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So glad to hear you are moving from that place. Hoping your next move will be better for you and your goats.
K
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OK, we went to the vet today. Mama and the kids all checked out fine. NO worms, all healthy. They all need to gain a bit of weight. Need to feed more hay and more alfalfa pellets.
The vet said he thinks the reason the bucks are dying here (not mine but the landlords) is kidney stones. He recommended feeding alfalfa pellets, much more hay and ALL the things recommended by all the people here who have been discussing preventing urinary calculi.
In other words, All the things I have been reading here are spot on~!
I printed the page on preventing urinary calculi and sent it to him and he said YES! I sent it to my landlady.
Hope she reads it.
My goats - bucks are on the diet NOW!
In the meantime, he confirmed that Brownie is pregnant, and said it's too hard to tell about Mama.
The vet said he thinks the reason the bucks are dying here (not mine but the landlords) is kidney stones. He recommended feeding alfalfa pellets, much more hay and ALL the things recommended by all the people here who have been discussing preventing urinary calculi.
In other words, All the things I have been reading here are spot on~!
I printed the page on preventing urinary calculi and sent it to him and he said YES! I sent it to my landlady.
Hope she reads it.
My goats - bucks are on the diet NOW!
In the meantime, he confirmed that Brownie is pregnant, and said it's too hard to tell about Mama.
autumnprairie
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I am so glad that you got a good report. I hope your Landlady reads it and complies but if not it is all her nothing you can do.
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Glad to hear your goats got a clean bill of health. Wishing Brownie all the best with her pregnancy. And Momma's pregnant, she's just Momma. Keeping it to herself. lol.
Hoping the landlady takes your clue. And DITTO on what autumnprairie stated
K
Hoping the landlady takes your clue. And DITTO on what autumnprairie stated
You have babies on the way. And goats to fatten up.
K
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And there is always Houdini. He didn't go to the Vet today, but he is going next week. Wait til the vet gets a load of him. He's such a little handful. But I like the little guy. And he's going to get a microchip. He's going to be a stinker about it I am SURE!
Today he was dancing around avoiding being "caught", but I wasn't trying to catch him. Then he sighed and came in to the barn to eat his dinner. He was miffed because he didn't get to go for a ride with the rest of the crew. He couldn't figure out why he got left behind. He hasn't put two and two together yet to realize that he has to be "caught" to get to go on field trips.
I think I'm going to put a short leash on him and leave it there for a while like I do with the big boys. So he gets used to wearing it. Or maybe a harness.
Hmmm...
Today he was dancing around avoiding being "caught", but I wasn't trying to catch him. Then he sighed and came in to the barn to eat his dinner. He was miffed because he didn't get to go for a ride with the rest of the crew. He couldn't figure out why he got left behind. He hasn't put two and two together yet to realize that he has to be "caught" to get to go on field trips.
I think I'm going to put a short leash on him and leave it there for a while like I do with the big boys. So he gets used to wearing it. Or maybe a harness.
Hmmm...
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I didn't know you could put microchips in a goat. I was just aware of this practice with dogs and cats. And I would be a stinker too if someone was jamming something under my skin. Give him extra treats for that.Queen Mum said:
Security is an important part today. You need to know where everyone is. Good for you. Houdini is a goat that I would not want to lose.
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Well, I went out of town for a couple days to check out a new place to live. It looks GREAT! They are nice people, and have a wonderful goat dairy. And they are sober and sane! And did I mention that they are very nice people.
Did I ever get a shock though. As part of the interview I took Mama and Brownie with me. You all know how I tell everyone how big Mama is. Well, I drove up in the middle of the night (it was a long drive.) I unloaded Mama and Brownie into the lovely paddock they had set up for her and immediately a couple of their Saanen does and Nubian does came running up to the fence to check out the new ladies.
WOWZERS, Mama was among the giants. These girls were big and beautiful and sleek and well fed. They made Mama look thin and small. It was like I used to feel as a kid with my sisters. I'm fairly tall, 5' 8". People used to comment about it. "Gee you are tall for a girl." But then I would go home to my sisters, 6'3", 6'1", and my brother , 6'5", and my father who was 6'4" and feel small.
Mama was home! She fit right in. And they love it there. In fact, they didn't want to leave. So I have them "boarded" until I come back.
Did I mention that the people who run the place are very nice and kind and positive. They love their goats and take excellent care of them. What a breath of fresh air. As soon as I get settled there I will ask if I can tell you who they are.
I left Ian, and Trump Card and Houdini here while I was gone. Trump Card was really upset because his twin Flash Bangs was not here.
Flash Bangs is such a sweet little buck. But I don't need four bucks since I only have two does. He is gentle and easy going and has been trained for packing, but I haven't banded him yet. He will follow you anywhere and is incredibly personable and lovable. My plan was to sell him as a pack goat wether but I haven't banded him yet.
