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They are beautiful. Excellent call on the white eyes. No need to ask for trouble.

Sleeping standing up is normal. The stomach should make noises, if it doesn't there is something wrong. The whistling and runny nose are from her head being stuffed up. It may be dust or it may be a respiratory infection of some kind.

What works for you is the best one to use. Different ones work in different areas. Get a fecal the day you worm. Then get a second two weeks later. The count should drop by 90% or more. If not, find something different. Use it until it no longer works, don't switch around. Sometimes if...

Oh, and when it is kidding season, I go down the line every night as they eat to do a "hoo hoo" check and grab the teaties. My husband says I am a goat pervert.

The ligaments loosening and tightening again is normal. We get it all the time. I hate to say this but I have had literally hundreds of goats give birth and I can say there is no "she is going to go now" signal. They are signs, you named most of them. But some goats get all of them, some...

Thank you! They are pretty. We use that electric netting.... a lot. We use it on hills, slopes, over washes, in the woods ..... everywhere. The key is to make sure it is taut. Screw the posts that Premier 1 says to use. I use tent stakes at the corners. Tie a string to the top and the...

I am confused.... did you get your goats back or are they still out? I hope all turned out well. We had this happen to us. We bought 3 goats from a farm in Illinois. After the 5 hours drive home, we backed the truck up to the open gate, opened the back and two got out and the third one...

Zorya and Peron are really growing. They can't get through the fence anymore. They are spending more time exploring independently, which is a good thing. I have photos in my phone but I can't figure out how to get them here.

When copperheads bite things too big to eat, which is rare, it is almost always a "dry bite" (no venom). Just watch out for infection. Give him some LA-200 if you think it may be an issue. FEM has a point, it may not be a snake bite.

Brownish green is probably dietary. Give his some Scour-Halt. It is red and labeled for pigs. It may be called Scour-Chek depending on the brand your farm store carries. 1ml/10 lbs. Drench him with that mixed with water, some electrolytes and probios. If it is dietary the cause won't hurt...

She will be attracted to the other goat. Leave that one in the pasture and watch. She will show up. Good Luck. :fl

We give copper to our does tight before breeding. Copper deficiency can be a big cause of fertility issues. Giving it to them right before breeding helps our fertility rate. I absolutely recommend it. I have given it to pregnant does too, no problems. At least none I know of.

Our winter born kids almost always do better then the spring born kids. Winter means no bugs, no worms, no cocci, no flies. Once spring hits they are big enough to handle it. Last year was the exception because it got SOOOOOOO cold. I find kidding down to about 15 degrees, they do fine...

I would give her some injectable B vitamins and probiotics. Is her nose runny at all? moving is stressful for goats. Hopefully it is just stress and some love and support will get her through it. If she has any runny nose, cough or any respiratory issue at all, I would give her some LA-200...

Sounds like your wormers are not working. Rotating wormers around will make it worse. Wormers mixed together will work better than the two alone. I would mix the valbazen and cydecten together and try that. Ideally I would add Prohibit sheep drench at twice the sheep dosage to the mix and...

What do you mean by drafty? A goat barn needs some air circulation, they are prone to respiratory issues. You want to make sure there are no drafts in the lower four feet of the barn. Above that you want some circulation. We keep ours in a 3 sided barn. The open side is to the lee side and...

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Back to the original post.... I make cheese from the frozen milk. Turns out fine. I read it can be frozen for 30 days so I don't exceed that. Would be an interesting experiment to try. We drink milk that has been frozen. No biggie. Has a strange texture. Mom used to buy milk on sale and...

The pigs look great! So adorable! It is nice to see them out "living" as opposed to a farrowing crate. I want to do pastured pigs but hubby is worried about keeping them in.

We use a 3 sided barn. Never had any problems until this lats winter when it went 4 weeks without going above the freezing mark. Your buck house looks nice, very cute. They will be happy there.