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New goats! Siblings may have bred.

Hello! I'm new here and I've read through a number of posts, I love the atmosphere and information.

I had a Nigerian dwarf when I was a kid but that's my only real goat owning experience. I have recently acquired two, 7 month old Nigerian dwarf goats.

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Hair loss around ears

I've got a doe who kidded a couple of weeks ago who has hair loss around her ears. Not just a patch, but pretty much hair loss on the whole ear, both of them. The hair loss forms a circle at the base of the ear where the hair loss begins and ends. I

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Free-Choice Selenium Bucket

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

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Mama Not Allowing Kids To Nurse

Background:

We've got a six year old doe who freshened for the fourth time this spring. She had triplets, and all was well. She's been a wonderful mother, who two years ago, also had triplets and nursed all three. After having the triplets this year

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Zinc Deficiency in my Buck

Recently, I've noticed my buck seems to have real dry, flaky skin (especially along his top line), and some balding on the top of his head. Kind of tell tale signs of a zinc deficiency. I'm thinking it's possibly due to too much calcium in his diet.

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Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to stop by and introduce myself.  I've been reading this forum for awhile now, but just made an account yesterday. My name Erica Hopkins and I own a herd (Twin Willows) of Nigerian Dwarfs in Logansport, Indiana. I've been raising and br

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Goat kids with health problems

I have two little goat kids with some health issues.  Both are bucklings, same mama, same kidding.  About 3 weeks old.  They are both nursing, but aren't gaining weight like their brother.  

The vet says they have fluid in their lungs and pretty bad

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Goat first aid kit

Hi,

I know i've posted a lot latley but i'm still new to goat care and i just want to find out as much as possible before my goat (going to get anouther one with it most likey) comes home.

Alright so, as with all my animals i try to make a first aid

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Goat Lame in Front Hoof

NOTE: PLEASE EXCUSE THE HORSE TERMS  :)

For the third time in about a months time, my goat Beauty is lame on her front left hoof. She just stands in the stall and holds it in the air, looking at me like "Don't you care?". And I do care, but I'm not s

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Non-Goat People

We are going on a four day trip next week (first in many, many years!), and it will really be only the second time I'll be leaving the goats in the hands of someone else. The people caring for the goats have really no experince with goats - mostly ho

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