A goat's tail should be bushy on the end. If it looks like it's missing hair on the tip and is forked like a fish's tail, that's often caused by copper deficiency. You would probably see other symptoms too, however, such as faded coat (gold goat turning cream; cream goat turning white), failure to blow their coat at the end of winter; fertility problems; goat not getting pregnant; not coming into heat; miscarriages. There are several very complete discussions of copper on here, including pictures of a fish tail. There may also be fish tail pics in the Photo albums.
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A goat's tail should be bushy on the end. If it looks like it's missing hair on the tip and is forked like a fish's tail, that's often caused by copper deficiency. You would probably see other symptoms too, however, such as faded coat (gold goat turning cream; cream goat turning white), failure to blow their coat at the end of winter; fertility problems; goat not getting pregnant; not coming into heat; miscarriages. There are several very complete discussions of copper on here, including pictures of a fish tail. There may also be fish tail pics in the Photo albums.