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Sorry about the second baby. :( Glad the doe and 1st kid are doing well!

It's not uncommon for milk production to be low for the first week or two after freshening, because her milk is still coming in.

It definitely needs to be studied further. WADDL says transmission to/from adult animals is rare. Merck says "Unlikely methods of transmission, as indicated by experimental studies, include in utero transmission to the fetus, infection of the kid during parturition, and infection through...

Please find me any article that proves CAE is transmitted through all bodily fluids. There is speculation that there may be a *chance* of transmission through blood, but the main transmission is through colostrum and milk shortly after birth. It's more rare for adult goats to spread or get the...

I am very sorry to hear about your troubles with CAE, DonnaBelle. I don't mean to take anything away from your post, and it truly sad you're having such difficulties with it. Perhaps the person who sold you the goats didn't know about them being positive? Unless your one positive doe is the...

If you're still at home, try going in one more time. The sooner the kid gets out the better. Sometimes it is helpful to close your eyes to figure out the position of the kid. If one leg is down, reach along the body with your hand until you find the other leg, then feel down that leg until...

How do you make a small fortune with horses? Start out with a large fortune. :lol:

She sure has you trained well! :lol: Stay strong. She'll survive.

If I had to make an educated guess, I'd say Finn lambs are probably on the smaller side. Maybe 7-8 lbs for singles and twins, and maybe 6ish pounds for trips or more...maybe less.

I'd give him a few days. It'll probably correct itself soon.

I agree. There's not really any benefit to washing sheep unless you show them.

It was nice and sunny yesterday so I took a few pictures. :) The sky was so pretty yesterday evening. I put up the electric net fence since it's starting to warm up and the pasture will be growing again. I need to lime and fertilize it soon...hopefully this weekend. I also need to...

I knew a ewe once who would bag up so big and tight she'd get raw on her udder from it rubbing her legs. Ugh, it was painful to look at. Luckily I don't think that's very common. Hopefully your ewe is ok and the vet will have good news. Good luck!

I write off goat stuff because of my (mainly soap) business. Sheep, chicken, rabbit, etc is just out of our own pockets because even though I sell stuff from them, it's not a business, it's just a hobby. This was my first year writing off stuff for my soap business, and I had a loss. I...

I'm not against either kind of feed. I feed a sweet dairy goat feed, because I like it (and the goats like it) and that's what my feed place carries. My sheep feed is textured, but doesn't have molasses (or very minimal molasses). The sheep love it. I used to feed pelleted and they liked...

You can do free choice feeding and fill it once a day if you want, but make sure the milk is cool/cold, not warm so they don't over eat.

At 5 weeks old he probably has access to hay and maybe grain, right? If so, there's no problem. A 5 week old should be getting some good nutrition from solid foods too. :) No harm done.

First off, I would stop using the syringe. I know many people do it, but I don't like that method one bit. It applies constant suction at an un-metered pressure rate, and it can cause damage to the teat orifice. It could be causing the small amount of blood you're seeing in the milk. Constant...

I disagree. Sweet feed is just a different texture, with a small amount of molasses mixed in. It can be the exact same nutritional quality as a pelleted feed.

I've missed checking in on your thread! This is the first thread I checked when I came back! Yep, Bean and Barley! I am reallllly going to miss them, but I tell myself I have to keep my goal in mind. Now that I have purebreds, there's just no reason to keep them. I love having wool, but...