So we got two 8 week kittens from someone who trapped them in his backyard. Testimony of the trapper is they were 'real killers' so hoping for some mouse carcasses soon lol.
He sort of tamed them to being okay with human touch sometimes. I petted them the day we got them and they were fine...
Considering that there are no lumps and she is a first freshener, would you think this would be the cause? The no lumps is what stumps me because with the way it doesn't filter and her production is going down I would think there was something severe.
And also creamy milk shouldn't cause a...
Thank you for this. I need to do a CMT again soon; definitely do not want problems when we freshen next year. How do you culture the milk? Is it something you can send in yourself?
So we recently bought two Nubian Does - first fresheners that kidded in beginning February (we bought them in March). After the initial stress of moving one consistently provided around 3 lbs... peaking somewhere at 3.5. The other one was more consistent at 2.2... peaking at 2.8 or something...
Thank you! :) Yes, we have contacted a veterinarian near us that does fecal tests and we will definitely get one done ASAP. I have never heard of parasitic bloom, will read up on that some too. They are Nubians, the breeder said she lets them eat 8-10 min. We were worried about them losing...
So we got goats (2 2-year old, first freshening does) for the first time 2 weeks ago, and the first few days they weren't eating, always crying, etc. They are from a farm with around 50-so goats, so were extremely homesick the first week. They have somewhat settled down lately (thankfully), and...