URGENT!!! Really skinny dairy goat needs to gain weight

[Feo]

Hey, can you use horse Ivermectin for goats? I have some in the barn that is used for horses. So could I use alfalfa instead of chaffhaye? I tractor supply does not carry it and with shipping buying chaffhaye from the site is too expensive.

By the way, what are these "Trophy Points" on my profile? What are they for? Just wondering.

 

[Southern by choice]

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Alfalfa is fine. You won't get the same as Chaff but it is the better hay for production.

I don't know anything about the ivermectin for horses.

The pics! But where are the rabbits?

Our Rabbits forum has grown quite a bit over the past 2 years.
Great group too!

 

[babsbag]

Is the horse ivermectin a paste? I am sure you could use it but figuring out the dose might be tricky. If it is 1% ivermectin it would me 1 ML per 50 lbs but I am not sure how the horse stuff is dosed.

I haven't said anything about your skinny girl as every one else seems to have it covered pretty well and I've been installing a kitchen sink today so a little busy. My goats can get very very skinny when in milk, we call it "putting it all in the bucket." I have tried just about every feed supplement out there and have found that Calf Manna and more alfalfa is about as good as it gets if they are skinny due to feed. Calf Manna is at TSC but make sure you follow the dose if you decide to use it.

Hopefully it is just her needing more feed and nothing more. This year I have been able to get dairy quality alfalfa and my goats look better than ever.

And welcome to BYH from sunny CA. This is a great site, hope you enjoy your time here.

BTW, if you are still selling your milk there is a withdrawal for ivermectin, not sure off hand what it is, maybe @Southern by choice knows. Worms aren't a big problem in my hot dry miserable area so I am not a pro on the topic.

 

[Feo]

Okay so if I go to Tractor supply (it is 40 minutes away so I have to plan my trips) I should get alfalfa hay (would alfalfa cubes work?), beet pulp if available, and maybe Calf Manna? Tell me if I am missing anything Then send in a fecal, I will have to order some more goat feed soon because the horses broke in the barn today and ate 10 pounds of it. Chubby horses

 

[Feo]

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Alfalfa is fine. You won't get the same as Chaff but it is the better hay for production.

I don't know anything about the ivermectin for horses.

The pics! But where are the rabbits?

Our Rabbits forum has grown quite a bit over the past 2 years.
Great group too!

I will get pics of the rabbit tomorrow!

 

[OneFineAcre]

Okay so if I go to Tractor supply (it is 40 minutes away so I have to plan my trips) I should get alfalfa hay (would alfalfa cubes work?), beet pulp if available, and maybe Calf Manna? Tell me if I am missing anything Then send in a fecal, I will have to order some more goat feed soon because the horses broke in the barn today and ate 10 pounds of it. Chubby horses

Going back to your OP
I thought you were doing organic?
TSC alfalfa or alfalfa pellets are not organic
Where are you located?
Can you not buy alfalfa other than at TSC?

 

[Feo]

Going back to your OP
I thought you were doing organic?
TSC alfalfa or alfalfa pellets are not organic
Where are you located?
Can you not buy alfalfa other than at TSC?

Yes, I would love to do all organic but I can't find most of the products in organic and if there were I am sure they would be very pricy. So I will just have to inform my milk customers that their milk will not be purely organic I could go to Southern States, but the one that is closest to me is very small and does not have very many things for goats anyway. OneFineAcre- I just checked craigslist and there is no alfalfa in my area.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Well then ditch the organic feed and find something less expensive and feed her more of it
I feed my Nigerians as much as you feed your Sannens
And get either the compressed alfalfa or pellets and feed her more

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Well then ditch the organic feed and find something less expensive and feed her more of it
I feed my Nigerians as much as you feed your Sannens
And get either the compressed alfalfa or pellets and feed her more

You feed your Nigerians 2lbs of feed per day?!?!

 

[OneFineAcre]

You feed your Nigerians 2lbs of feed per day?!?!

She's not feeding her goat properly
That's why she is to thin
Thank you