SimplyNewt ~ Newts Walk With The Goats

[Livinwright Farm]

and welcome to the wonderful walk!

The Pygmys look really good! Your little herd is beautiful. I second that the nubian looks boney... is she having troubles coming back from being wormy? If so, you can get some Omega-3 Lamb & Kid High Calorie liquid diet just to give her a good punch of nutrition to help her get back to prime.
Or is that just an old photo of her?

 

[elevan]

She's chocolate? Be careful not to expose her to too much heat or her horns will melt off. She's probably so pushy because she's avoiding that overheating thing.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

She's chocolate? Be careful not to expose her to too much heat or her horns will melt off. She's probably so pushy because she's avoiding that overheating thing.

X2!

 

[simplynewt]

and welcome to the wonderful walk!

The Pygmys look really good! Your little herd is beautiful. I second that the nubian looks boney... is she having troubles coming back from being wormy? If so, you can get some Omega-3 Lamb & Kid High Calorie liquid diet just to give her a good punch of nutrition to help her get back to prime.
Or is that just an old photo of her?

Yep, thats an old phot of her. Well since this past summer. Alittle over three months ago. She has since picked up the weight and her berries are nice and round and plentyful.

The pygs came to me alot healthier but we started them on a wormer regimine anyway. We will continue with the wormer once a month from now on.

 

[Roll farms]

I'd give that Nubian her own personal supply of good alfalfa hay (thy pgmys don't need it, as they're prone to pudginess anyway) to help get her protein levels up.

She's a lovely doe.

I truly hope you enjoy your walk w/ goats.

 

[simplynewt]

I'd give that Nubian her own personal supply of good alfalfa hay

Well ... see... thats a problem right there because they go everywhere together. I am right now in the middle of trying to figure out how to get them to start eating the hay that I have placed before them and stop nagging me for the sweetfeed I unknowly got them hooked on several weeks ago.

Another thing is that I am in Central Alabama and there is no good Alfalfa Hay to be found anywhere. The best I can do is get alfalfa cubes for horses at the local feed store and break it up for her but the others will soon budge their way into the feeding and before I know it, I will have a nice looking Nubian and some bloated Pygs.

 

[elevan]

We will continue with the wormer once a month from now on.

Read up on dewormer resistance please Deworming once a month will lead to resistance and then you won't have any drugs that are worth anything when you have a problem.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I'd give that Nubian her own personal supply of good alfalfa hay

Well ... see... thats a problem right there because they go everywhere together. I am right now in the middle of trying to figure out how to get them to start eating the hay that I have placed before them and stop nagging me for the sweetfeed I unknowly got them hooked on several weeks ago.

Another thing is that I am in Central Alabama and there is no good Alfalfa Hay to be found anywhere. The best I can do is get alfalfa cubes for horses at the local feed store and break it up for her but the others will soon budge their way into the feeding and before I know it, I will have a nice looking Nubian and some bloated Pygs.

If your local feed store carries cubes, they should also have pelleted alfalfa... ask to see if they carry or can order any.

 

[elevan]

I'd give that Nubian her own personal supply of good alfalfa hay

Another thing is that I am in Central Alabama and there is no good Alfalfa Hay to be found anywhere. The best I can do is get alfalfa cubes for horses at the local feed store and break it up for her but the others will soon budge their way into the feeding and before I know it, I will have a nice looking Nubian and some bloated Pygs.

They likely won't eat cubes. If you can get pellets that would be better.

 

[Queen Mum]

My girls eat cubes if I break them up.

But he's right. The pygs (good nickname,) look like they do a LOT of nudging themselves in.

You can tie them to separate feed bowls at dinnertime. I have to do that sometimes with my three paddock mates. Mama (36 inches) weighs 250 and is taller than Brownie (31 inches and 100 lbs) who is twice as tall as Houdini ( 14 inches tall and maybe 30 lbs) so I have to kind of keep them separate at dinner time.

Coastal hay or just a good grass hay should do the trick. And regular minerals and probiotics for a while. She will catch up eventually. Sounds like she is doing great. WE shall be waiting with baited breath for pictures!