My doe lost 4 kids in the middle of the night. I missed the signs that I should have stayed up with her to assist. We had bred her twice, thinking the first time had not worked. She was uncomfortable, very much so, in the week preceding. Not bleating
Read more…My goats last got their copper bolus (4g) in early February. 3 months ago.
Is it possible that being pregnant and nursing - the girls need more copper sooner than the "normal" 4-5 months?
Just pondering.....
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Triplets were disbudded on the 24th. Of course it was awful to see their pretty little heads as it always is. Everything around here was fine, lots of jumping, hopping, running, etc. Then Monday afternoon (the 28th), my littlest/
Read more…I know hay would be optimal however until i get my pastures finished and in production finding good quality hay in my area is proving nearly impossible. Is it possible to feed pellets and grain entirely and forgo the hay until I am able to get my own
Read more…Cocoa was our first kid to disbud, so it wasn't the best job, and she grew a flat little scur about an inch or two long. She broke it off butting heads with Oreo this morning, and there is a raw spot left. It's not bleeding and looks okay, but I just
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I have 4 ft horse fencing all around my fields. My plan has been to improve each year and this year - I'm adding electric to this fencing. This is my permanent field area (I use e-net to move them around other areas).
Does anyone have electric w
Read more…Two organic farms have teamed up to offer some lovely goats for anyone interested in naturally-raised goats raised on mostly browse and a little organic foodstuffs.
See our goats at www.capradiemndg.com - main website for some and Associated Farms fo
Read more…This morning while milking Starlight, I found she had a lump on her udder in the rear, about half way between the top of the udder and her teats, very near the medial, but to the right. It's about the size of a marble, and there seem to be two much
Read more…Yesterday my wife and I had a most interesting experience. We belong to a local goat club, and for yesterday's meeting, which was at the farm of one of the members, an arrangement had been made with two veterinarians to give a presentation. One vet i
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I'm having some trouble with Starlight's new doeling. She hasn't been thriving since her birth, and I think I figured out why. She wasn't nursing, even though Starlight is the most patient and loving of mothers, usually able to feed triplet
Read more…I was wondering, for worrying about separating purposes, how young are the doelings able to breed? It is finally spring - ish here in Wyoming, we are getting our third pen set up soon, but I just want to make sure I take all precautions I can to pre
Read more…Here they are, Starlight X Shamrock twins. Buckling, Chamoise, blue eyes, 4#. Doeling, Chocolate Chamoisee, brown eyes, 3.5#
So I have been putting up milk for future use ( canning in pressure canner of course ) and I was wondering if it would make decent cheese? I'm not sure if the canning process changes anything too much to get a good product out of it. Has anyone eve
Read more…Just had to share a couple pics of my Starlight. She's had triplets twice, but is much bigger this time. Has been obviously pregnant since she was 2 months along. She's on day 146 today, but not showing any sign that she's going to kid today. Hop
Read more…My doe weighs about 65 lbs and I don't think that is the normal weight because her belly makes it look like she's pregnant, but I know she isn't. I was just wondering if there was something I can do, she doesn't get grain right now, mostly because I
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My name is Dede and I just added 2 Mini Nubian Does to my herd last November. They just kidded this April and their udders are beautiful, the problem is they are very hard to handle in the milk stand. So hard I got kicked with a huge bruise
Read more…My sweet buck, Earl Grey arrived at my farm in the fall with severe mineral deficiencies-- faded and really rough coat. It took months of copper boluses and also BOSS each evening (his skin was terribly dry and flaking) but his recovery is remarkable
Read more…Just curious - I'm going to write up my choices for this year but wondering if anyone else uses them?
Judy
Read more…How long and how much do the does discharge after birth?
I have 3 does who kidded all within 2 weeks of each other.
The one 2+ weeks ago just has a tiny bit once in while, the one 10 days ago - just a tiny bit
and the one 5 days ago still having a bi
Read more…My doe Leela who has 4 week old triplets didn't want grain today. She did eat about 1/2 of what I gave her early this morning but then she doesn't want any more. She is eating hay and alfalfa and I've seen her eating lots of baking soda. Could her ru
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