skinny goats not eating pasture

[hillbillycitygirl]

My three all came from the same herd so they were already together and they are my only goats so I didnt need to do any seperation. Im just really bummed that now we cant drink their milk for the next 19 days, I dont want to go back onto crappy cows milk.

My goats arent vaccinated, but we are definitely worming them this week!!! Im so mad at myself for not doing this when they first came to me. Do you think they came to me with worms already?

 

[20kidsonhill]

Goats have worms, their system helps fight them and keep them to a low level. When a goat is stressed, like after kidding, or transporting, Their system may not beable to fight the few they have and BAM, their is a bunch of them.


When I referred to isolation, I don't just mean from other goats that you alread have, I mean from your fields, and main barn area. If a goat breaks with soremouth, or is carrying a partivularly nasty strain of worms, it can be spread all over your farm, by allowing the animals to free range when they first come to your place. Many people pen them up, so they can observe and get some of these things under control.

With that said, We did the same as you, brought home our first 7 goats, 15 years ago, and let them loose on our property. If I were to do it again, I would do a few things differently.