A list of essential supplies before bringing home goats NEEDED PLEASE

[sodamancer]

Oh, I have been researching for months. Down payment on my goaties is done and our new fence is being installed over the next few weeks. YEAH!!!! I have my t-posts and cattle panels picked out for purchase. My lumber for the goat shed is here and waiting for the fence to be done. But now what do i need for the goats themselves.

here is what i KNOW i need

Hay,
Feed
minerals
Feed buckets
water buckets
Wood spools for play
mineral container
Hay Rack thing

thankyou for your input.

Oh if it makes any difference i am getting a nigerian dwarf baby and a nubian boer cross 2yr old

 

[goodolboy]

One thing you'll lose during all of this is your mind. Goats????

 

[Southern by choice]

Your list sounds great... maybe have a place the little one can go in if the older bigger one isn't too welcoming at first.

I'm sure you must have a supplies list for things like hoof trimmers, emergency meds etc.


oh.. and ignore Goodolboy ... I have sheep and goats and love them both, although the goats can be a bit much on some days

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Ability to say no to the next ten goats that cross your path....

 

[CrazyFlocksters]

and the next ten, and the next ten, and the.......
Just kiddin', good luck with your goats, just try to have fun in it. It'll turn into work at times, so I hope you love it as much as the rest of us.

 

[doxiemoxie]

A plan for medical emergencies. Will you use a vet? How much money will you budget? At what point will you call a vet in? Will you put an animal down, call a vet to do it or let the animal die on its own? These are hard decisions that need to be made before the emergency arrives. Also, you need to establish a relationship with a vet BEFORE the emergency. Or you might not be able to get a vet to come out. Are you going to vaccinate or have someone else do it? same questions with wormers.

Your list also does not include a first aid kit, hoof trimmers, harness or other restraint system.

 

[sodamancer]

Ability to say no to the next ten goats that cross your path....

LOL!!! or my girls when they want to keep the kids born to our goaties. It will be easy tho. We live on a total 1/3 acre lot with house in the middle. There is no room! for more than 3 goats.

 

[sodamancer]

A plan for medical emergencies. Will you use a vet? How much money will you budget? At what point will you call a vet in? Will you put an animal down, call a vet to do it or let the animal die on its own? These are hard decisions that need to be made before the emergency arrives. Also, you need to establish a relationship with a vet BEFORE the emergency. Or you might not be able to get a vet to come out. Are you going to vaccinate or have someone else do it? same questions with wormers.

Your list also does not include a first aid kit, hoof trimmers, harness or other restraint system.

Sorry i didnt even think of listing those.
Hoof care......yes have trimmers, hoof rot stuff,

Stanchion materials aquired and plan chosen to build one.

I dont know what to put in first aid kit besides vet wrap, blue kote, anti bloat stuff (which there is like a billion choices in everything.)

As far as vet care goes..........I will use a vet in case of emergency, have vet picked out who specializes in smal ruminants, and number is taped inside of my goat tackle box that will hold supplies. I have aquired 3 ruminant vet books, 1 that is specific to goats and been reading a lot so i can do as much as possible myself. I will be doing vaccines, worming, castration (of kids) myself and i am debating on the dehorning myself part. I am wondering if the cost of dehorner is worth it since i am a small scale BUT i am not willing to pay vet prices. Rescue remedy and natural sedatives will be used to make it easier on animals that have not found a home before born. (large sikh community buying pure animals for meat here. means no castration or dehorning if paid for in advance and picked up by 6wks old)

Most of my questions are about the medical supplies i NEED and brands to use. the lists i have found tend to be vague.
"you need wormer" okay which of the 10? I would like to use herbal wormers but have chemical ones available if herbals dont work or infestation is heavy. We do have a microscope and the idea of looking at poo is exciting for the learning aspect.

 

[20kidsonhill]

feeding/drenchimng syringes, a lot of stuff is given orally and having a good drenching syringe with a long metal tube on the end is really really helpful, they come in 10, 20, 30 and 50 cc. The smaller one is good for accurate wormer dosages, and the bigger ones good for electrolytes, energy drenches or emergency situations were you need to get a lot of stuff down in them. Like mineral oil if they get into too much feed.

 

[SillyChicken]

may wanna add mineral oil!

Does anyone else use baking soda?