Anyone else notice any of their goats wasting away? Pics Added

[Goat Whisperer]

@misfitmorgan

I believe you can ship Rollins lab fecal samples as well (for parasite/cocci check). Not sure on the cost, but it has to be cheaper than what the vet charges you!
If you do it, ask for the McMasters fecal test to be run and ask them to look for cocci.

I think another lab does it cheaper then Rollins, but I cannot remember the name.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

This was from an old thread back in 2012, Ithink this is the lab. Might be something worth considering.

Try this one: http://www.midamericaagresearch.net/instructions.php

It's only $5 a sample there, a lot of our local producers use them and swear by them and the only extra cost to you besides the $5/sample is the shipping and your gas to the post office. I have started using them PER MY VET because she is so far away...and busy...and trusts this company...that she refers simple stuff like that to them so she can have more time in the field and less in her office.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Babs the overnight on ice is what gets me cause the closest one i could find info for was in cali so that would be quite expensive, their bio screen is also 16.50 at that one. Rollin is $3 each for CAE and Johnes and that is in North Carolina so a lot closer to me. The CL only going to biotracker they only require two day shipping which would be better for Michigan to Cali. If USPS had guaranteed overnight delivery i would probly send it but without the guarantee i dont think i would take the chance of having to re-drawn and send it all again.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Thanks Goat Whisperer i will check them out, might be worth it until i can get all the stuff to do it myself rounded up.

Anyone know why my quote button stopped working?

 

[Latestarter]

@Nifty (the site owner) was complaining that the site(s) were getting so large they were costing him a fortune to keep them up and running so he was going to arbitrarily turn off the quote function to help slow site growth...














April fools.

 

[Southern by choice]

 

[misfitmorgan]

i was gonna say that makes no sense lol!! But yeah it really isnt working hasnt been since yesterday.

Seems BYH made this a featured thread.

 

[Latestarter]

The BYC site had some of these glitches a few weeks back. Some software upgrades they did messed things up. They did get it all back working again after about a week.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Ok so new plan is

CAE and Johnes at Rollins $3 each
CL at Biotracker thru Sage Labs in North Dakota $6

Fecal at MidAmerica $5 and they test for stomach worms, nematodirus, cooperia, hookworms, threadworms, whipworms, nodular worm, tapeworms and coccidia.

Shipping will be a bit more but since we are sending 10 samples to each lab it should come out to be $60/rollins plus shipping, $60 to biotracker plus shipping, and $50 to MidAmerica plus shipping.
$170 plus 3 location shipping

or

Bioscreen thru Biotracker/Sage labs $140 plus shipping plus $50 to MidAmerica plus shipping
$190 plus 2 location Shipping

Are the most likely lol.

 

[misfitmorgan]

The BYC site had some of these glitches a few weeks back. Some software upgrades they did messed things up. They did get it all back working again after about a week.

Thank you Late Starter...figured out my reply button still works lol.