Goats help !!!

[MiniSilkys]

He looks a lot like my buck except mine has much bigger horns but he is 4years old next month. The man I got my buck and first doe from said they were Mini Silky Fainting goats but it turns out the doe was a pygmy. The buck was the son of the doe's sister so he is at least 1/2 pygmy. I don' know what his father was or looked like.

 

[Squick7314]

Yeah I dont know of the people we got our buck from really new wat he was cuz he looks like a lot of pug ya and none of the Nigerians I’ve seen look like him our doe looks Nigerian though but also a mini Nubian with here big ears

 

[MiniSilkys]

The big ears could also be part kiko or boer. I used to some kiko and kiko/Boer mixes. She reminds me a little of my ginger. I will post a pic of her later. What are you feeding them?

 

[Squick7314]

Hay and regular goat feed non sweet they have a mineral salt block right now

 

[MiniSilkys]

They love sweet feed. It also helps give a little more weight. It looks like she could use some. Also a couple tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a gallon of water, helps with worms. Free choice baking soda helps with acid in their rumen to keep away bloat especially with fresh spring pasture and grass. They will eat it if they need it. Somehow they know. Now for making her more gentle. Hold some sweet feed or whole corn in your hand or bowl. Sit on a block or something near her. Throw out a piece or two at a time until she comes over for more. When she gets close enough and starts eating the food reach out and scratch her under her neck, down the side of her neck, and above, just behind her front legs. They love that. Do this once or twice a days for 10 minutes. After a while she will come running to you.

 

[Squick7314]

Crack corn fine we have bags of that for our chickens

 

[Squick7314]

Yeah I dont understand why she looks small they definitely have plenty of food I don’t and I’ve seen her eat but our male goat definitely seems to eat more then her I’m hoping it’s just her adjusting we got her February 24th

 

[MiniSilkys]

Let me know how things go. My doe would not let me touch her when we bought her. 30 days later when she was ready to kid she wanted me in the shed with her. But at the time I did not know they shouldn't be moved in the last trimester and the twins did not survive. In fact the buck died in transport but was not delivered until full tern.

 

[MiniSilkys]

You should try some sweet feed and vinegar. Sweet feed around here is less than $8/50 lbs.

 

[Squick7314]

Yea I’ve been worried bout the fact we transported her worried bout the stress I’ll just keep working with her