Baby buckling...

[BlueMoonFarms]

So glad to hear that Cooper's coming around! What a lucky guy he is to have you. Although from the way you talk about him, sounds like you're lucky to have him too. He's a little charmer.

Same here!
He is very lucky I opted to take him in, he would not have lasted otherwise.
But regardless hes a love, and I am very happy to have him

Aww, he is so darling! Glad his legs are getting better! He is small, but I have seen a SERIOUSLY stunted Nigerian buck that actually turned out to be decent size! I was shocked! (Not my goat/didn't come from our farm btw) So I have hope for this lil guy! IF he ends up being really stunted, it doesn't mean his babies will be.

I just love him!

Oh, I think you may have GAS! (Goat Addiction Syndrome)

Same here! Super glad hes recovering, I was so worried at first but now i'm optimistic he will recover
We will see how he grows and matures out, it will certainly be interesting And its not like hes a hard goat to handle either ^^

He is so cute. I love his coat especially! His little room mate is cute too! I am really hoping Cooper recovers fully! That's great his legs are getting stronger...

walks on the road...it's like therapy for goats.

I want to see what his coat looks like completely grown in, he looks like he will be a very nice buck
Thats spirit, hes such a high energy kid that its been great stimulation for him. He has been bouncing all around the pen every day since we brought Spirit home.
Yes exactly! Goat leg therapy It was exactly what i was told to do. Get him up and move him out a little bit more each week until hes strong enough to run around. It seems to be working so why stop a good thing right?

 

[taylorm17]

sounds like he has a great, loving home! keep it up!

 

[AshleyFishy]

Why not keep the saanen/alpine as your buck and wether cooper? Then just keep cooper as a buddy and a pet? It seems like with all the little guy's hardships in his life he might not need the additional stress of breeding. Keeping him a buck might be detrimental to his health in the long run of things... or what if something might be a genetic defect too?

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Why not keep the saanen/alpine as your buck and wether cooper? Then just keep cooper as a buddy and a pet? It seems like with all the little guy's hardships in his life he might not need the additional stress of breeding. Keeping him a buck might be detrimental to his health in the long run of things... or what if something might be a genetic defect too?

Oh yes, we already pretty much decided that he will not be able to be a breeding buck. We dont know his background or have a very encouraging sense of health with him.
Is he to old to band? I could easily weather him now, I just never connected that his health could actually improve or prevent issues with his weathering.
The other issue, we already have a rescue weather

We found him as a one-two day old on the side of the road. Still have no clue where he came from, but thankfully we had frozen colostrum and dairy goats.
Trying to convince hubby to keep a second weather is going to be very very HARD...
Doesn't mean I wont try though.
Anyway, either way I will make sure he ends up with a happy ending. he deserves one.

***Question about cooper now that i'm on here...
Cooper still has missing hair and very dry flaky skin. No mites, lice or bugs and the vet says he is fine.
We finally bathed him with a medicated dog shampoo, an oatmeal shampoo, a ceder shampoo just in case, and then a extra moisturizer shampoo. After the bath we rubbed in some aloe-vera in case he just had dry skin or something.
He is still a bit itchy, dandruffy, and after the bath it looks like hes still loosing hair.

What hes been treated with: Ivermecton, front line spray, horse fly spray, and DE...
Any ideas? Could he just have dry skin? Or should I pester my vet more?

 

[taylorm17]

I think it is just dry skin. You have pretty much ruled out any parasites or anything. With his health being so bad when you got him, it was probably hard. I would think it would improve in time. How much is he drinking? A normal amount or less than he should be?

Your other rescue is very cute! I'd love to have such a cutie And good job with cooper!

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

I think it is just dry skin. You have pretty much ruled out any parasites or anything. With his health being so bad when you got him, it was probably hard. I would think it would improve in time. How much is he drinking? A normal amount or less than he should be?

Your other rescue is very cute! I'd love to have such a cutie And good job with cooper!

Oh I really hope so. I have no idea what to do for his skin now other then just bathe him once a week or slap aloe vera on him to help. Other then that I have no clue...
He is drinking pretty well, not a whole lot, but...i don't know, normal? hes not drinking excessively or less then he should be if that's what your wondering.
He especially loves warm water with peppermint leaves. *We spoil the goats when its cold*
Yeah thats Snickers! We call him Nicker for short which gets us in trouble...try saying nickers multiple times really fast and the word changes to something bad...

 

[taylorm17]

Also I just thought of this, did you ever have a heater on him or something, I know my buckling got dry skin from the heater when he was sick, it didn't hurt him, but did make his skin dry. Or just being in the house with the furnace running could have just helped his skin get dry.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

My guess it that it is from the vitamin deficiency's he had/has. I know you have been treating him, but it takes time. I know a lot of people use BOSS, they say it helps with the coat. But I have never used it. Maybe that could help?

I love Snickers! He is so adorable!

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Also I just thought of this, did you ever have a heater on him or something, I know my buckling got dry skin from the heater when he was sick, it didn't hurt him, but did make his skin dry. Or just being in the house with the furnace running could have just helped his skin get dry.

Not exactly, our garage is heated, so yes he was technically under a heater which would have dried out his skin. its off now since the temperatures are looking decent *most of the time anyway* That could have caused it I guess?

My guess it that it is from the vitamin deficiency's he had/has. I know you have been treating him, but it takes time. I know a lot of people use BOSS, they say it helps with the coat. But I have never used it. Maybe that could help?

I love Snickers! He is so adorable!

He does have free choice goat minerals, and every now and then I see him take a munch so that's good.
As long as its not bugs or a fungus I am happy. The loosing more hair thing had me really worried which was why I bathed him up and tried the moisturizer. I'll wait and see if his skin stays cleared up before getting anything else, and oif in a few weeks hes all crusty again with flakes, then i'll look into getting the BOSS. i have actually heard of that before
Thank you!

 

[AshleyFishy]

I use BOSS. It only takes about a cup per adult goat. Try not to overfeed or they can get dog log pooh.