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Several vets on the AASRP at the ADGA Convention said the same thing-no link between fishtail and copper.

The biggest reaction I get when somone finds out I have goats is: “Oh, my grandpa’s friend used to have a goat, and I kid you not, he ate tins cans! He’d just chew them up and swalow them down! I seen him do it myself!” (Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration, but it goes pretty similar to that.)...

I would say that the j feeder is too small for her to comfortably eat out of.

I would say that the j feeder is too small for her to comfortably eat out of.

For example, this doeling needs copper pretty badly, but does not have a fishtail.

It could be, but I don't rely on fishtail as an indicator of copper deficiency, since most of mine don't show it, and balding tail tips can also be caused by other conditions. It looks like your doe is black-how does her coat look, particularly on the belly and hind legs? If it has a rusty...

I have not had luck with antibiotics on staph, so only use them if it turns into mastitis or the sores cover the whole udder and are big and painful. It still doesn't treat it, but it gets it under control at least, and then I can take over with the above measures.

Staph is extremely hard to eradicate, but giving the does vitamin c and garlic and treating sores with either FightBac or tea tree oil has worked the best for me, though in the end it was the dry summer weather that cleared it up.

I've only sold a few intact bucks, and have only retained one, which was this year, since we first started breeding in 2011. First, I need to need another buck, and he must be able to cross with a few of my does. (For example, the one I kept was an AI kid so I could use different genetics...

If this is the same poster/doe I saw on another forum with a very similar question, I'd say call your vet and find out because nobody seems to know.

Kate and I were gone for awhile and I've gotten behind on pictures. This one was from last week, so you're gonna get another one tomorrow! :) Jinger is now 5 months old, and really turning on in terms of herding. I want to lightly start her soon, and see how it goes-if she's mature enough or...

OFA, I don't want to get into this argument, but I have been/am currently on milk test, and it is very confusing to get started in. Maybe not hard, but definitely very confusing. I'm still not sure I understand it, but the milk tests are being accepted and it's working, so I guess I'm doing it...

Here is a lab in AZ. http://azdhia.com Are you a member of ADGA yet? To find someone in your area who does DHIR, you can use the membership directory and look at the list of members that live in AZ. To the right of their information, under their ID number, if there is a code DHR or ADGAPLUS they...

1. Not really, but joining a FB group on the subject can be helpful. The biggest thing for me wasn't the signing up part, it was filling out the paperwork when I actually did the test. There are a lot of options for what kind of test you do. Will you be collecting the samples and filling out the...

Personally, I think it's silly to spend so much on a goat(one only about 30 pounds, no less), but whatever. It's a free country, and if you have that much extra money to spend on something you really want, go for it. In a sense, it's relative too-my family thinks I'm crazy if I spend anymore...

I don't need or have the money for a Lamancha right now. Sometime, sometime...

She went for $2900 to someone in NY. She was beautiful and I'm gonna keep track of her to maybe buy kids from in the future. I had the opportunity to attend the sale for the first time, and will post full results later.

@goatgurl I've seen goats into some pretty crazy trouble, but nothing quite like this! How is he now?

If she were aborting the discharge would be brown or red and bloody. This looks like normal pre kidding discharge, and can be present for over a month before a doe kids.