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Make sure they are up to date on tetanus vaccination as banding puts them at risk. Intact mature male goats stink. A lot. If whoever banded these two made certain to get testicle (both) entirely below band, then over next several months the odor will slowly go away. It would help matters if...

Check out American Dairy Goat Association www.adga.org Most areas have a local goat club, too. Ours, Smokey Mountain Dairy Goat Association, sure save my goats a lot of troubles by educating me on what was what! The Mountain State Fair near Asheville, NC used to be my most favorite show back...

So, what happened? Did she get over it????

Brangus from good lines that are calm and docile are a great breed. Personality is passed on, so make sure the parents and other herd members are calm. Before you take the plunge..... go visit someone who has the handling facilities necessary to confine a cow for exam. You need at minimum a...

Keep up us updated... To me looks like grass tetany or listerisosis. Either way, it is call the vet time!!! You always want to be extra cautious about neurological problems as rabies is always on the list of things to be ruled out. Just saying this because that is first thing our vet...

No, nay, never, if all healthy and clean milking/prompt effective chilling to 33° 40°F. Goat milk should taste like the BEST milk you ever wrapped your lips around. Sheep have short teats and can be a pain to hand milk. Fresian are now available in USA. Having to shear twice a year is a...

Cows are amazing. Our civilization is literally built upon ancient 'cattle cult.' Laurie Winn Carlson's book Cattle: An Informal Social History should be required reading.

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Electrolyte you can use what is for children, just make sure not full of sugar. I keep a couple packs of the calf electrolyte solution that is in a packet (the plain without any gelling agent) and most feed stores carry (about $3 a pack). Overfeeding is biggest threat when you are new to...

Woooo HOOOOOOO!!!! That is such good news to hear! Don't it make you feel good to see him thriving! So many times a little tlc on the front end gives good results later.

Thank you! Stick with a line, prove a buck, cull ruthlessly. Yes, Paul got me started back in 1990 and I have known Mark since he was in high school. We quit showing years ago due to cost, disease risk, and having a hard time finding anyone to care for what we left at home. Mark bought and...

Always a good idea to have injectable B vitamins and know how to dose. Any time a goat is 'off' dosing with B won't hurt and might prevent anything worse. About Corid... I have used it over thirty years to dose puppies, poultry, calves, kids, lambs, and never had any problems. But, I did know...

Coccidia is bad news. Unlike worms that spend part of lifecycle outside host, coccidia can mature and reproduce within host. This makes control difficult because nothing you can do to break cycle and in theory ingesting one coccidia oocyte and 22 days later millions. As all adult animals shed...

If you sell two boys and leave doe kid on momma, keep an eye on udder about getting uneven. Sometimes a kid gets really stubborn about nursing only one side. Knife at third day of life is how I was taught to wether. They don't bleed a drop and as soon as it's over act like nothing happened...

If you only want a milk cow and put a beef in freezer? Jersey are great. Make sure you have AI tech available or a bull close enough to take her to be bred. For almost 30 years I kept a few Jersy and either bred to a full Jersey or a Polled Hereford or Angus bull. For a one cow or a beginner...

A good tool/skill to have is a 'weak kid/lamb esophogeal tube. It is a lifesaver when no suck reflex or unconscious chilled baby. Mastitis is a worry. So is Ovine Progressive Pneumonia (OPP) a virus related to Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAEV) How are lamb and ewe doing?

Goats do not like to eat hay if on the ground or they have stepped on it. Cheap hayfeeder is one made from a livestock panel. If your goats are horned then be aware they can get stuck easier. My herd is mixed with both disbudded and horned and everyone has learned how to eat out of hayfeeder...

Hungry animals make poor decisions. Animals with nutritional imbalances make poor decisions. Animals exposed to first grren flush of spring make poor decision. Keeping animals well fed, loose mineral mix, and fed hay before turn out on lush spring pasture goes a long way to preventing...

Don't forget about getting her bred back to calve again! You may milk longer, but average is 10 month lactation, 2 month dry, and freshen again. First lactation heifer can be hard to settle second time due to energy demands of continued growth and production. I had straight Jersey and about...

Commonly used method is one I use.... An example would be Safehaven Ahab Declaration, tells me that buck Ahab (Cobble's Valley Majik Ahab) is sire and doe is out of my "D" foundation doe family Simple Life Farm Deborah Kensea. Naming babies is one of fun things about kidding season. I...