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Brush it down with a wire brush to get rid of the loose rust and grit and then use tremclad paint on it.

5 months from the breeding date.

Goats tend to be seasonal breeders so late fall to early new year is your best window.

If your pasture/forage area has a lot of heavy brush then I would advise avoiding full time collars as they can potentially get hung up. Beyond that I would have to say we do use collars and have never had an issue.

What we have found with a dairy herd is that if kids are trained to it young they respect it. Wires spaced that far apart is not likely going to work. After moving we put up electric and goats that previously respected it just walked through it.

Don't test kids before 6 months of age unless you want false positives.

Some could be diet related. But I would bet on low grade mastitis. A buck is only an issue if one has bad dairy practice. Beyond that it is an old wives tale.

Yah well straw. Up until recent history there wasn't a single "peer reviewed study" that showed manure made good fertilizer. It is just recent history that WSU released one. So does that mean until very recent history our farmers didn't have a clue as to what was effective for them? From...

I would have replied along the lines of: "The color of the cow doesn't matter, but you would not believe the amount of cocoa beans you have to feed."

Personally I would treat the lice and use the ivomec and wait a week on the Di-methox. I would treat the kids for worms and lice.

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Try straight gelatin to control the runs. Kids can dehydrate quickly if it goes unchecked.

One thing to note is it is NOT recommended for lactating goats.

Who are you using Siliker or exova?

Mother goats establish the same rules for herd status with kids as they do for adults. So it is normal for a dominant herd goat to be rougher with lesser status goats kids. Just nature at work folks.

After a little study on the part of the owner the net benefits of diversity in animals kept or specific pairings on a farm cannot be understated.

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So ... you're saying a little diversity would be a good thing.

Dairyland was his trade name on the pumps. They are actually produced by Ghast(will have to check spelling) and imported.

One thing not mentioned here is that resistance to specific wormers does not hold true in all areas. There is a regionally specific element to it.