In the meantime, before I left, I sold three goats for my Landlord and Landlady. Jill, Ding and Ling. Ding is the Boer/La Mancha to which I bred Ian. The young man who bought her was very pleased to get her and really seems like a great guy. He wanted to breed Jill and Ling, so I loaned him, Flash Bangs for a couple weeks. I explained to the guy that I raise goats for packgoats and carting and such. He was really interested and is new to goats. Flash Bangs ran up to him when I took out the pen and the two immediately bonded. That's a bottle baby for you. They are people goats. Ding and Ling are standoffish and Jill is a queen so it was quite a contrast.
While I was on my way back from Oklahoma, I got a call from him. He and his wife both fell in love with Flash Bangs and wanted to buy him. (I kind of knew he would when he met Flash Bangs.) So, I sold my little buckling. From the way the man was talking, Flash Bangs is going to have a cushy life on the farm. It makes me happy for my little guy. (He's not so little by the way.)
And when I came back, where was HOUDINI? Mad as heck at me for leaving him! I had taken his Mama away and left him with the inferior Jelly Bean. Not only that, the Landlord refuses to put feed in HIS REGULAR feed pan. He just throws throws sweet feed in the mud outside. Houdini was fit to be tied. He was literally stomping around the paddock. So I put Ian and Trump Card in the pen with him. The King of the Roost is back in charge! I wonder how that will go.
AND I wonder how he will like going to a place with real LGD's and HUGE Nubians and Saanens. Should I take a mini La Mancha doe with me to keep him happy?
Did I ever get a shock though. As part of the interview I took Mama and Brownie with me. You all know how I tell everyone how big Mama is. Well, I drove up in the middle of the night (it was a long drive.) I unloaded Mama and Brownie into the lovely paddock they had set up for her and immediately a couple of their Saanen does and Nubian does came running up to the fence to check out the new ladies.
WOWZERS, Mama was among the giants. These girls were big and beautiful and sleek and well fed. They made Mama look thin and small. It was like I used to feel as a kid with my sisters. I'm fairly tall, 5' 8". People used to comment about it. "Gee you are tall for a girl." But then I would go home to my sisters, 6'3", 6'1", and my brother , 6'5", and my father who was 6'4" and feel small.
Mama was home! She fit right in. And they love it there. In fact, they didn't want to leave. So I have them "boarded" until I come back.
Did I mention that the people who run the place are very nice and kind and positive. They love their goats and take excellent care of them. What a breath of fresh air. As soon as I get settled there I will ask if I can tell you who they are.
I left Ian, and Trump Card and Houdini here while I was gone. Trump Card was really upset because his twin Flash Bangs was not here.
Flash Bangs is such a sweet little buck. But I don't need four bucks since I only have two does. He is gentle and easy going and has been trained for packing, but I haven't banded him yet. He will follow you anywhere and is incredibly personable and lovable. My plan was to sell him as a pack goat wether but I haven't banded him yet.
In the meantime, before I left, I sold three goats for my Landlord and Landlady. Jill, Ding and Ling. Ding is the Boer/La Mancha to which I bred Ian. The young man who bought her was very pleased to get her and really seems like a great guy. He wanted to breed Jill and Ling, so I loaned him, Flash Bangs for a couple weeks. I explained to the guy that I raise goats for packgoats and carting and such. He was really interested and is new to goats. Flash Bangs ran up to him when I took out the pen and the two immediately bonded. That's a bottle baby for you. They are people goats. Ding and Ling are standoffish and Jill is a queen so it was quite a contrast.
While I was on my way back from Oklahoma, I got a call from him. He and his wife both fell in love with Flash Bangs and wanted to buy him. (I kind of knew he would when he met Flash Bangs.) So, I sold my little buckling. From the way the man was talking, Flash Bangs is going to have a cushy life on the farm. It makes me happy for my little guy. (He's not so little by the way.)
And when I came back, where was HOUDINI? Mad as heck at me for leaving him! I had taken his Mama away and left him with the inferior Jelly Bean. Not only that, the Landlord refuses to put feed in HIS REGULAR feed pan. He just throws throws sweet feed in the mud outside. Houdini was fit to be tied. He was literally stomping around the paddock. So I put Ian and Trump Card in the pen with him. The King of the Roost is back in charge! I wonder how that will go.
AND I wonder how he will like going to a place with real LGD's and HUGE Nubians and Saanens. Should I take a mini La Mancha doe with me to keep him happy?
elevan
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Sounds like you're going to a nice place that both you and your goats will love. I'm happy for you.
autumnprairie
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I think you should take him a friend, I am so happy for you
