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Both of my nigerian bucks do this and have done it for as long as they have been old enough to breed....lol

Thanks for the responses everyone..... I am going to check with the vet and see if she is willing to prescribe some for me, but i suppose if she isnt willing to do that I will just roll the dice as I figure the CD/T is necessary. I have 8 that i need to vac this weekend so i guess i'll find...

I want to know if its absolutely necessary to have epi on hand when giving the CDT shot....I know there is a chance that the goat can have a deadly reaction to CDT but epi is not easy to get. So how often does it happen? Or where do most of you get epi?

Fern Kidded with a single buck.....he was busy as you can tell :D so i will get better pics later

Thanks so much for the comments. The lil girl already has me wrapped around her hoof. Got home last nite and went to check on them they were out bouncing and running......made me just laugh. Plus Fern another of my ND had a new baby buck running around (pics coming soon)

Lilly kidded yesterday afternoon with no problems. one buck(brown) and one doe(white)

i'd say u could do two out of the three at home, but unless you are very familiar and/or confident with surgical type procedures on animals and have access to some type of pain/anesthesia(local at least) medicene, i would leave the cutting up to a qualified vet. It can be a painful and deadly...

This is a little off topic but not way off...lol Has anyone ever tried the Dr. naylor's dehorning paste? I have read a lot about it but have never used it. Sounds like it is so much easier than burning. Shave the area apply the paste and let set for 30 minutes then wash off with water and...

Well just an update...she was acting really strange last nite. Kept getting under the stanchion and just standing there. Never have i seen her do that, i stayed in the barn with them til way to late. I also saw her stretching or kinda arching her back several times.......checked and feed em this...

I have two Nigerian D does that should be a week or two away from birthing but i could be off on my estimation so anyway.... I noticed that for the last week or two they started "bagging up", not huge but noticeably starting their little milk factories. With that being said this is their first...

My goats eat ivy all the time and have not had any problems at all. I think a lot of plants on "the" list are considered toxic if they are consumed in very large quantities. I mean if you are feeding your goats bales of dried cherry tree leaves then i would say yes you are going to have a...