Ready or Not....... Shouldvknwnbetter- Fall

[Southern by choice]

We have been clipping all ours and going to other farms to teach them too (my DD mostly as I don't have much energy) .

I use a 7F blade. or a 6F but I also go against the grain.
My girls love it they leap around and at like kids for a few days. Silly goats!

Our bucks are next! They are so funny ... they love being groomed!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Question came up...DH showed dairy cows and remembers washing them during fair.....does one do that with the dairy goats?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I do if they need it. Sometimes coming out of winter they have flaky skin and its nice to get it off. If they look like they may have mites/lice I treat them for that too.

Some of my goats like to be bathed and blow dried.... just use warm water!

I use dawn dish soap, nothing fancy. Although you can order special shampoo.

 

[Hens and Roos]

I do if they need it. Sometimes coming out of winter they have flaky skin and its nice to get it off. If they look like they may have mites/lice I treat them for that too.

Some of my goats like to be bathed and blow dried.... just use warm water!

I use dawn dish soap, nothing fancy. Although you can order special shampoo.

We clipped Maggie this morning and she is very flaky- will the dawn dish soap help with that? Is there anything we should be adding to their feed to help with flaky skin and coats?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Sometimes a mineral deficiency can cause it. I have heard of others adding a little BOSS (don't feed it to the bucks) and that can help with the coat. Lice/mites can also cause it. But sometimes they get flaky skin with for no real reason.

The dawn will help wash it away, but I don't think it will prevent it.

 

[Hens and Roos]

I know Maggie has a copper deficiency and they were all given a BOSE shot before we picked them up. Will do some further checking.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Maggie's new look! Of course she thought I had something good to eat in my hands and kept walking towards me

 

[Hens and Roos]

Tonight while doing chores: the buckling from the triplets was making a chirping like noise, was dribbling pee and chasing not only his sisters but Coco as well- he is 4.5 weeks old- should we be separating him out yet?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

That seems a bit early for weaning. The soonest I go is 6wks, but that is usually if the kid was a very large single. He isn't ready to breed anything for a bit.

 

[OneFineAcre]

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