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Your county agricultural department probably has some sort of noxious weed board that can best advise you given your specific location and weeds. I live in North Idaho and we have a problem with leafy spurge. While I could have have used lots of chemicals, my best solution ended up being...

It is a combination of lice (causing the hairloss) and winter stress causing the dry flakey skin. The lice eat the dandruff flakes, it causes inflammation and hair loss. You can purchase an insecticidal powder at the feed store to kill the lice. Start adding black oil sunflower seeds to...

Yes, it is 100% worth it, especially if he is already eating. I rescued two cold lambs a few years ago. They are now both big, healthy wethers and a staple of my fiber flock. The smaller one - named Little Guy -- I supplemented with a bottle, but he also nursed from his dam when able. Mama...

Nursemate Lamb ASAP works well for newborn lambs and kids. It gives them a little boost for the first few critical hours. It is a gel and squirt 2 ccs in the side of their mouth. I have not lost a kid since I started using this 4 years ago. I always have some commercial colostrum to give to...

It does not surprise me. When we first looked into getting goats in 2012, the USDA was making a big push for more meat goats. The push was to accommodate the increasing ethnic minorities and refugees that eat goat. Did you happen to notice if the meat was halal?

We lost a year old yellow lab puppy due to running off of our property. She ran on the highway and was hit by a car. Our property is fully fenced, but we live in a high snow area. We need to open our farm gate when it snows. or risk being snowed in until we can dig out the gate. That is how...

A lactose-intolerant baby mammal does not make sense. All mammals are created to drink milk as a newborn. Lactose intolerance only starts as we wean off milk. If your kid truly is lactose intolerant, I suspect this kid will have other metabolic problems throughout its life. All milk -- cow...

Wow, you actually see the exoskeleton of the lice in one photo! When my goats had lice, I treated the entire herd, with repeat applications on the goats who had the worst infections. Black oil sunflower seed added to their grain helped with the dry skin and hair loss. Be careful with the...

I don't know rabbits, but I am a retired human nurse. The spots look like an infection to me -- herpes or other virus immediately came to mind when I saw the white blisters. Infection could also cause the preterm labor. I do not know why the babies were born at different stages of...

In my experience (NDG), first timers are more likely to need birthing assistance. Luckily, I have never had a tangled kid, but I have had to pull many of the first borne babies out -- kid #2 usually follows without assistance. First timers also tend to be noisier -- loud Baaing -- so you are...

It is going great. My daughter named the doeling "Spirit". She is growing and very active. She is now 4 days old. We ended up milking momma and mixing momma's milk 50/50 with Manna Pro milk replacer, because she is eating more than we can get out of momma. Strong suck and vigorous eating...

I know this is an old thread but perhaps this will help another reader. We do not have a big barn -- only a small shed for goats and sheep. So, when the does are near due, we set up temporary birthing pens in our garage. The pens are made out of 4 foot high chain link panels that bolt...

I have, but momma already has 2 others to feed.

I sent my husband out to buy stuffed animals. It seemed to work. She settled in and slept in the dog crate from 11 pm to 3 am. She woke me with loud cries, took 1/4 cup Manna Pro Colostrum, and fell back asleep until 7 am. We both needed a good night's sleep! This morning she is walking fine...

Experienced momma NDG had triplets last night. One was small, weak hind legs and unable to stand. It was 16 degrees last night, so I brought the baby inside our house. I warmed up the baby, gave it a colostrum bottle and we actually fell asleep together. Gave it Selenium/ Vit E gel this am...

I've never raised sheep before, Just pigs, Horses, and Goats.. What are they like? What type of housing do they need? How hardy are they? What should they eat? Should I take them in? I would have to make room for them somewhere in the barn or in with my goats before I could actually make a...

So happy to hear that things are going well! You sound like my DH -- he is so proud every time one of our goat kids passes a developmental milestone! May I recommend a baby box if your lamb is now out with the other adult sheep? A baby box is simply a three sided wooden box laid on it's side...

Nursemate Lamb ASAP is a fantastic product. It is an electrolyte/ probiotic gel that you squirt into the corners of the newborn's mouth. It gives the newborn energy until they can find the teat and start getting colostrum. It helps weak newborns. I know it has saved some weak babies. I now...

I was just reading a thread where a poster mentioned co-parenting baby goats -- meaning having the babies both nurse from mama AND take a bottle. Any tips on how to do this? The first year I bred my goats, I had two first fresheners who rejected their babies. I was able to get the two hungry...

I have had good luck with an oral gel product called Nursemate ASAP for Lambs in baby goats. I give it to weak newborns and it helps perk them up. I have never used it in a 2 month old, but I doubt it would hurt and it would give her some nutrition. It is sold OTC at feed stores. In the...