Roll farms
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Is she getting any alfalfa hay? I'd up the quality of her hay and see if that helps her condition. Good luck and good on ya for taking her on. 
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SDGsoap&dairy
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x2Roll farms said:Is she getting any alfalfa hay? I'd up the quality of her hay and see if that helps her condition. Good luck and good on ya for taking her on.
We a firm believers in the power of alfalfa.
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Chicos Mama
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Sorry, maybe I wasnt very clear on what I wrote...there was just so much to remember! All three of my goats Free-Feed on BOTH...Alfalfa (2nd cut only) AND excellent quality Timothy Hay. In seperate Feeders so they can have their choice at any given time. And they all mix it up and eat both.
The grain ration I mentioned in the earlier post was also 2x a day (morning & evening feedings) I will up her amout a little at a time so she wont get scours. Real food was such a shock to her system in the first 4 days...her hinney was running like a leaky hose! A lot of Pepto & Baking soda cleared it right up, and her poops are now a wonderful pellet to see.
I also ordered some High Quality Loose mineral and Iodine supplement along with the Pro-Bios from Hoegger a few days ago, and got them today.
Skinny girl "Doe-rita" LOVES the Probiotics! Sticky faced girl this morning! My other 2 spoiled Fatties...could care less 
Im going to run out here real fast and take a few pictures of her now (pitiful as she is)...and repost as the weeks go by to share her progress!
Thanks again for ALLLL the help!
The grain ration I mentioned in the earlier post was also 2x a day (morning & evening feedings) I will up her amout a little at a time so she wont get scours. Real food was such a shock to her system in the first 4 days...her hinney was running like a leaky hose! A lot of Pepto & Baking soda cleared it right up, and her poops are now a wonderful pellet to see.
I also ordered some High Quality Loose mineral and Iodine supplement along with the Pro-Bios from Hoegger a few days ago, and got them today.
Skinny girl "Doe-rita" LOVES the Probiotics! Sticky faced girl this morning! My other 2 spoiled Fatties...could care less Im going to run out here real fast and take a few pictures of her now (pitiful as she is)...and repost as the weeks go by to share her progress!
Thanks again for ALLLL the help!
20kidsonhill
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They are very lucky goats to have such good care.
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Chicos Mama
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Well here she is Goatie People...The UGLIEST Goat in the world...Miss DOE-RITA
Her Head is actually WIDER than her body...So Sad!
Her Hips!
Her Rump
And here are her "Pen-Mates": Chico & Violet
CHICO
VIOLET
All of these were taken today 7-23-11 We shall re-take in 1 month...Wish Her Luck that soon she will look as Fat and Happy as the Big Babies!!
Her Head is actually WIDER than her body...So Sad!
Her Hips!
Her Rump
And here are her "Pen-Mates": Chico & Violet
CHICO
VIOLET
All of these were taken today 7-23-11 We shall re-take in 1 month...Wish Her Luck that soon she will look as Fat and Happy as the Big Babies!!
Ms. Research
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Sending some Good Karma from New Jersey to Miss DOE-RITA (Love the Name!). Well she might be ugly, but with your tender loving care, she is definitely on the road to being happy!Chicos Mama said:Well here she is Goatie People...The UGLIEST Goat in the world...Miss DOE-RITA
Her Head is actually WIDER than her body...So Sad!http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/2273_doe-rita711.jpg
Her Hips!http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/2273_doe-rita1.jpg
Her Rumphttp://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/2273_doe-rita.jpg
And here are her "Pen-Mates": Chico & Violet
CHICO
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/2273_chico_711.jpg
VIOLET
[url]http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/thumbs/2273_violet711.jpg[/url]
All of these were taken today 7-23-11 We shall re-take in 1 month...Wish Her Luck that soon she will look as Fat and Happy as the Big Babies!!
Roll farms
Spot Master
Bless her heart, the 'owner' shoulda been shot. 
SDGsoap&dairy
Loving the herd life
She will beautiful in time with the good care you're going to be giving her.
SuburbanFarmChic
Overrun with beasties
Best of luck with her. We've all seen how quickly a neglected goat can turn around so I'm positive you will work wonders with her. Your other two are lovely.
I found adding in root veggies helped add calories and still gave them something to "digest" for a while. Start adding them in slowly like the grain. Beets, carrots, potatoes, turnips. I dice them up a bit and mix them in with the feed. You might also put a squirt or 3 of a goat power punch or calorie upper on her grain.
I would also worm her slowly. I don't think she can afford to have a major deworming all at once. She might be a bleed out case so I would gently worm her over a couple weeks.
I found adding in root veggies helped add calories and still gave them something to "digest" for a while. Start adding them in slowly like the grain. Beets, carrots, potatoes, turnips. I dice them up a bit and mix them in with the feed. You might also put a squirt or 3 of a goat power punch or calorie upper on her grain.
I would also worm her slowly. I don't think she can afford to have a major deworming all at once. She might be a bleed out case so I would gently worm her over a couple weeks.
Goatherd
Overrun with beasties
She found her guardian angel. Good luck with her.
