New goat owners - hello and advice requested :)

Ajp23

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Hello from Dallas! My family recently got 8 week Pygmy/Nigerian dwarf crosses we will be raising as wethers. I hope to learn a lot here and contribute as I learn!

I do have a concern about one of them and would love advice. Like I mentioned, he is 8 weeks old and currently still on a bottle but beginning the weaning process in the next few weeks. He also eats orchard/Timothy hay, forages on the land and has access to sweetlix minerals. He seems to have a much rougher coat than the others and has thinning hair around the shoulders. He behaves normally, no poop issues so I’m wondering if it’s possible for him to have a copper deficiency at this age?

I would say the main things I’ve noticed are a rough and thinning coat, and what seems to be fishtail based on pictures I’ve seen in my research. He seems too young to have a copper Bolus but how else to address the issue?

Thank you for any help!! I’m excited to learn more here.
 

frustratedearthmother

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Good advice above!

Here's another thing you might want to think about...do you notice him scratching? Wouldn't be a bad idea to check his coat for lice.

 
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