Jesusfreak101
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Chickens really- My adventure into Goats
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Oh. Yes! Last year someone shot her with a paintball gun or something? She had a big hole in her side that I doctored for a couple of weeks. I think the guys friends shot her next door because they have those types of guns. I told him about the issue and he doesn't invite that guy over anymore. Plus that friends dog attacked my dogs too many times before I had the fence between us up. I told the guy next door if any of the dogs come here I'll shoot them and will be shoot to kill! Attacked my chickens once and chased my horse.Shot again
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My allergies are brutal..The dandelions are gone to seed now so the fluff is everywhere. I went to bed at 7:00 last night and slept till 5:00 this morning.
Today is goat pen cleaning day. The two kids pee and poop in the shed and not outside in the Run. I have clean the other twos dog house and pen floor. It's not too bad though. They poop and pee in one area.
Cleaning my garage too because I don't need a Brooder and all my chickens supplies in there anymore. Will move all that stuff up to the barn.
Today is goat pen cleaning day. The two kids pee and poop in the shed and not outside in the Run. I have clean the other twos dog house and pen floor. It's not too bad though. They poop and pee in one area.
Cleaning my garage too because I don't need a Brooder and all my chickens supplies in there anymore. Will move all that stuff up to the barn.
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Always something happening around here. I went to feed my goats. Ozzy and Fancy always jump up and look out The chainlink gate waiting for me. This morning Ozzy got his hoof caught in the chainlink and the middle metal cross beam. Poor guy came swinging out when I opened the gate. My heart was pounding as I had to lift with all my strength to lift the wire off his hoof. He cried but stayed put. Holy smokes I need to put something over that so it can't happen again. He isn't limping and seems to be fine. 
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I'm happy to say that I got all the wood yesterday to build the winter goat pen in front of the goat Coop. It will actually be a nice sized pen. Only needed 10 posts and 40 rails to complete it. Cost a little over $200 for hardware and wood. 
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bethh
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Just started reading this. I have a question @B&B Happy goats, what kind of goats do you have and what do you feed them?Biggest mistake...over feeding my goats because I thought they looked better....
Nope, lesson learned last weekend as I butchered a wether for the freezer..full of fat around his vital organs, we were killing him with food and it really made me realise that I had been doing my goats a disservice. They have now been cut back on the amount of their pellets and we are already seeing a improvement .....yepper, don't love them to death with food for sure
B&B Happy goats
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We have nigerian dwarfs and a mini nubian, we feed free access to hay, minerals, fresh water and they each get a cup of Dumor goat feed twice a day...none are with kids. at the moment or pregnant, I will start giving them a half cup of BOSS once a day now as I will be breeding them in a few months...sometimes they also get some alpha pellets...but right now we are working on losing a little weight for healthier goats and easier pregnancies.
Other people may feed differently but this is what is working really well for our climate (nasty hot humid florida) and the girls are rockin it with their new (lesser amount of feed) diet....
I honestly was over feeding them...big mistake as I believe that one of the causes for Bellas prolapse was weight during pregnancy.....I had to put her down when she prolapsed and lost two kids and Bella.....
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I know you replied to @bethh
I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about losing the Momma and kids. That must of been an awfully sad day.
I'm glad you have a better handle on the feeding amount now. I wish you all the best with the next pregnancies.
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B&B Happy goats
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I know you replied to @bethh
I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about losing the Momma and kids. That must of been an awfully sad day.
I'm glad you have a better handle on the feeding amount now. I wish you all the best with the next pregnancies.
Thank you, we have had some pretty crazy experiences this year with our crew......fat n happy goats doesn't mean they are healthy and happy, that extra weight is a killer and causes problems with internal organs and problems with pregnancy...
Ours were not grossly fat, just had the look of a "well fed" goat....Bellas sister "spit" out her two kids, but that extra weight on Bella added to the causes of her prolapse. And when you have to clean and push everything back into a animal only to have it come back out again...well...you learn that fat isn't a goats friend ( or mine either )
