she didn't think my 2 girls are as far along as I thought but gave them there Bose while she was here. Now Ive heard that giving it with in the first 3 months of pregnancy can be dangerous. Do
Read more…Thank you for your prompt response.... Tater is not on pasture right now, he's in a good sized pen with a nice shelter. We're in Wyoming and everything is still dormant. This winter we had lows of 30 below zero, however for the last few weeks night
Read more…I've been on a quest to find lespedeza seeds to plant in my pasture, as well as lespedeza pellets to feed my goats. Lespedeza is a natural dewormer, which has been studied quite a bit by the researchers who studied copper oxide wire particles, and wh
Read more…Hi Everyone.
Over the past week I have noticed my one buck in particular really beginning to shed and loose his hair. My second buck is doing the same thing but far less dramatically. Today I noticed that my first buck is actually loosing/shedding
Read more…I just went out to feed the goats, and as I gave my Doe Deenie a chin scratch I noticed it was feeling swollen...She is eating ok and even took her treat fine...It is not hard or hot to touch but feels fleshy...She is due to kid for the first time on
Read more…I need to give two goats something for coughing. Would like to try Levamisole after reading diff discussions on here. All I can find online looks like it's in a packet and from Jeffers. Is that right?? If not where do I find it?? I have Ivomec, Cyd
Read more…One week from tomorrow our Sarah Goat is due to have her babies...Today we think she fell from the top of the play house...she was inside it, hubby heard and thud and turned around to see her on her side laying next to the one side that has no openin
Read more…I'm wondering how much Penicillin I should be giving Panzy, the doe whom the vet had to cut the kid out of. We initially went with the dosage suggested in the Hoegger catalog, as vet didn't know what to give a goat. So the vet gave her .6cc after s
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