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Both of our goats seem to be drying up. Over the last couple of weeks their amounts have fluctuated but tonight they both only did about half a quart. Normally do about 3 times that each at least. We started them on kopsel about the same time and both their conditions and coats seemed to...

Thanks for all the info guys! Thanks for the pic Free. That looks great! We went ahead and bought one (was gonna make it but it would have cost more for parts and time invested than what we paid for it) and so far its working great. We have been checking on them frequently to see if there were...

Thanks so much for all of the great ideas and experiences guys! And keep em' coming if anyone has any more! :)

Yes. Good point. I was going for the hay bag. I would feel better with that I guess. Less holes to get tangled in. But it sounds like others here have used nets (or something similar) safely also. And I didn't realize how small the holes were on the small hole nets until I went to look at them...

Found it! http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3755&p=1

Yea, I thought about that. Goats are crazy good at finding every way possible to get in trouble aren't they? But ours are dehorned, we only have two for milk and that's way than enough for us! :lol: So we won't be getting anymore (that may still have horns) anytime soon.

We're looking for alternatives to our hay manger as they destroy them and waste alot of hay. Anyone use hay bags successfully with goats?

Forgive me if this has been posted already. I couldn't find a post already when I did a search, so if there is one that I missed please feel free to direct me to that one. :) Just wondering what everyone did for bedding? We have both goats and chickens. We have been using straw but its...

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After some research I'm debating weither or not our Saanan/La Mancha mix has a copper deficiency. We live in southeastern Ohio and just got Emily in March. She is all white. She is feed free choice alfalfa hay, grain at milking twice a day and has a free choice mineral. They graze almost daily...

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are looking soooooooo much better!! I can't thank you all enough!!! It's all drying up and hasen't been spreading anymore!!! :woot And I love that we were able to add even more to our "goat knowledge bank" because what you all recommended was definetely not in any goat...

Thank you all!! We're doing the chlorhexdine spray (DH was able to find it) and the ammens powder as several of you (and others we've spoken to) have recommended. If that doesn't start working we're off to the vet! :( And time for my stupid question of the day...I assume while all of this is...

I know this is an old thread, but very interesting for a new goat owner (such as myself) to see the different ways people raise their animals based on what they are keeping them for, their geographical area and just their own personal opinions. :thumbsup

Awesome thread! Our sannan/la mancha mix Emily has really dry/itchy fur and course/dry hair so I'm gonna give this a try. And sadly I've always wondered what BOSS was! :gig Guess I should have searched sooner.

Thank you!! We're gonna have our vet on standby for antibiotics if it doesn't start clearing up through other treatments. :)

Oh, thanks!! I know just where to get that stuff! I'm willing to use antibiotics if needed, but I like to use other avenues when able. :) And we've been washing and doing hand sanitizer even more now. Although I try to do more washing than the sanitizer.

Thanks for the quick responses! How do you guys normally treat staph infections in your herd?

What's GSE exactly?

Both of our goats have developed small white pustules on their udders. They both just got over a few small cuts on their udders that happened after they busted through some wire and cute themselves on the way through. I'm thinking maybe a staph infection from the cuts? We keep the cuts cleaned...

Ummm...how do you know if a goat has a fever? She is 1 yr and one month. Eyes look ok. And we have baking soda out, are probios different? I'll have to check into it! :)