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I don't have a vet and i cant get the correct yellow/red test tubes until the ending of March. Is there any downside of vaccinating anyways even if my herd is negative or positive? Shouldn't be done anyways? The puss was pretty thick and curdy. Is it a once time thing? will she have more...

Should I vaccinate the whole herd? Even if I don't know if there are CL or not? I cant find any of the yellow top test tubes. That aren't super expensive.

I have some mixed breeds goats, I got from a meat goat producer. Today I have a goat that with an abscess under its ear pop with white cream puss. I'm worried that it is CL. What should I do? I cleaned the puss around the ear and sprayed blukote around the area. I' getting a purebred Boer buck...

Alright thanks. Its pretty rocky and hard soil here.

I'm building a goat night pen with 16x4 cattle panels to night pen them from our Mountain Lion problem. The cattle panels are supported by 100% 7 foot t post driven 3 feet in the ground. I will then install PVC pipe 4 Ft. tall. I ran 8 strands of hot wire around the pen above the cattle panels...

My chain-link fence was used for horses many years ago. It is skirted exactly how you suggested for digging. Great Idea to add more height in some areas since I'm on a hill as well. How do you install it with the hill being so steep and it being 8-9 feet tall? The top of my fence is electrified...

He hasn't been back to the gut pile since last week when I (shooed him away).

That's probably pretty expensive.

Yeah they really like purslane. Thanks

What treats do you recommend? Will they get the hit that they can eat it? Do they just not like the Manna Licorice treats?

Its 8x8 right now but I plan to install a covered run around the sides with a alley/ sorting system. They do have 1 an acre to roam during the day. I'm getting the buckling late march he will be just weaned. Could I set up a feed bucket and give them grain and sweet feed to "trap them"? They...

I finished building the goat shelter. I still have to add chain-link dog run behind it for more space & a working alley behind it and on the side. I plant to make temp kidding pens in the front of it 1. Would it be okay to keep a buck with the does 24/7? Will it be unsafe being all together...

It would be one of those doors that lift up and down on guides.

Its about a acre. I think the best idea is to build this house. So far it looks really good I got a winch for the door and everything only downside is that I used 8x8 base thinking 64sqft would be enough from 4 Boer goats but now that I see it and with a buck in the herd and kidding and...

We are in the foothills of the city this photo was less that 100 yards from the neighbors. It jumped a 6ft chain-link with a strand of hot wire & a premier 42in electric netting and then jumped back out with the kid in mouth.

Can anyone point me in a direction for a automatic goat door big enough for a Boer goat? I can't seem to find any. We had our first lost the other week due to a Mountain Lion since we can't get LGDs I'm building them a little house and I'm looking for a door that will open at a certain time in...

Thanks for the recommendation. Yes 4 inch per year. The shrubbery is on the neighbors side so it could be irrigated.

So you recommend building a 3 sided shelter instead of IBC totes. What's the best way to add ventilation to those IBC totes? I kind of need it to be movable. Could I lock a doe into the IBC tote or is it to small? I haven't seen one before. Will a buck be able to fit into one? I'm kind of...

I do plan to breed them? This is my first year breeding. Should I build little temp runs around the hutches during kidding? Where I live I never really had a shelter. I get less than 4 inches of rain and never below 43 F. The reason I'm wanting a shelter is for kidding. I'm worried about the...

I have a pasture setup and I'm deciding if I should buy a goat hutch or build a a 3 sided shelter. I have 4 does & 1 buck all Boers. People who have used goat hutches. How often do clean it out? What would be cheaper? I get usually less that 4 inches of rain and the whole setup needs to visually...