Brand new to goats... a couple of questions

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Lynn

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I'm reading my book - Goatkeeping 101 by Caprine Supply... I think I need to worm Penni - her stomach is so large it feels like she is pregnant. She is a little pig and eats all the time - she is now ?10 weeks old? I have cut her grain way back to 1/3 of a cup twice a day and she doesn't clean it all up.

She only weighs 6 or 7 pounds.. I'll have to weigh her again in the morning to get a more accurate count as she was wiggling too much tonight. What should I give her? And how much? she doesn't have any worms in her poops, she is pooping little pellets fine and peeing fine. Should I worm her for what she weighs now at a partial dose as to not overwhelm her body if she does have intestinal parasites?

I know how to do horses, dogs, cats, but these little critters are so cute and I don't want anything to happen to them...

Thanks, Lynn
 
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