Baymule
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How awful! I’m so sorry that happened. The only things I can think of are nightshades, tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes. You might want to go down the list of what is in your garden that may be toxic to goats, so you’ll know.
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Mini Horses
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A group of my goats got into "something" a couple years back....luckily only thing they had was vomit a spewing diarrhea! Green gushing both ends. 
. I was lucky, no losses. Usually they nibble and leave things bad -- sometimes they don't! Garden? I'm also thinking nightshade family.
. I was lucky, no losses. Usually they nibble and leave things bad -- sometimes they don't! Garden? I'm also thinking nightshade family.
Baymule
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Peppers are nightshades too.
SageHill
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Oh geeze. So sorry - tomato leaves???
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The trouble is my dad was/is a keen gardener, so we have a lot of different trees and shrubs, and I can think of a fair few that it would be better they didn't eat; the odd thing is they have never had as much as indigestion before.
No tomatoes, maybe a nightshade somewhere, but they get the odd ones of those in the paddocks too, and always leave them be
There was a sack of sheep food uncovered, but they didn't eat very much of it and are quite used to a bit of hard feed, so I think it is unlikely that that was the cause.
The wether that died had kind of a 'locked' jaw, rather hard to open, and also wasn't very bloated when he first went down, so it was definitely more then just indigestion, I think.
I just can't seem to do things right for goats in the moment.... one of the angora bucks is looking a bit under the weather as well, I don't know whats up with him. (he didn't get out) I wormed him, so maybe that will help.
At least the sheep, chickens, cats and dogs are all looking good in the moment.
No tomatoes, maybe a nightshade somewhere, but they get the odd ones of those in the paddocks too, and always leave them be
There was a sack of sheep food uncovered, but they didn't eat very much of it and are quite used to a bit of hard feed, so I think it is unlikely that that was the cause.
The wether that died had kind of a 'locked' jaw, rather hard to open, and also wasn't very bloated when he first went down, so it was definitely more then just indigestion, I think.
I just can't seem to do things right for goats in the moment.... one of the angora bucks is looking a bit under the weather as well, I don't know whats up with him. (he didn't get out) I wormed him, so maybe that will help.
At least the sheep, chickens, cats and dogs are all looking good in the moment.
SageHill
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Hang in there. Not easy, but learning. There's always something, you're doing your best. (tomatoes are nightshades and eggplants too).
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goats&sheep19
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Thank you : )
Both girls seem completly back to their normal selfs today, which is a relief. I fed them all some hay, went out of the paddock, and heard a twang of the fence behind me, and Snowball was trotting after me.
And the electic fence is up, but she just went over the top of it. So at least now I know where she is getting out, and my dad is fixing up the fence better for me.
I do love her so much, but she is a trouble maker, and being the leader all the others find ways to follow her if they can.
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Some of the chickens when I was shutting them up the other night 
I'm going to process two or three cockerels today, my poor rooster is getting quite worn out from saving his ladies from the boys all the time.
I'm going to process two or three cockerels today, my poor rooster is getting quite worn out from saving his ladies from the boys all the time.
Baymule
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Pretty chickens, what breeds?
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A bit of a mix, the ones that all look the same with either a black or grey hackles and tails are Light and Coronation Sussex. Then there are a few Orpington Xs and one black Copper Marans on the front right.
I also have a pair of Golden Cuckoo Marans; one of those is on the back right in the first photo.
I got two nice cockerels in the fridge, so mister Doodle (he is a real gentleman) can relax for the first time in quite a while!
