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Wormer Rotation

I would like to buy the Wormer Rotation Pack from Caprine Supply. It's Safe-Guard (Fenbendazole in the benzimidazole class), IverCare (Ivermectin in the macrocyclic lactone class), and Pyrantel Pamoate (in the pyrimidine class). I read that the Safe-

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Hello from Montana

Hi, I am new to this list and happy to be able to finally connect with a Nigerian Dwarf community! My family and I are from Bozeman, MT and have a small herd of NDs and a small flock of Icelandic sheep as well.  Currently I am a licensed veterinarian

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New Bottle Baby

Hello!  I am purchasing a wethered male 4 week old bottle baby.  I wondered if anyone had insight on what I can expect.  New goat owner here!  he's gonna be a pet and live mostly inside with my pig and dogs.  I've done research, but  wondered what ki

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new info

well we had some suprises this week. First Star blessed us with twin bucks on Jan 30th. Then on Feb. 3 Rima blessed us with triplets (2 bucks and a doe).We are very suprised because in September they all got loose with our Nigerian Buck and we Ludili

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Infertility in older bucks

I have just bred two does to an older buck that I have had for 5 yrs now. No problems before with him settling the does, usually we get it on the first try. This is the 3rd re-breeding I have done with those two does, my last just today. Could this b

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Boots the Piggy

My goat made a pig of himself. We put them out in the new pen with fresh pasture, in just 3hrs he ate so much he can barely walk. I brought them back to the feedless pen, gave him some probiotics and put out baking soda for him. Now he will just have

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pregnancy rations

Okay, I have a first freshener that was bred 11-19-11 and an older doe that was bred 1-5-12. I have been feeding them first thing in the morning the following rations.

 

1/3 cup alfalfa pellets

1/4 cup BOSS

a sprinkle of Blue seal dairy goat feed...l

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Inbreeding question

Try to follow the family tree:

 

Penny and Truffle, my two does, are totally unrelated.  I also have a buck: Miyagi, who is unrelated to either doe.

 

Penny just kidded a buck and a doe.  If I were to breed her buckling to Truffle next year, the resu

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Castrating Questions

I couldn't find a category for this, so I thought this might be an ok place to ask.  If a buck is not going to be used for breeding, what age do you castrate him?  I've heard 4 weeks, I've heard 8 weeks.  I have a 6 week old that I will be keeping in

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