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Thank you! I thought about getting a normal dog collar but wasn't sure if that would provide enough "control" to manage an unruly goat who has never been restrained before....

Hey everyone! I need some advice on goat collars. I have two Nigerian Dwarf goats - one buck, one doe. They are not used to be handled and are only semi-tame. They will come up to you, but don't generally let me touch them. This means that I can't trim hooves, check them over for injuries...

Is this something I can pick up at TSC or the feed store? Or do I need to get it from the vet? I really need to get them collars so I can capture them. I've owned them for about 10 months now. I've only had to actually catch them once when the vet came to deal with a scur that needed...

Yesterday I let my 2 goats (1 male, 1 female) and herd of chickens out to free range in the pasture when I noticed that my billy goat sounded like he was congested. He has a wheeze when he breaths and his nose is running. I don't know much about goats but I can't imagine this is a good...

I bought a new farm back in February. In the middle of the sale, the homeowner passed away. He had two goats (1 doe, 1 buck) and 20+ chickens, all kept together in a run and sharing the same coop/shed. The homeowner's heirs asked us if we wanted the goats & chickens because they didn't know...

I'm a very new goat owner..... I have no idea if I am overfeeding or underfeeding them. There are 2 adult goats - a doe and a buck. I used to split a 2QT feed scoop of all purpose livestock pellets between two bowls for them. Then I read something somewhere that goats should NOT be fed...

Unfortunately, I can't answer your question in regards to other animals. My daughters have been showing horses with a competition barn for about 17 years. There are dozens of riders and horses with the show barn. I've personally seen maybe 4 or 5 horses, all different ages & breeds, who have...

I have two old mares. I currently pour water in their food every day because they have rice bran and other powder supplements in their feed. Adding a cup of water helps keep them from choking and makes it easier for them to lick up the scraps. I do not currently use beet pulp with any of my...

Thanks! I've bought beet pulp in the past for my horses. Gotta be careful with that stuff because they (horses) can choke rather easily on it. I never thought about using it for the goats but it makes sense.... I do have alfalfa cubes and compressed alfalfa. My weird *** goats doesn't seem...

I have no idea how old she is... I have been watching to see if her udders are getting bigger but so far I haven't noticed anything which leads me to believe she is just fat or infertile. She is not really tame so I would have to tackle her to catch her. The male is not cut. He still has his...

We have 2 goats housed with our chickens. Up until 2 months ago, they all stayed in the same house... We had a ladder roost in the goat house that the chickens used. This was the setup the previous owner used for many years. However, we built a separate chicken coop because I didn't like the...

I live in the South. Usually have all my hay by Nov 1 but this year I neglected to get it. My normal hay guy was completely sold out. I got 60+ bales from his neighbor. It looks great...all green and no weeds....but it weighs half the weight of the bales I get from my normal hay guy. Not...

Hello everyone! This is my first post. Last February my husband and I purchased a house. In the middle of the purchase, the homeowner passed away. His heirs asked us if we would be willing to "adopt" his two goats and 20+ chickens. We already had chickens so naturally we agreed to this...