Does anyone have any experience with hookworms? One young wether and one of my does had fecals done showing hookworms. Checked the eyes of the rest of the herd and 3 other does have pink (not red) eyelids. What is the best dewormer for hookworms?
Read more…So I am fixing to band my boys.....pain???? I have Meloxicam left over from dogs. Does anyone know about how much I can give my 20 lbs NG's for the discomfort?
Read more…I have a first freshener, due 4/14, I noticed stopped eating 2 nights ago, she had a temp of 104.7. Started antibiotics, gave selenium paste, she had selenium and copper 2 weeks prior, dewormed and gave probiotics. Set a camera and watched her throug
Read more…My pregnant doe Butterscotch, ready to give birth any day, has runny stool with yellow mucus. Just noticed this and don’t know if I should worry. This is my first pregnant doe. If anyone has info and could help me I would greatly appreciate it.
Read more…First post here! I added 3 Nigerian Dwarfs to the farm 3 weeks ago. Ive had experience with horses and working with dogs and cats as a vet tech for years. I noticed some hair loss/thinning on one doe - She kidded in February and I'm currently milking
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Recently, I've noticed several bald patches on my buck. Initially, I thought it to be mites (and it still could be), but in reading some of the threads here, it may be a zinc deficiency from too much alfalfa. I am treating the bald patches
Read more…Hi. I have a Nigerian Dwarf wether who will be 1 year old in April, that is losing hair on his legs and belly. He also has some hair loss around his eyes. He has flakey dry skin all over his lower body. (Pictures attached) He only eats grass hay, and
Read more…Hello, Can anyone help me with this? We normally give a selenium vaccination to does 4 weeks before kidding, 1/2 cc. and then to kids at birth, 1/4 cc. This time, we'd like to try a Selenium gel, however, I want to make sure of the dosage amount. I h
Read more…I have a seemingly very healthy pregnant doe limping on one of her back legs. Otherwise she is acting normal. I’ve examined her - joints move ok, not hot, no swelling, no wounds. I’ve actually seen her several times raise her” bad” leg up to scratch
Read more…My does had thier CD/T shots on April 29, when should I give them their next shot and where is the best place to do this? My girls are 6weeks old. Thanks
Lee
Read more…I forgot to ask on my last post about giving baby aspirin to a pregnant doe. I have heard 1 baby aspirin for every 10 lbs - but not sure if that applies to preg goats!
Read more…I'm absolutely stunned...I had what seemed to be a perfectly healthy doe at 5:00. At 5:30 she was dead. What the heck?????? Here's the story: I'd had the goats out on pasture for about an hour and a half, two hours at the most. Around 5:00 we too
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My best milking doe came down with a case of mastitis. Last Friday, I should have detected it because her production on the infected side was noticeably lower. But, I was very busy, prepping for a craft market, had to go to work, and trying
Read more…A coworker got her first goat about 4.5 months ago when he was a day or two old (already disbudded and banded). She got the second one, who was dam raised and banded at 7 weeks, just over a month ago. A week and a half ago she asked me about constip
Read more…A month and a half ago, one of my does had an infection in one eye. I treated it by squirting some LA200 in the affected eye twice a day for five days. It didn't seem to improve it. As I'd read on here, it cleared up in two weeks. So now, a month a
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First of all, thank you to Deborah and all the members here for your valuable discussions and information. This site is incredibly helpful to newbies like myself!
We have a 1.5 year old doe (unbred) who has been behaving strangely. On a cou
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I'm a little old-fashioned and still enjoy having real-live, genuine books around. Iam looking for recommendations for a "level up" reference book. I already have Raising Goats Naturally and Storey's Guide. I'm ready for something that goes a li
Read more…I've read several posts/threads about a selenium bucket, and Deborah even provided a link to it from Caprine Supply. However, most of those threads were from c. 2014, and it seems as if Caprine Supply no longer carries the selenium bucket. Any chance
Read more…I am worried about my little goat. I am feeding her rolled oats, alfalfa pellets + timothy pellets, supplemented with MannaPro Goat Balancer. I am slowly transitioning her from the oats to Dumors Sweet Goat Feed. She has some access to brush on a da
Read more…Have had goats for many years. Worked for a vet for 20 years. My goats have been dry for the last 4 years. Been fed well and no health problems. Bought 2 Nigerians recently and the issue is that normally I give Bo-Se to the herd. My bottle has recent
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