Last night our non-registered Nigerian Dwarf goat "Violet" had triplets. We now have 2 doelings and 1 buckling. Life around the farm is busy.
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One of my does was disbudded a week ago. The vet put cotton in the 'holes' and told me to take them out after a few days - we did that yesterday and there was some fresh bleeding. I gave her a shot of penicillin and also slathered polysporin on it.
Read more…Ok it has taken me longer than I had hoped to get the ivomec that my mentor suggested for worming my pregnant Isabel. The problem is I am not sure they gave me the right thing.
EQUIMAX
(Ivermectin 1.87%/
Praxiquantel 14.03%)
Paste
Anthelmintic and Botic
She's back in a raging heat and I suspect she is cystic. How do I obtain the shots she needs to fix this problem? I don't have a local vet or the money to travel and pay for one farther south. Any help would be appreciated.
How do you guys keep track of who is bred to who and whose kids are whose and such? Just curious on peoples methods.
At what approximate age does a doeling become fertile? I DO NOT want to breed this little girl, I just want to know if a 14 week old doeling can be safely housed with a 14 week old buckling. I'm going away for 10 days leaving my husband in charge of
Read more…Now that the cold weather is starting I would like to start back up to making soap with my extra milk. I would like to make large oval or rectangular shaped bars with smooth corners but the only molds I have found for this are plastic. The catalog st
Read more…Hello there! New to this group, I live on a small farm in East Texas with my 2 teenagers (the youngest two of my human kids). We've had a few goats for several years, and they've been a lot of help and entertainment. We recently got our first regi
Read more…Has anyone tried the device called Udderly EZ I have been reading about it thought that it sounded like a good way to keep milk clean as it goes right into a bottle not into a pail. I would like to hear if anyone has + or - on it before I buy as i
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I signed up about a month ago and am just now making the time to look around. I do not have goats, but would like to have them. My hurdle right now is clearing and fencing a space and building housing. I hope I learn a lot on this sit
Read more…I know I cannot use white wormers on pregnant does, can I use the pellet wormer? What is it called, and How much? Do I just mix that with the regular feed? or give it instead of the regular feed? If I can't use the pellets, what are my choices? I jus
Read more…I just went and checked all the eyelids (lower ones) of my goats.
We have a black and white blue eyed buckling for sale in Richmond, Kentucky. He will be registered AGS, Debudded, and Vaccinated. Asking $150.00. If interested, please e-mail at: tjredmo@hotmail.com
Read more…I have read in another forum that this is normal. But, my doe was bred on Friday and today I see clear mucous and she is a little red on the rim of her vulva. On Saturday after being bred on Friday, she just sat and chewed cud and ran from the buck
Read more…Hi, I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for me. I have a little 7 month old doeling that isn't feeling well. She is slightly hunched and shivering. She is eating and drinking and comes up for loving like normal. Any suggestions? There is
Read more…What are the thoughts on this? I ordered some and after getting it, it only has 23.2 mcg per 2 ml and says to dose at 4 ml - for an adult - what size adult?? doesnt say.
it says to use a sole source of selenium and dose 1x every 30 days.
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Read more…Hi all....We have a lovely new buckling who is 7 months old that we will be using to breed our 4 does......he arrived yesterday, has met the girls through the adjacent fence and already seems ready to go.... :) as do they!! The breeder suggested we w
Read more…Hello, oops...I meant to post on the forum and instead posted a blog so I'll try here.
