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
Read more…My oldest (and I'm pretty sure pregnant) doe lost all her winter undercoat pretty suddenly.
Along with her lost undercoat, she seems to be more bony than my younger doe. She has also started shivering... I live in Oregon. She and the younger goat are
Read more…Hi all! When we got Buckwheat at 4 wks old...he had a cyst on his cheek which the vet lanced and flushed and drained. He's been on antibiotics for 2 wks now and it's gone. However...last night, I discovered another one on his side up top near the
Read more…I annually use my vet to test for CAE but this is starting to get a bit expensive. I would like to start doing this myself and would like to know where you would get the supplies. My vet sends the blood tests to Washington State, I believe. Also, how
Read more…How common is it to have problems with CAE with Nigerians? I will bring home my first Doe this spring. I have 2 Nubian weathers at home who were bottle fed. I had blood samples sent to Purdue last week to test my weathers for CAE and Johnes --I wan
Read more…I bought this from Hoeggers, it said 1/2 t. on feed helps to prevent mastitis. I thought extra calcium might be good, doe is pregnant. But now, not so sure. There is nothing else in this, dont want to throw off any balance with her due in 3 weeks.
Read more…One of my neighbors has an Alpine that is losing clumps of hair and has bald spots from the neck down to mid back. She is acting fine as far as eating and sleeping, just the skin irritations. He has researched, she gets a good mineral supplement with
Read more…I use Hoegger's Golden Blend minerals and my goats are really gobbling it up. For 2 adult and 2 9 months old goats, they are eating nearly 2 cups in a week. Is this ok? Is it possible for them to overdose on the minerals?
I have always left my m
Read more…I was wondering if anyone else has seen this or heard of this. I'm very new to goats.
My question is , both my goats seem to have twitchy legs. All of a sudden , it's almost like they have a invisible fly buzzing around them. Does anyone know what mi
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