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TheMixedBag
Ridin' The Range
The lysigin was for staph mastitis, apparently (I did just have to ask, he'd only said staph), so yeah, that's the salty bit. It's also been treated since 10/2, but I've got an appointment for her on the 28th, too.
I'm not gonna defend her udder, either. The guy I got her from may have grand champions, but it certainly was never because of their udders. He doesn't seem to pay that much attention to them, either, at least not in his nubians. I'm still hoping she was worth the $275 I paid for her.
Also, she's not really low on her pasterns, at least, not genetically. The person she was sent to for breeding cut her heels down a lot, and I mean a LOT, so I've got corrective trimming to do soon as the wall's grown out a bit more.
Did I mention she's also REALLY fat? I can barely feel her ribs at all, and she's got big 'ole Krispy Kremes right behind her front legs. I can't pretend it's just because she's pregnant with that one....
The buck is fairly young, he's a 2009 baby. I'm hoping he grows up a lot in the next year, I didn't plan on keeping him much past 2-3 years.
I'm not gonna defend her udder, either. The guy I got her from may have grand champions, but it certainly was never because of their udders. He doesn't seem to pay that much attention to them, either, at least not in his nubians. I'm still hoping she was worth the $275 I paid for her.
Also, she's not really low on her pasterns, at least, not genetically. The person she was sent to for breeding cut her heels down a lot, and I mean a LOT, so I've got corrective trimming to do soon as the wall's grown out a bit more.
Did I mention she's also REALLY fat? I can barely feel her ribs at all, and she's got big 'ole Krispy Kremes right behind her front legs. I can't pretend it's just because she's pregnant with that one....
The buck is fairly young, he's a 2009 baby. I'm hoping he grows up a lot in the next year, I didn't plan on keeping him much past 2-3 years.
SDGsoap&dairy
Loving the herd life
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This sounds waaaayy too familiar.
rebelINny
Loving the herd life
I feel for ya as having a rough year with the goats. This year has been rough for us too even though its our 4th year running. "Our" goats are healthy and hardy with no problems whatsoever, but we bought a herd of 16 a few months ago as well as some bottle babies from another farm to use up our excess milk and well......it wasn't all good. We lost three out of our eight bottle babies and another may still pass (still watching and helping). Out of the 16 we had a 5 month old buckling that died just 2 days after we got them (underlying problem or the move? not sure), we just had the kid from one die last night (she just wasn't healthy, about 13wks old) the kid's mother is sickly looking and too thin and a year and a half old Nubian doe is also sickly and thin and we have had to keep her on probiotics and yogurt off and on since we have had her. Thinking on culling the latter two soon. The rest are nice and doing well and staying healthy. So out of sixteen we have lost the two kids and will most likely cull two of the adults. Bummer as any goat loss to me is too much 
I really hated the fact that the kid died last night, I knew it was inevitable but I worked so much with her and more than once brought her back from a desperate situation. These goats were not cared for very well by the previous owners in the last couple of years apparantly. The rest have fattened up and come out of the unsociableness to a great extent since we bought them. Our original 8 does and all their kids are doing FABULOUS! I just will not buy any more goats outside our farm again unless its a buck, it just is too risky. As for that, I am so glad you are happy with your new goats and hope all goes well for you and them. I am starting to breed mini-Alpine's now as well as French and American Alpine and its soooooooo much fun to show them
I really hated the fact that the kid died last night, I knew it was inevitable but I worked so much with her and more than once brought her back from a desperate situation. These goats were not cared for very well by the previous owners in the last couple of years apparantly. The rest have fattened up and come out of the unsociableness to a great extent since we bought them. Our original 8 does and all their kids are doing FABULOUS! I just will not buy any more goats outside our farm again unless its a buck, it just is too risky. As for that, I am so glad you are happy with your new goats and hope all goes well for you and them. I am starting to breed mini-Alpine's now as well as French and American Alpine and its soooooooo much fun to show them - Thread starter
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TheMixedBag
Ridin' The Range
The first goat we lost was just a flat stupid one. He was a pygmy playfighting with a full-grown Saanen, and while she caught his collar and broke his neck, it had happened at least 3 times before, so I really don't know what went on that time.
The next buck we bought was a good looking LaMancha buck, but he had a horrible immune system. He had pneumonia when we got him, and he had pneumonia when he died of liver fluke (we also lost the saanen doe to liver fluke a week later, because we got the wrong wormer and couldn't afford the right one for another 2 weeks).
After that, I lost the SaanenxAlpine buckling to dogs (and one of the dogs was taken out by a bull), and when we got his mother, she was just horrible. Got sick the second day here from eating too many alfalfa pellets, sorta recovered 8 days later, and then snapped her own neck rolling under my porch....
NONE of it actually started until I bought Jenny, except for the pigmy buck.
The next buck we bought was a good looking LaMancha buck, but he had a horrible immune system. He had pneumonia when we got him, and he had pneumonia when he died of liver fluke (we also lost the saanen doe to liver fluke a week later, because we got the wrong wormer and couldn't afford the right one for another 2 weeks).
After that, I lost the SaanenxAlpine buckling to dogs (and one of the dogs was taken out by a bull), and when we got his mother, she was just horrible. Got sick the second day here from eating too many alfalfa pellets, sorta recovered 8 days later, and then snapped her own neck rolling under my porch....
NONE of it actually started until I bought Jenny, except for the pigmy buck.
