Worming?

[LilyD]

Any boys that we have will definitely be whethered at 8 to 12 weeks so they can't breed. I was thinking that Once the ewe and doe give birth I would separate the buck and ram from the main herd. Not sure how I would separate them more permanently. The lady that we bought the sheep from actually pasture breeds her ewes with her rams. They are together all the time. But if the goats are going to try to breed year round then I will definitely need to keep them separate so she doesn't get bred back to back constantly.

That is going to mean some creative pasturing come spring time.

Lily

 

[glenolam]

Nubians are more seasonal breeders (fall-early winter) but that doesn't mean they won't try....after all...accidents do happen when you least expect it!

I'd wonder if you could put the ram and buck together - you'd still have to worry about the mineral intake, but it'd save you from having to get more friends....unless you want more friends for them!

Be careful - it's really addicting!!

 

[LilyD]

This is the 10 month buck Skov

This is the doe her name is Suzy she loves to climb can you tell?

This is the two sheep they are with I am pretty sure the ewe is already pregnant but Bear keeps pretty close tabs on her to make sure she's okay.

Sorry for the quality of the pictures but I thought I would show you who I was talking about.

I do agree with elevan I can already tell they are becoming addicting. We have already started talking about maybe keeping some of the babies rather than sending them all to become meat. Lol before you know it we will have a little herd.

Lily

 

[glenolam]

Love that bucks coloring! You've got a nice bunch there!

Do the 2cc's of CD&T for Suzy assuming the previous owner won't tell you anything and check her eye lids or get a fecal test done. I wouldn't do anything you don't have to do. Then just repeat the CD&T again in 4-5 mos - this is just in case Skov has already bred her. You should give preganant does the shot about 2-4 weeks prior to kidding so the kids are born with some of the drugs passed to them. About 4 weeks after the kid(s) are born, give them a shot, same dose, and again about 4 weeks later (This info was taken from the link I posted earlier from SheepandGoat.com).

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[LilyD]

Thank you the kids have started to call him tye die because he looks like someone put him in the wash with bleach. He's super friendly. We also talked to our vet. Good thing we use the same feed store. He said that he would be more than willing to do fecals and shots as needed for the goats and sheep as well as steering us towards what might be best for us to use for worming when we need it in our area. Now I just have to see what they have already had and we can go from there.

 

[glenolam]

Glad you have a vet that knows something about goats!! That's not too easy to find now adays!

 

[LilyD]

He's usually just a horse vet by choice but he's done all our animals for so many years that he agreed he would just add on the new beasties with the rest of our horses. He also does our dogs and cats which is amazing because my cat hates going to the vets office. When he comes I just pick her up, she gets her shots and is done wala.