Hi all,
Well I sent off tests for my entire herd for CAE and Johnes this year-- CL needed to go to a different lab and was expensive and I've read it's not very reliable. My goats were tested for it the first year and I've never had an abscess so I'm
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Just got blood drawn yesterday by the vet, to test for CAE, CL & Johnes. She said that the blood would be sent to UC Davis in CA. From what I've read on here, everyone else's vet sends the blood samples to WADDL. It's too late now,
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We are looking into getting a few wethers this spring for a pet. We have chickens, turkeys, cats and a few reptiles but never any livestock really to speak off. So this going to be learning experience. We are learning everything we c
Read more…Last year one doe (a first timer) had twins..i found them late; one was dead; the other barely alive but my hubby scooped him up and brought him in the house and saved him. It appeared the doe had no interest at all so we bottle fed. Last nite I ch
Read more…Hi Everyone! My name is Debbie Watkins-Parker and I am excited about being added to this group. We live in Central New York State on a 169 acre farm. We raise heifers, chickens and do a lot of hay. I have wanted goats on the property for years an
Read more…Looking for help or suggestions. I have twin, 24hr old does. 1/2 Nigerian and 1/2 Fainting goat. I believe they have blue eyes. One of them has very "cloudy" eyes. Today I am also seeing a red, inner, upper eyelid puffing down, partially covering the
Read more…I have a doe and a buck who are 8 weeks old and (I think) showing mild signs of copper deficiency. The buck is insatiably hungry and not growing, he's 13 lbs, otherwise he seems healthy, his coat doesn't seem faded from when he came to us at 3 days o
Read more…Hi folks! I'm Emily, from Wake Forest, North Carolina. I have lived in NC my whole life, and don't plan to live anywhere else. My husband, 13 yo daughter, and 9 yo son are hoping to buy some land in the area within the next year so we can start a sma
Read more…some time ago there was a conversation about things to look out for/do in the last couple week-month before kidding. I had it saved to computer, which died :( Now on tablet, tried searching, but so far no luck. Would anyone happen t0 have that info,
Read more…My husband and I have discussed raising dairy goats for almost 2 years now... This past Christmas he surprised me with a pair of Nigerian Dwarf kids! A doe and a buck. They're almost 9 weeks. My biggest concern at the moment is keeping them alive and
Read more…Hello! I just joined. I have owned a small herd of pet "Fainting goats" for about 8 years. We have a small farm near a suburban/rural area, and people tend to offer us animals that they took on and decided they can't handle. I was recently given a fe
Read more…Hello, I am new to breeding this year and had a question. I have 2 female goats that we are breeding. Our first one got pregnant on the first attempt. The second didn't. We brought her back to the breeder last month and she was successfully bred seve
Read more…From the 1# 3oz little weakling - she is now just over a month old and quite the little character. She can get out still thru the 4 in squares in the fence, under gates and cruises the farm. She goes anywhere she wants - looking forward to her ge
Read more…It's been a while since I've been on here, so I thought I'd stop by to say "hi!" and catch up. :)
So, roll call? When does your kidding season start and how many does are you expecting to deliver? Do you have any that look like they may have big litt
Read more…I have a doe who is in heat right now. I'm trying to stagger breeding for year round milk production. My doe has been bred and kidded before. After she stood for the buck twice I took him back to his buck pen. Shortly after breeding I noticed she had
Read more…Okay, I really must ask this. In one of the facebook groups, someone suggested giving a three-week-old sick kid beer. Has anyone heard of this?
Read more…Willow is around 86-87 days pregnant and she is due for her copper bolus. Should I wait to give it to her, or is it fine to give right now?
Read more…A friend has just posted to a facebook group with something I had not heard of before and want to know if it is safe. This would be mostly for one of her children who has autism.
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Ok. So I have a gallon and a half of almost week old raw milk
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I got a question on registration. I have two does, who are currently registered w/AGS, and two bucks, who are (going to be new registrations) w/ADGA. I need to have them ALL transfered to me, as the new owner, but am wondering if I shoul
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Willow is 83 days pregnant. Since before she was pregnant, I have been feeding both my does Purina Goat Chow and Alfalfa Hay, about a flake every 3-4 days depending on the size of the flake, (or pellets if the hay isn't good), with the
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