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She died about 1 am. I'm devastated especially because we lost her litter mate suddenly a couple of weeks ago. I feel like a total failure, but can't figure out what we did wrong. I'm sending this one into uc Davis for a necropsy. I have no idea what could've happened. There was nothing for...

Well, things aren't looking good. I started her on penicillin, and she seems to be going downhill quickly. I don't get it. She was totally healthy this morning. Now she's extremely weak, hardly wants to stand at all. She's knuckling on one hind leg. And she just randomly screams sometimes...

Temp is normal. They didn't have anything at tractor supply but I'm not really sure she's all that bloated. She seems about the same, mostly just wants to sleep. She's asleep in my lap now. Maybe it is a uti and she's just very painful? I'll start her on antibiotics in the morning, unless...

I haven't yet but I will. I'm running to tractor supply to see what kind of bloat meds they have. Belly ache is my best guess. She seems like she's too painful for it to be a uti. I'll temp her when I get home. Thanks.

Hi all Just when I think the stress of new kids is over for the year... Our 6 week old Nigerian Dwarf doeling seems to be very uncomfortable. When I came home from work I noticed a drop of bloody urine. She was squatting a lot like she has a UTI. But she also seems somewhat bloated and...

Sorry, previous post obviously posted before I was done and I didn't realize it. It's edited now.

I know, that's why we tried it. She ended up doing a few injections per bud but that was mostly because of wiggly kids. I'm super reluctant to try it again but I'll definitely let you know whathappens with the one kid. So far one of his buds seems much smaller and the other seems about the...

Thank you all! I've talked to my vet at length and she is also stumped. Of course, first guess us some kind of allergic reaction to the clove oil. Totally possible, but anaphylaxis would've progressed much quicker. My gut says pneumonia, but who knows. Tempting to do a necropsy but I don't...

We are first timers at this. I'm looking for some wisdom so we can hopefully avoid this in the future. I can't help feeling like there's more I should've done. On Wednesday evening we took our 3 week old Nigerian Dwarf buckling to my vet's house. She injected clove essential oil to disbud...

We have two does, both first fresheners, who just kidded in the last few weeks. One had triplets almost three weeks ago. The other just had twins on Tuesday afternoon. Well, we kept them separated for a few days and now we're trying to have them all together. The first doe (with the...

Thanks! I will post more pics asap. They're adorable and very friendly! We have two more now also, twin bucklings from our other doe. They're all doing great, although the doe with the triplets is being kind of aggressive with the other doe and her kids. I'm not sure how to fix that, I'm...

Thanks! Here's a few more.

Well our second doe surprised us with twins! One must've been hiding on the xray. They're both boys and are big and strong. Actually they're about the size of two of our now two week old triplets. Here are the pics we have so far.

Yeah it was 105 here yesterday and supposed to be as hot or hotter today. At least this time it's only supposed to last a few days. Earlier in the summer it was close to 110 for over a week!

The kids are doing great! The little ones are over 3 lbs and Sassy is over 6 lbs! They're all growing at the same rate, so that's all I can expect. It's very hot here this week, so we're using fans, misters and lots of shade to keep them comfy. They're very active in the morning and evening...

Also, just for fun, here are a couple pics from this morning. Everyone is doing well. https://goo.gl/photos/L7Fm4YotyEUxNst26 Mango, the little spotted one, is the weakest. She had an increased respiratory rate with slightly raspy lung sounds, so we started her on a short course of...

Another question for you experienced breeders. We want to disbud our kids. However, our buck is polled, so I want to be absolutely sure the kids have buds before we do it. I have a friend who is experienced with full sized goats who will do it for us, but I'm nervous that the kids are so...

Thanks, we think he's pretty handsome. He's also very sweet!

I know! I'm already having trouble with the idea of selling them. But I'm telling myself if I sell them I can breed more next year. Our barn isn't big enough for lots of goats, and where we are we need to lock them in at night, too many predators. At least they will most likely go to my...

Oh yes, you are close by. Thanks for the advice. It's nerve wracking being a first timer. And by the way, for all of you experienced goat breeders...I know they say you can expect some bloody discharge for up to a week or two after kidding. Our doe had absolutely no discharge until this...