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I have given copper and bo-se on the same day many a time. I have also given Bo-Se to pregnant goats, I do it every year a month before they freshen. I have been told that the label says not to give it to pregnant sheep, so not sure what to make of that.

Every State is different. I don't have to have a tag to go to a processor. I also don't have to have tags for low risk commercial goats..."Low-risk commercial goats—those raised for fiber and/or meat; those not registered or exhibited; those they have not been in contact with sheep; those not...

@Lizjax I am happy that your little goat is doing well. For most people it isn't the lactose in cow's milk that they can't tolerate, it is the protein for some and the fat for others. I have done my homework on this for marketing for my dairy. Goat milk dairy products will contain almost...

I will be making cheese and bottling my own milk. So as long as I can find some customers I should be good. I stink at marketing.

Start fencing it; and talk to your extension agent about growing pasture.

I just finished a licensed Grade A goat dairy and you may very well be right. I'm not even in production yet and haven't crunched the numbers but my gut tells me that there is going to be a fine line between profit and loss.

If they are on a replacer make sure that it is milk based and not soy based, goats don't do well on soy. I have never used replacer, always used cow's milk from the store if goat milk isn't available. I don't think you need to worry about the little one, goats make funny faces and sleep in crazy...

There is a much lactose in goat's milk as there is in cows milk. People can drink goat's milk and not cow's because of the protein and the size of the fat globules not the lactose. I am going to be very blunt...find a new vet.

One morning I woke up to my male barking like a mad dog and he is usually quiet so I decided I had better go check on him. I found him standing at the water trough licking and pushing and pulling on a newborn goat trying to keep its head above water. Yes, mom had delivered it in the trough. It...

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Sorry about Olaf, it is so hard to raise these babies. The last litter I did we lost 3 of the 6 and I was devastated. I have had pretty good luck but that litter was tough. I had someone sharing the raising as I was out of town and maybe just the change of routine was not a good, IDK, but it...

And this is why I love you and why your kids are so phenomenal. You do want you can to support them. I had a friend with 8 wonderful kids that were all involved in things like dance, art, and band and she gave them every opportunity to be the best they could be at something they loved. She...

Hi and welcome to BYH. Oh how I wish that they didn't need training, that would be a dream come true. They do have instincts to protect from predators and to stay with their livestock but they were never meant to be bird guardians. While it can work it can be challenging getting there. My...

Isn't that ridiculous. And washing machines take 2 hours.

I think that @Southern by choice covered it all very well and I agree with all that she said. And welcome to BYH from sunny CA.

I would just offer it to the smaller one and the bucks should have enough. Good to have some extra on hand.

Good job. I’m glad it had a happy ending. You might need to supplement feed the kids as Boers with triplets can have a tough time making enough milk.

I just saw this and I am hoping that it is all resolved but I would go back in and pull the kid.

I just bought a milk meter for the dairy, but only one. It was 250.00. I will just rotate the goats through that spot as I don't need to check it everyday as I am just doing it to decide who to keep...

Glad to hear that she is doing better, let's pray that it was just a tummy upset and that all is well. To answer your question, entero will usually only be seen in one animal in a herd, it is not a contagious disease and seems to strike randomly. Do you give the CDT vaccine?