This is Goldie the nubian

[Mf628]

Personally, I don't feed grain the first 2 1/2 months (on a doe in well condition) and I increase grain the last trimester. I would continue the grain you are giving all throughout the pregnancy. If you want to put quick weight on her, drizzle a little corn oil over the feed.

I would do a fecal on her even though she is not anemic. Coccidia can slow down the growth on an animal even if they are on a medicated feed. I add Corid to the water 4 times a year.

Nubians have a wide pelvis so kidding should not be a problem. Boers are also very similar to Nubian kids, probably even smaller.


Hope this helps a bit - good luck with her.

 

[alsea1]

Thanks for the info Mf628.
I think I will add some oil to the feed.
I will have some poop lab work done as well.
I have corid on hand. I did not think to give it because no one appears sick.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Don't give it unless you need to. Don't give any kind of medicine, wormer, etc without knowing first if the need it.

 

[alsea1]

After some looking around, decided not to do the corid. Something about it interfering with thiamin. So if nec. will use sulmet.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

After some looking around, decided not to do the corid. Something about it interfering with thiamin. So if nec. will use sulmet.

Good choice. I know lots of people do use Corid without issue but it is a thiamine antagonist---it looks like thiamine to coccidia who will ingest it but it does not function like thiamine so they essentially starve. The problem is that it DOES look like thiamine and the goat's body then does not produce actual thiamine which can result in "goat polio" in some cases.