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I know @Southern by choice had one of her goats dehorned. I am thinking about getting one of my does dehorned (in profile pic) so I'll be interested to see how it goes if you go through with it!

I'm wondering how everyone filters their milk. Right now I am straining it in a colander and 2-3 coffee filters before pasteurizing it, but it takes a while. Are there any faster methods? Thanks!

Do you have any other goats? Not having a buddy may cause her to be depressed and not eat enough. I think the best thing to do would be to have a vet look at her hoof, run a fecal, and draw blood to test for Johnes and CAE while you're at it.

I would also test her for Johnes. One of the symptoms is weight loss and "unthriftiness".

I would not just deworm her. What dewormer did you use? You don't know what she has and if she has a major parasite bloom, a strong dewormer could cause the parasites to release too quickly, causing her to bleed out and die. Dewormers won't kill coccidia which are protozoans not worms. A fecal...