One of my goats (and occasionally the other, but not as frequently.) Rolls her head over her shoulders a lot. I've checked her for external parasites, and also checked to see if her ears looked like they had mites, but she doesn't seem to have them t
Read more…Finally we are starting to get springlike weather! Getting ready for some shows soon at the end of May. I have a 10 month old doeling I would like to show but I notice that she is losing hair and has scaly skin at the base of the ears and around the
Read more…Okay, I find out tonight from my son that he saw one of the goats grazing, drop on his back and screams for a while. What is up with that? Is this normal, I can not find anything about this behavior?
Read more…I have a Q about minerals... Mainly for you, Deb.
What EXACTLY to do you give your goats for minerals?
I have loose mineral.
I plan to bolus for copper today.
I have a pregnant doe that I will be adding Purina Goat Mix grains to her diet two week
Read more…I posted this weekend about my goats needing antibiotics and my wether getting diarrhea after starting them. The doe and wether are both about 7 weeks old. My wether is now pooping what looks like pudding. He is eating good and drinking, I weighed hi
Read more…I have the 00 size gel caps. would filling them halfway be an appropriate size for 8 week old kids? Oviedo is starting to look a tad on the blonde side.
Read more…Hi
Where can I find a small amount of COWP? I only have 2 does.Thanks
Read more…When it rains, it pours ... My rent a buck ( rab) was moved in with my buck who lost his companion (the wether who died) and he (rab) got out and got into my compost pile for up to an hour. I gave him a baking soda drench and burped him several tim
Read more…Hej from Sweden,
I have been on cloud 9 with my ladies going into heat and my rent-a-buck on hand to do the job and my new "nursery" box. We added 6 new babies since February. Feb. 26 we added two little Pygmy babies one buckling and one doeling.
Read more…Does anyone know of any copper boluses other than Copasure? My vet just looked into it for me and ended up having to call all over the place, including down to the US (I live in Canada) and found out from the manufacturer that it is backordered and t
Read more…My little buck is not well:
He was fed at 5;30 and was fine. At 9:15or so when we went out to lock him up he was laying on his side with his feet straight out. We brought him in and called everyone we know. Got various opinions. gave him a home
Read more…I need copper bolus. I need them. I can't REALLY afford them. They come in big box with enough doses to last me forever, but the up front cost is keeping me from ordering. I found a gal on line that sells them individually, but she hasn't replied to
Read more…I search around a little, but didn't really find what I was looking for.
I need to deworm my goats. I havn't done it in 3 years, and I have a goat that's eyes are looking pale. The last time they were dewormed was with Safeguard. Three of my goa
Read more…I am reading a book called "Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats" The book states that Oak leaves are poisonous to goats...we have a Red Oak in our barnyard...is this tree really a potential problem? We also have many White and Swamp oaks on our
Read more…I was just reading that you shouldn't give a baby goat cow's milk, the type for human consumption
is that true ? I'm getting a rescue baby and I was told that they were feeding it part whole cow's milk and a power mix for goats. Yike's is this going
Read more…I think one of my goats is biting the hair off of the others goats or maybe the hair is breaking/cut off. I don't know. They still have a very nice think undercoat but their long hair is now short. Anyone have any ideas what is going on? A few of the
Read more…Okay, thankfully, I don't have to worry about this for a long time as we don't even have out little goats yet. But a 16 year old girl in our group has been showing goats (Nubians) for several years and has participated in disbudding before (with her
Read more…I recently aquired two bucks from my mentor and they have been with me for about a week now. After all the crazy rain we have had I had to worm them today and noticed that Pecial (the older buck) has a bit of a runny nose. The mucus is clear on the
Read more…See Blog RIP Care-A-Lot's 'Pecial for background
I hate seeing a goat laying on the ground and I have really begun to dread going out to do morning chores because...Today I lost the other buck that came with Pecial. He was much younger. I decided n
Read more…well, I thought I did so good with my 3/4" x 22 ga needles. Now, 3 weeks later, I notice a nice lump at the injection site. It was CD&T - did I inject too fast?
And I have noticed my doe due to kid is pooping alot and it is a darker green and wet
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