What type of shed is it one of those build on site ones that is what we have it does have a wood floor we will just have to replace as needed because the ground here gets saturated and I want them to be able to be up off the ground.
But to get to you kidding pen issue how is you shed divided...
I have been thinking about the lambar method this year as I wil be having many more babies than I did last year so I am thinking about making my own with the parts from Jeffers but this post bring up other ?s if you so a lambar doesnot the milk go bad I have heard of some just filling it inthe...
Have you looked very well at the edge of the eyelid had a smiliar issue this weekend and many said to make sure the eyelid was not flipped this can also cause a goat to be depressed from the pain. I used neosporin in his eye (per a breeder I trust) as I did not see the flipping and bam the next...
You all have it easy I have until April 11th to start but then I have 5 (3 FF ) girls due within 1 1/2 weeks. So it will be interesting around here for a few weeks.
Glad that a information type site has taken interest in goats however interested in where they came up with this guy. Watched 4 of the videos and caught small errors in each sometimes a wording sometimes a health issue. i.e. I would NEVER go 5 months without trimming my goats hooves as he said...
Sounds like you understand CAE however I noticed sheep in your pic, did you know that CAE and OPPV are related
here is a link to dairy goat info that explains more. Would hate for your + goat to harm your other animals.
http://dairygoatinfo.com/index.php/topic,9455.0.html
Now with that...
We have 2 living rooms that are divided by a HUGE built in wall shapped like an I so when we have bottle babies in the house right before the bedtime bottle, just about my kids bedtimne the kids both human and goat nwould do this chase thing around the I frist the humans chase goat then goat...
I know every feeling you are feeling right now. Had borderline reseult on 2 does recently moved here and vaccinated. So I waited and retested they were both posititve. Make sure you read ALOT about dealing with + babies you will need to attend the birth and do not even let the doe lick the...
Sorry for the late post my internet does not so well in the ICE storm we had today.
Trust me many here myself included have dealt with these things that you are, if not the CL then CAE, mastitis, mystery illness and have been to the point of giving up. But most don't and we are more educated...
PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS BURST ON ITS OWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At this point there are a few more ?s
How did you aquire this goat ? If bought from a breeder did you purchase any of your other goats from the same place?
Is he housed with any other goats? Have you looked over all your other goats...
absolutely however I have not got my jeffers order in yet this will be my 1st time for a huge order as I usually just order what I need right then but have decided this year to stock up ona few things between that order and the new pretty breakaway collars I am getting for everyone and $ for the...
I am going from my own experience, information from my vet, while not all that trained in Dairy goats, is the only vet around for 30 miles that works with goats of any sort that I have been able to find, I spoke with one livestock vet and he aswked what CAE and CL were,my vet is BIG with the...
Loss of hair on the spot is not a good sign. Does not look in the pictures like he is pulling the hair to the side, it looks like the absess has lost hair.
CL
http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/caseouslymphadenitis.html
Absesses in General...
Please do not rage on me
I have a wether that something is just off with him he never grew past about 5 months he was a companion animal so not any big worries I found an absess on him and he was an immediuate Cull. He was in the works to be sold and so glad I found this before.Taken off the...
1 inch in front of the kneee I am confused, If you can not post a picture of spot it is in I would copy an outline of a goat into paint and put an X where the absess is and then save upload and post to here