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We use FAMACHA and worm when they score 4 or 5. Sometime 3 if they have other issues like poor coat or are thin. I have used Ivermectin on pregnant does. No problems.

See if you can find a vet who can do a semen test for the ram. We do our bucks, it runs about $80 and is well worth it. I do not know enough about sheep to say for certain but with our bucks, the younger ones can take a cycle or two to get the job done. You mentioned Darla is fat. With...

Ivermecton is fine. Not the cause. How is she doing?

Thank you babsbag, I forgot about that. Albenazole will supposedly only cause abortions the first month but I still never give it to a pregnant doe.

I hear that a lot. I have come to the conclusion the "goats eat anything" came from people who saw goats eat what their cows and horses wouldn't- weeds, trees, brush. They decided that goats must eat "anything" not realizing it wasn't that they eat anything but have different nutritional...

We got the first snow of the year overnight. Still have some light flurries. Nothing sticking though. I am with you on the cold, grew up in Phoenix. There we put long johns on if it got below 60. Up side was, we never had worm issues with the goats. Or fleas and ticks on the dogs.

In most parts of the country, Safeguard isn't much good for anything but tapeworms and deer worms. For the deadly one (barberpole worm) you need something stronger. Worms will always come back. The best you can do is manage them. Prevention is better than worming. Good pasture management is...

We raise kiko goats. We started with boers and Uhg....... that was a mess. Kikos tend to be more parasite resistant, hardier and lower maintenance all around- if you buy good stock. Just like any animal, you buy bad stock and you get bad animals. I have a doe that I milked after I weaned her...

I am not a nice as Southern, I would make them suck it up. Goats do not like to eat unfamiliar foods. They eat what their mommas taught them to eat. When introduced to something new, it takes a lot of tasting before they finally eat it. Give them a few days with the coastal, they will eat...

Miscarriages can be caused by many things and few of them are genetic. I wouldn't cull a doe over it unless it was frequent and no others did at that time. What I would do: ASAP! Give her and every pregnant goat on the property a dose of Pen G. Abortions can be caused by a bacterial...

I love it when goats kid outdoors. Something about it seems so fresh, clean and natural. They babies are beautiful. So glad you got them all contained.

We will put Zorya with Snows and Peron with Jack for now. The pups chased off a deer all on their own yesterday. We heard the puppy barking and watch a big doe burst out of the woods from where they are. Here is Peron, watching and waiting. Zorya, ready to go.... Puppy Wrestling! They...

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6 years going on 40. Or so it seems at times.

The puppies share a bowl. Snows and Jack will not share so they get their own. Well, Jack will share but Snows won't. The problem is the puppies are supposed to get puppy food and the big dogs are supposed to get big dog food. Last night Zorya was so cute. Jack jumped up and ran over tot...

Puppies are 12 weeks old now. Coming along fine. I have them out in the field with Snows and Jack. Zorya follows Snowey everywhere. She goes up and jumps up to her face then lies down in front of her and rolls on her back. Peron likes Jack, they hang out together, watching. The pups are...

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Have you been having worm issues?

I visited a micro dairy in northern Ohio. She had about 20 Sannans and LaManchas. She started with a class B dairy and creamery, making cheese and selling it at the farmers markets. Now she is a class A and sells milk and cheese to local stores, wineries and restaurants.

Do you have a vet who will do a fecal for you?