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Haha SBC- I have definitely debated having Nigerians so I could have babies year round! :love Hmm... That's good to know... I really enjoy the mother/baby dynamic too. I guess my main reason for bottle feeding is to get my girls friendlier. I know that can (and does) happen otherwise, but if...

I am not dry lotting her, the only other place I could dry lot her is where I have some babies being weaned right now. I have had fecals done at the end of August, but we must not have grabbed new berries or not her berries because the vet said they couldnt find anything. I was thinking of...

Ok guys... Need your help. We have been struggling with her ever since this started... She has not fully recovered. Around that time (Aug 30th) we gave her 3 days of 1cc/10lbs of panacur, injectable iron, and B12 to get her appetite going. We gave her iron and B12 daily for about 3 days past the...

We are picking up our buck today! Can't wait! Some of you may remember Romeo from last year, we sold him, but LOVED his babies so much that we contacted the new owners and asked if we could lease him for this year. They were kind enough to allow us to do that! So in short, we pick him up today...

I didn't know where to post this, but I just thought I needed to share that we sold 2 goats tonight... It never gets any easier... One of them was one that I never wanted to sell. She was supposed to stay on our farm forever. She had no use for our farm, but I didn't care. DH and I decided that...

Ok here's an update... We tested again with the CMT kit, she tested positive. Not completely gelled, but slightly, so we went ahead and treated with ToDAY. Both sides, morning and night just to be safe. Shortly after this, she started to get bottle jaw, and it escalated pretty fast. We had...

Babsbag- does the Pasturella Pneumonia vaccine help for pneumonia in the summer? That's the only time I've had experience with pneumonia appearing. Also, do you vaccinate everyone? Kids included? I dont have banamine, but I did vaccinate her with Pen G this morning at 1cc/25 lbs and will...

My thought was pneumonia too. We had a buckling die of it last summer. I have a CMT kit, and that's what I test with.. she's tested negative Hah... Yep... thats what I love (and hate) about them... There are days I wonder if I should even be doing this. Some days I feel like I know what I...

She is in milk, we test for mastitis regularly, she hasnt tested positive. I was thinking infection too, but what kind? Is there any way of knowing without a vet?

I have a 4 year old Nubian that has 104.5 temp and just today started with scours. Yesterday she was fussy on the stand and didn't finish her grain. Which is WEIRD, as I'm sure you all know. Today, she was fine on the stand but barely ate any grain. And when I unlocked her head she got off the...

Goatgurl- I understand, situation changes the way we do things! I like your idea of pulling the babies, and I was trying to get a feel for how I could do it, because I would love to do it this year. Up till now I have had mine dam raised, with separating at 2 weeks at night to milk in the...

goatgurl- Thanks! That's great info! I might look into doing that this year! Fullhouse- That's about our schedule now, but I'd like to look into bottle feeding if possible. Thanks!

OFA- How long would you treat for coccidia? You mentioned "we would treat again once every few weeks" but at what age did you treat till? I think I wanna stick to the DiMethox, we bought the 40%, but don't know how often to treat, how long to treat, how much to treat, etc... Also, that's good to...

OFA- How do you do your coccidia prevention? I've heard mixed reviews about the CoRid in the water vs DiMethox 40% and 12.5%... I would like to do it this year but not quite sure where to go with it. Which do you use and how do you do prevention?

What about a lambar feeder? Will kids a day or two old get the hang of a lambar feeder? I know that bottle feeding is a task in itself but I truly enjoy it.

LeviS- I usually leave them to care for their own, but I'm trying to figure out how to bottle feed, cuz I would like to do that. Ms Deb- I think you would need to keep them on one or the other but I'm not 100% sure. Anyone else have any ideas? I would like to start coccidia prevention next...

I am still fairly new at raising my goats. I have had two years of kids, which have been great, but I am wondering how y'all raise yours? Normally our routine has been: - Kids are born, kids get 3 days with momma alone, then are turned out to the herd (disbudded when appropriate) - At 2 weeks...

Hens- That's what I thought... Thanks! When do they start getting the black noses and feet?

Black kit is 4 days old, white kit is 1 day old. Two kits 4 of the 8 kits Could all of these come from a Californian buck? Or are the blacks most likely from another buck?

So far so good! All 8 still alive at 4 days old! Momma #2 kindled yesterday. She only had 2. But they were HUGE. They already had the sheen look to them just about as soon as they came out! They look like 3 or 4 day old kits at a day old! Is that normal when having a smaller litter? Also, both...