I had asked a question of Deborah in another thread (Consistant Bloating) about "hay belly" the conversation is listed below -
Deb, may I ask, if the "hay belly" is caused from worms and/or poor quality hay and you deworm and provide a higher qual
Read more…I am brand new and no very little about goats. My human kids are in 4H and wanted goats. We purchased 3 wethers about who are about 5 months old. The first two months were so easy and now worms! Tapeworm in their stool which is diharrea. I am worming
Read more…I brought home a little doe and her brother (whether) two weeks ago. I also have another weather, and because we read to quarantine them we have kept then separate.
I was just wondering how long to do this..
They came home from a healthy herd (Look
Read more…Hey guys,
I have an almost 6 month old ND doeling that is always bloated, I guess. She started doing this when she was only a few weeks old and I thought it was just a nice built rumen and she would deflate herself at night, but I have noticed that s
Read more…Last evening when I replaced the water, I noticed that it was down only a quart (or less) from when I put fresh water out around 3:30 that afternoon. Usually, I completely replace the water in the morning right after milking, again in the afternoon,
Read more…Hi,
I've read some discussions on diarrhea but none quite fit my situation. My new dam raised babies started getting diarrhea the second day of birth. Their mothers udder is huge. I actually noticed it the night before they were born and I thought
Read more…We are clearing 1/2 an acre for an additional pasture, and I am wondering what type(s) of grass to plant. I think I remember reading either on here or somewhere else on the web that there are three types of grasses that are best to plant to give the
Read more…I am having a hard time figuring out why my doe is making clumps of golf ball sized poops. She had twin bucklings at the end of July, so I have been feeding her about a cup of grain in the morning and a cup in the evening, she has hay and pasture to
Read more…Here are a few questions for anyone who has experienced any of these scenrios:
1. An adult doe from a farm that takes babies at birth- has kidded many times but never raised or nursed her kids, if she were then allowed to keep some would she figur
Read more…What are some things we should have in a kidding kit?
I have read 7% iodine
unflavored dental floss
paper towels
towels
nose thing to get mucus away (don't remember what there called)
and other things (I don't have the book in front of me at the mome
Read more…Deborah, the teat conversation made me think that we should mention things like this that should be checked. Can some of you tell us what things you know of that we should look for on both the doelings and bucklings at birth or at other specific ages
Read more…Hi, my doe is due to give birth within a couple weeks. She is healthy and her belly and udder are growing nicely, I have been putting my hands on both sides of her belly, and watching it as well and I haven't seen much, if any, action! Should I be
Read more…I'm wondering how long cajeta will last in the refrigerator? I'd like to give some as a gift, but I want to make sure it will last a while, and be able to tell the recipient how long that might be. Thanks! :)
Read more…We recently got two wether's from a local goat farm. We've heard they make wonderful pets, and are hoping to use them in our local 4H club. The two half-brothers were born in April and haven't been handled much. To be honest, it has been a little fru
Read more…Have 3-sided shed/barn no doors (originally built as horse shelter) with opening facing east. Due to a little mis-communication, it looks like (hopefully temporary) my doors will be chain link fence w/a gate - like a dog pen. Does anyone use this typ
Read more…Do the eye colors change sometimes like people, or not? Can they be blue looking when born and change? What if they have 2 different colored circles around the pupil? Like blue around the pupil and then half way away from the pupil the colored part c
Read more…Meet Penny! Our first ND born at Bent Penny Acres! Gotta go watch, later!
3.5 hour trip to get them. 2 does/1 wether 2-3 mths od. will they all fit in one large dog crate? would it be too windy for them in the back of a pick-up? trying to talk hubby into putting kennel in the back of the jeep instead. suggestions?
Read more…A friend just brought me a bag of apples from her own apple tree. The abbles have not been sprayed for inscects. The apples have some spots , looks like a few worms have been working on the apples. Ingeneral the apples look good--just not perfect lik
Read more…We had all pretty much resigned ourselves to the idea that Butter was really not pregnant and just had some weird stretched all out of shape and fat disease or something when all of a sudden she looks like this. We do know there IS a real possibility
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