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We got our doelings about 2 months ago and we haven't fed them any grains yet. They are on chaffhaye, grass hay and alfalfa pellets. They also have grass pasture and tree leaves that I try to pick most days. They seem to be doing well so far. Had some trouble with cocci, but I hope that is now...

we have been using the minerals and kelp... so far so good.

Does the buck smell make a difference in the does milk? I heard it can change the taste of the milk. Keeping the Bucks at a distance when milking is recommended???

What leaves are ok for goats to eat? Are ther some that can only be eaten dried and not wilted? I have maple, oak, walnut, hickory and beech. Are they ok to feed?

Just to confirm Southern and Tree, you think that the white bits are parts of the tapeworm and Ivermectin works well on tapeworms? do you know the dosing off the top of your head? I will look it up otherwise. thanks everyone for the help.

thanks so much for the detailed info. It was funny to read the names of your goats being my name is Heidi. I guess I should get used to it. My parents had a friend who named their dog Heidi, well after I was born. It's a good name for Alpines. Thanks again. Heidi

I'm just north of you in Virginia. so yes, lots of rain. rain as i write. I am doing straight fecal (fiasco method) in salt. On the slide i made today I saw over 30 cocci eggs. I think I saw one nematode, but nothing else stood out. i don't have a good place to dry lot them, but i guess i can...

Southern, I think the worms were from the poos sitting for awhile. I saw both of them poo in person and both were clumpy with no white specks. I did a fecal float on the fresh sample and saw lots of cocci. I didn't see a lot of anything else. I used Dimethox the first time for 5 days (June 30)...

Fecal sample showed cocci... again. this will be the third time i'm treating her. I'm using Toltrazuril (bay cox) dosing: 1cc/5lbs is what i'm going to use.

Older poo with worm on it. I'm thinking that is something that hatched from the poo or something that got laid on the poo and hatched??? the poo didn't look too old so i'm not sure what those are. Fresh Poo - I'm doing a fecal float right now. I'll update with what I saw. No white worms on...

one of my 6 month old doelings has slightly clumpy poo and today i found little slimy dots between the berries. They are about the size of a piece of rice. i poked it and it seems like it was mucus-like. I'm guessing it's some sort of worm or egg. Any ideas. I'm going to get a photo now and will...

Did you ever get a tractor? How do you like it? I'm looking together one soon.

I did my first fecal float last week using the method that fiasco farm outlines. there are also images there. I found mostly cocci, but I think I saw a fluke too. I treated for cocci only. I'm so happy to have my set up. It seems like it pays for itself in test $, gas $ and time. Does anyone...

Southern, that helps a lot! Thanks. Maybe we need to consider a different guardian. I'm sure llamas and donkeys come with their own set of things to consider. Thanks again!

The red thing was a ball I thought they would play with. It is now a dog toy. The bins are pink: baking soda, green: kelp, blue: goat minerals. This is how I have it set up now. I plan on doing similar at our new place. It doesn't get too cold here in the winter.

Southern, electronetting won't contain a LGD? Or is there some other reason? I want to be able to move their browsing area every week, but at night they will be in a solid goat proof fence. Chickens will be locked in tight and goats will also be behind bars to sleep. We are using a 10x10 chain...

Here is a rough estimate of what I'm thinking.

We are planning for our new property and I was thinking of housing the goats with the chickens so we could have just one guardian dog. We have 2 doelings that we plan on breeding in late winter and about 15 chickens. Housing will be 2 different buildings. Chickens with a pop-door so goats can't...

I got it from Amazon. Found a post about this microscope being good for what we need it for. Plastic Transfer Pipettes 3ml, Gradulated, Pack of 100 Sold by Electronix Exp. $7.75 My First Lab My First Lab Microscope Sold by Kidz Kupboard $64.79 72 Blank Microscope Slides and 100 Square...

I ordered a microscope and slides so I can do my own fecal tests? I started my girls on Dimethox for 5 days because I'm seeing good and bad poos. I'm using Fiascos's amounts. Once they are clear I will try thre herbal prevention.