1- Is the cluster of poop an indication of worms or parasites, and if so what type is it usually? -- or is it from food or browse?
2- If safe guard for goats kills worms, what about parasites?
3- How to you administer in a syringe the safe guard- d
Annabelle, a second time mom, has had triplets! 1 girl & 2 boys. They are perfect, she had them while we were at work with no problems. Now its been over a week and a half and things were going great. As of yesterday, she has no interest in letting
Read more…Greetings from central NJ. We are in day 6 of no power or running water (we have a well). Our property suffered damage with large downed trees but all structures are ok. Some of our neighbors were not as lucky. Our two pet goats, Iris and Georgia hun
Read more…Every fall and spring, our pasture gets inundated with deer, and of course they poop everywhere. Has anyone ever heard about any parasites or diseases that deer can infect goats with? I've even wondered if that might be the cause of the thread worm
Read more…Those stinking BOYS!! My bucklings both had scurs that needed clipping. I haven't gotten to it. Now they are in rut, and guess what!?
I don't need to clip scurs!! lol
Their heads are bloody mess, and they have spent the entire day head butting each o
Read more…I'm looking for a buck I could potentionally use for breeding Irena. My friend said I could use her buck, the problem is she is getting him in December. I want to breed Irena in December and need a backup plan incase she doesn't have Jackson yet. I'm
Read more…This past spring, I had a terrible time with thread worms. I used really good, holistic practices for parasite control, not putting the goats out on wet pasture, rotating their pen every day or two at most, and not going back to a space until it had
Read more…My dad is home for a few weeks so yesterday I made him his favorite ice cream - cookies 'n' cream. It wasn't ready to eat until today but goodnes, I must say it is delicious! Goats milk makes everything so much better...
Read more…I have been planning to test my junior doe when she reached 6 month, which she has. I called Bio Tracking because I had a few questions to ask. Then she said they recomend to have CAE testing done when the doe is at least 9 months of age!?? I have al
Read more…All the talk of fecal samples and doing your own floats got me looking for an inexpensive microscope... and I didn't really find one I could justify buying right now...
UNTIL
I was at the thrift store today, looking for costume goodies, and walking t
Read more…Here are some studies that talk about transmission of CAE during AI and breeding:
http://www.smallruminantresearch.com/article/S0921-4488%2812%2900354-9/abstract
http://www.theriojournal.com/article/S0093-691X%2811%2900662-5/abstract
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HELP !!! We have a new mother (not first time mother) who has just stopped allowing her two babies to nurse from her. We have no idea what is the problem. She seems to have no problem with her udder. We think that maybe one of the bo
Read more…Okay, todayI got a 2.5 month old baby female and a 18 month female. Ben seems afraid and runs from the 18 month old, the 18 month old keeps head butting the baby, Mia keeps sniffing the baby. The baby keeps running from me. The baby took it's last
Read more…Quick question..we're starting to get some winter weather here in NC and when we were out giving the little ones hay today we noticed they all seems "puffier" like they were fattening up for the winter. We had a doe with worms a couple months ago and
Read more…My husband wants to have a goat roast for his 50th birthday. It's in July 2014. If I breed my now 6 month old doelings in April of next year (when they're 11 months), their kids will be 10 months old in July 2014. My questions are:
A. How much su
Read more…Does anyone have any experience with this for Nigerian Dwarf Goats? I was told that it replaces the alfalfa feed in the morning and they need at least 12 hours of not eating??? This is to be given 1 a month. Then in the second feed I can give regular
Read more…I've had backyard chickens for a few years, just brought home my first pair of ducks today, so the natural next progression is a couple of ND goats, right?
I live a few miles east of Seattle, WA. I would love to have a few acres, but wow is land
Read more…I bought a bred doe about 3 weeks ago. I believe she is copper deficient. She has a tint of red in her black coat and I think she is anemic. She is bred and due the end of February. I have read on the internet that a tint of red in a black goats coat
Read more…This wonderful dog is available for adoption if you are looking for a great dog.
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