helmstead
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Duff, this is a very interesting thread, thank you for keeping it updated. I sure hope they're both over the hump!
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elevan
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Josh - How are your goats doing today?
elevan
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Thanks for posting that link...a lot cheaper than at the vet's officen.smithurmond said:
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Much better! Hank is back to his mischievous self, and Penny is eating very well and has been up and about all morning. Double the milk of last night's milking and less green tint, too, which I imagine is a good indicator of higher hydration levels. All in all, they look almost normal and that's hard to believe when we thought Penny was giving up yesterday afternoon.elevan said:
Joy and I were discussing when we should start using the milk again; I thought two/three days after she is symptom-free and Joy suggested two weeks. Any votes would be welcome.
JD PS, We got a very sincere apology from a distraught neighbor yesterday who insisted that they pay the entire vet bill.
lilhill
Loving the herd life
. Great news!
freemotion
Self Sufficient Queen
Wow, that is fantastic!
Since she didn't get any chemical or pharmaceutical intervention, I'd say use the milk a couple of milkings after it looks good and she is back to normal. It is likely that color because it is very concentrated. When I make cheese, the whey is slightly greenish when the does have access to plenty of fresh pasture and browse, less so when on hay only. So my thought are that the color is just concentrated......kinda like your first tinkle of the morning.
Since she didn't get any chemical or pharmaceutical intervention, I'd say use the milk a couple of milkings after it looks good and she is back to normal. It is likely that color because it is very concentrated. When I make cheese, the whey is slightly greenish when the does have access to plenty of fresh pasture and browse, less so when on hay only. So my thought are that the color is just concentrated......kinda like your first tinkle of the morning.
elevan
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I am so glad to hear that they are doing so much better!duffontap said:Much better! Hank is back to his mischievous self, and Penny is eating very well and has been up and about all morning. Double the milk of last night's milking and less green tint, too, which I imagine is a good indicator of higher hydration levels. All in all, they look almost normal and that's hard to believe when we thought Penny was giving up yesterday afternoon.elevan said:
Joy and I were discussing when we should start using the milk again; I thought two/three days after she is symptom-free and Joy suggested two weeks. Any votes would be welcome.
PS, We got a very sincere apology from a distraught neighbor yesterday who insisted that they pay the entire vet bill.
If you've ever had food poisoning I suppose you could imagine how they felt...I've had it and at it's worst I felt as if I would die but once you get past that it's better going downhill...
I would wait a couple of days past them being symptom free and the milk being normal color and then do a taste / smell test. If it smells or tastes off in any way then just try again the next day until it's back to normal.
SDGsoap&dairy
Loving the herd life
That's fantastic!duffontap said:Much better! Hank is back to his mischievous self, and Penny is eating very well and has been up and about all morning. Double the milk of last night's milking and less green tint, too, which I imagine is a good indicator of higher hydration levels. All in all, they look almost normal and that's hard to believe when we thought Penny was giving up yesterday afternoon.elevan said:
Joy and I were discussing when we should start using the milk again; I thought two/three days after she is symptom-free and Joy suggested two weeks. Any votes would be welcome.
PS, We got a very sincere apology from a distraught neighbor yesterday who insisted that they pay the entire vet bill.
SDGsoap&dairy
Loving the herd life
You're very welcome- but I don't order them here. It was just the first link I saw. I get them from work.elevan said:Thanks for posting that link...a lot cheaper than at the vet's officen.smithurmond said:
