Free Choice Soda Bicarb

[savingdogs]

What does FKS stand for?

Sorry, I'm new at goats.

 

[helmstead]

floppy kid syndrome

 

[savingdogs]

Ick! I was just reading up on that.....have you had to deal with that often? We are having our first kids this spring. Some of the links I found confused me however, one source said it was from not having enough calcium in the dam's diet, because people typically take away the alfalfa, (just what I was told to do).

Now I'm so confused!

I can see why you would need to have baking soda around, and pepto bismal too.

 

[Lady Jane]

Well, I guess it is a good thing that I am reading this forum now. I had heard to give the goats baking soda and so I did. I have had them for a week and a half and they went through a whole box of baking soda. Either they like the salt or someone is in desperate need of it. I have not seen any of the girls acting sick or bloatish however. So, I must conclude that it is the latter. I will not give them baking soda for a while and see how things go.