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  1. Kyra Westwind

    Newbie questions about feeding 8 week old goat babies

    Thanks so much to all of you for the replies, I really appreciate all the info. I started the probiotics and vitamins as soon as they stopped vomiting from the rhodies. Sent my son to pick up medication for Coccidia, and will treat as soon as he gets back. Both goats have been eating hay and...
  2. Kyra Westwind

    Newbie questions about feeding 8 week old goat babies

    Thanks so much for your reply! We were originally told they were "bottle babies", and still on the bottle, but when we pursued this point, after the fact, it turned out that bottle feeding had been attempted briefly, due to the doe not nursing them, but then that issue got straightened out...
  3. Kyra Westwind

    Newbie questions about feeding 8 week old goat babies

    We picked up our goat boys almost a week ago, 7 weeks old when we got 'em, almost 8 weeks now. It ended up being a far more exciting week than we would have liked, and included the babies getting chased by dogs ( no physical harm done), and getting sick on the neighbours Rhodes. Perhaps because...
  4. Kyra Westwind

    The Apothecary's Satchel

    Wonderful article! Do you know if Tea Tree Oil can be used on goats? I know some animals are sensitive to it, what has your experience been?
  5. Kyra Westwind

    Newbie Goat Mama in Portland, Oregon

    Hi all, My name is Kyra, and I am SO thrilled to have found this list! I adopted 2 Nigerian Dwarf boys (soon to be wethers), Saoirse and Sebastian a week ago, when they were 7 weeks old. Seb is the tri-colour with the "socks", Saoirse is the blond. Looking forward to learning lots here! :)
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