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Like others, I guess I’ve been too quiet. Not an accusation I hear much. 😉 After having no luck finding a buck for stud from a clean herd, I will be purchasing a buck and wether from a tested, closed herd this summer. In the meantime, I’m getting a pen and shed ready for the new boys. Since...

In that second picture, he looks like a rock star - complete with the ‘tude. ❤️

… do you disinfect teats and then use balm? Or do you balm and then disinfect? Winter cold and wind in my world are so drying, that I will need to use a balm to keep my girl from chapping. What I haven’t found is guidance in whether I apply moisturizing balm before or after disinfecting her...

I read forum posts earlier this year from folks having egg production issues they thought might be tied to the Purina feed they were using, as they reported egg laying increased when they switched to a different brand. I seek out smaller mills and lower prices while maintaining the proper...

I assume you are asking about Country Companion. If not, … oops. This is right off the back of a bag I just bought. Not sure where Purina operates from, but a comparison to locations should be pretty easy to check.

Update: the SSS came in today. I poured a bit on chamois cloth, folded it, and stuffed it in a smallish container for a few hours to permeate. At milking time, I wiped both momma and baby with the cloth. I actually watched a fly head for a lower leg and get within an inch. It seemed to stop...

Never hire a goat to help with barn cleaning. They aren’t the greatest employees.

On recommendations here, I picked up some fly spray for the goats. We had a ton of rain this spring and the flies and mosquitos are horrible. The spray I picked up has pyrethrins and seems to work a little. I am a bit alarmed that it cautions against getting it on skin, even though it is...

What is the padding beneath your mat?

Goats have been here for ten-ish days. I have learned an important lesson. Do not have a wooden floor. I had a couple of large wooden pallets that I thought the goats would find more comfortable than the gravel pad the barn sits on. To make them more cushy, I picked up a couple of rubber...

From the website, it looks like you can order directly from the company. Even Avon has joined the 21st century.

Forgot all about SSS. I just looked. Avon is still around (avon.com). They actually package SSS as an insect repellent, these days. Both with and without an SPF factor. Huh.

Poor baby. At least you recognized the issue and addressed it immediately. I like the idea of citronella (and the scent). I’ll look for that one first, when I go into town.

With goats’ metabolism being so weird and very few commercial formulas specific to them, I need a fly spray that’s safe to use on dairy goats. With the wet spring warming up, mosquitos and deer flies are out. I’d like something I can use on my girls to keep the nasty-bities off and still use...

For others interested in trying iodophor, it seems to be commonly used to sanitize brewing equipment. So, if you have a brewing supply store near you, it should be available there if the ranch stores don’t carry it. Probably need to pay attention to dilutions, if that becomes the source.

This info does help. Even if I can’t find this specific thing, I should be able to work out dilutions with what I have available.

Do you recall the original strength of the iodine and the dilution ratio you used?

Only milking one, so cloth sharing is not an issue. I like the FiasCo Farms formula for pre-milking (a very mild Chlorox solution). It’s the post-milking I feel like needs something more than just a soap-and-water routine. Our rainy spring notwithstanding, our air is very dry. So, I’m really...

Now that the new girl lets me milk, I’ve been obsessed with preventing mastitis. The post-milking spray I have is chlorhexadrine. I have used it myself as a pre-surgical body wash. It strips moisture so bad that I hate using it. Plus, a spray comes out cold, no matter what - very unpleasant...

Yeah, I’m looking forward to yogurt and learning cheesemaking and fresh milk. If this evening’s milk stand practice goes well, I may try milking tomorrow. I just wish our cloudy cool temps would ease up. Drizzle-y and 55 degrees, she spends the day hanging out in the barn instead of grazing.