I'm new to the group and have learned so much already reading through forum discussions! I have had three ND goats since April--a doe and her two yearlings. That number has increased to 5, as the doe freshened July 2, adding another doeling and buckl
Read more…I've often mentioned using copper oxide wire particles for copper deficiency, although they can also be used as a natural way to control stomach worms in goats and sheep. This article summarizes most of the research done in this area:
Read more…I have a doe that is 35 days fresh. I started milking her 5 days ago. Today she had a small hard lump in one of her teats and I could not get milk out. I noticed I could move it up into her udder. Could this be mastitis or something else? She is a s
Read more…I'm doing final edits on my book, which means checking references, so I'm coming across all the stuff I've read. Here is the abstract of the research article on top dressing vs bolusing copper oxide wire particles:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
Read more…As some may know from reading my post I have been feeding Sweetlix meat maker minerals, baking soda and separate salt all the time, and 2-3 days a week my herd gets Onyx cattle minerals. For a while now I have noticed that I have had to waste more of
Read more…Thanks to an idea put forth on this list by Rachel Whetzel (thanks Rachel!) I soaked some raisins overnight, then put them in the chopper, added the individual doses of COWP and voila...5 out of 7 goats ate it up. I had tried molasses before with ver
Read more…I just bought a couple garden hoses and realized that they contain LEAD! In fact, ALL my hoses did... and because leafy vegis especially will retain this lead, and realized I needed to replace the hoses that will be watering our food... and then it o
Read more…Has anyone ever used frontline on their goats and if so, what dose and how did it go for you?
I am asking because I DID--I used it for lice, I used a large dog (89 lb) size. One doe has had no side effects. .the other doe is losing her hair. :(
C
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I noticed this morning that Penny's tale was crusty so I picked it up to see what was going on and there is greenish mucous discharge from her vagina. What does that mean? What do I do?
Thanks
Juliana
Read more…Before I got these 2 baby goats I never expected to become so concerned about poo. LOL. But here I am everyday looking at the goat's poo, wondering what is ok.
So I know that little seperate berries is what you want. And log's are bad. But what about
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I have a 3 mos old doeling that I need to treat ASAP for Cocci...
I have a packet of Di-Methox powder (107 gr)---do I mix the entire pkg w/ 1 gallon of water?
(That's the recommendation for cattle)
And, if so, can I not just use 1/2 the pack
Read more…I am making a list of things I would like to get from Hoeggers to have on hand and there are several things that look similar to me. Could anyone tell me if you would need all of these or would one suffice? If you need all of them, how would you us
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I haven't been online much in the last week because we finally moved to our new TN farm! We have been crazy-busy getting an area set up for the horse and pony (who arrived this morning at 5AM!) and we have been working on goat areas. Putt
Read more…Sorry I haven't been on much lately! I will be back. =)
I just wanted to let you all know my good news! The last time I treated Clara it worked! No more swelling for over a week now! If anyone wants to know what I did, I will be happy to tell you
Read more…I have ants in the barn. I found them in the grain feeders this morning and on Fitz. In south MS we have fire ants and I'm not crazy about them biting my goats. I bought some food grade DE today and sprinkled it around the perimeter of the barn an
Read more…I rarely catch my goats peeing, especially boys... it's funny because I sort of get excited when I see them doing it because it gives me a chance to look at their stance...since its so hard to get them like that otherwise...
So today I stopped and
Read more…I know I've read somewhere that this is not a good sign, but I can't remember what it means. The buckling has had the occasional clumpy poops but most of them were normal pellets. Today I saw him poop out formed "turd" if you know what I mean, and
Read more…Hello! I have two doelings and a wether that are now 15 weeks old. For the last two weeks I've been giving them all a little grain (Goat Chow) in the mornings and then taking them out to a fenced in pasture during the day. When I first got them I was
Read more…Another learning opportunity?
I have been keeping a super close eye on my herd, spending hours out there to observe who is chewing cud, to give supplements, etc. Tonite I went out right after they were fed (not by me) and noticed that there was mold
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I discovered what's the matter with my poor little goats, why they wouldn't go out and forage in their pasture. After sitting with them a few afternoons I realized that each time they head out they get swarmed by fire ants and so they j
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