This is Goldie the nubian

[alsea1]

This is my nubian goat. She is around a year old or so.
I am hoping she is preg. by now.
What do you guys think of her body condition. Too thin, too fat, just right?

 

[Goatherd]

Too thin. I believe that is her spine I'm seeing?

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I really hate determining BCS by pictures because it is so hard but from here she looks thin.

 

[alsea1]

Thats what I was thinking. I like a flesher look and I have yet to get weight on her. She has been this string bean thing the whole time I have had her. Drives me nuts.
Her eyelids appear to be nice and dark pink.
It could be my hay. Its not the greatest but they like it.
I have started to give them vitamins their water and am going to add apple cider vinegar to water as well.
I was thinking about giving a vit b shot today.
I give her as much hay as she will eat. I have switched to dry cob for feed. She seems very sensitive to molasses. Starts to pop her head in that star gazing way.
The other goats seem to be in better flesh.

 

[alsea1]

what is a safe way to try to put weight on her?
Other than being thin she acts healthy. Good appetite, and is active and curious. Does not act ill.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Add more feed to her diet and Alfalfa hay. Best ways to get weight on a goat and also do a fecal. I don't care what her eye lids say. That is not 100% right and only tells one worm.

 

[Goatherd]

As has been mentioned, start with a clean slate...have a fecal done to see if you are battling parasites, which will undoubtedly cause a goat to remain thin and not gain weight.

Shredded beet pulp is an excellent food for bulking up a goat. It comes plain as well as mixed with molasses. If your goat is not partial to loose minerals, sea kelp meal has a multitude of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, etc and will lend itself to helping with the weight gain as it makes the nutrients of food more easily absorbed and utilized.

I am a proponent of graining goats and use cracked corn, wheat and oats blended together.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

As has been mentioned, start with a clean slate...have a fecal done to see if you are battling parasites, which will undoubtedly cause a goat to remain thin and not gain weight.

Shredded beet pulp is an excellent food for bulking up a goat. It comes plain as well as mixed with molasses. If your goat is not partial to loose minerals, sea kelp meal has a multitude of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, etc and will lend itself to helping with the weight gain as it makes the nutrients of food more easily absorbed and utilized.

I am a proponent of graining goats and use cracked corn, wheat and oats blended together.

Yes and with your weather right now with it being so wet there worms are a concern.

I forgot to ask about minerals. If you don't already get loose mineral with salt 10-14%, no higher, and a Ca ratio of at least 2:1 and if in a copper or selenium deficient get a mineral with higher amount. Don't do blocks, never give free choice salt; only a loose mineral. See kept is actually VERY VERY good for them and would be good if you can get it.

 

[DonnaBelle]

Yes, I think she needs a good goat feed and you can add a cup of Black Oil Sunflower Seeds to her feed.

If she is pregnant, she needs 4 measuring cups of feed twice a day, with about a half measuring cup of BOSS twice a day.

Fresh water, good loose minerals, I use Manna Pro.

She looks a bit thin to me too.

You don't want them too fat when they kid, but they do need proper nutrition while they are pregnant.

My goats get a lot of exercise, they have several acres they roam around on so they need food.

DonnaBelle

 

[alsea1]

Thank you for the input.
So much info out there that it gets confusing.
I will increase her feed.
She is the subordinate goat of the three.
This may account for some of it. I will start giving her grain while in her stall.
I was giving them goat mineral. Purina brand. I ran out so have been using sheep mineral.
With some more management changes I hope she starts to look better.