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I hope this is the correct forum I have two boer buck butcher goats(7 months old butcher date in 2 months and I dont mind butchering bucks) and for the most part raise mini dairy goats well 3 of my too small to breed this season does got out and one of my boer bucks got out (note the bucks are on a completely separate end of property from any does that aren't heavily bred) and bred these 3 does today 9/20 I have lutalyse but am only like 75% sure of when the vet said to give it to terminate... Accidental breeding

One of my girls has developed a heavy bp load… I’d had everyone on an LOH maintenance, plus EO’s but the past month has been very hectic and I slacked off… a few days ago I noticed she was acting a tad slower, she’s also started to look slightly thinner, I immediately started the LOH again, Sunday, I noticed she wasn’t very interested in her hay. And her famacha was very pale. So, since I couldn’t get to a vet to fecal test her I dosed her with Cydectin sheep drench (4.5 per 25 pounds) since... Heavy Barberpole load + Fever!

Like many of you, we have battled worms hard again this season...Barber pole worm especially... Ivomec plus no longer works for my farm and Valbazen, although I have not fecaled yet to check...doesnt seem to be working very well either...I ordered Herbal Wormer from Land of Havinah and was having pretty good results with acute dosing...but when I added Ess. Oils...thats when we saw pink...pink lids that is deep pink. I have used EOs in my goats care for a few years now, this is the first I... Using Essential oils to worm

Hi all. My most hated time of year seems to be starting...my does are getting hormonal. My oldest is 10yrs old, my youngest is 8yrs old. Im wondering if anyone else gets stressed all winter because of the heat cycles? My two boer does are tough to tell....Keelin, my 8yr old, gets quiet (she is very vocal normally), loses her appetite (thankfully she is chubby) and I seem to be her mammal of choice. She follows me around, pees and rubs her head on me. The trouble is that last year this... Hormones kicking in

Hey goatspot groupies! I just had a young wether processed and the butcher noticed a lot of weird fascial restrictions in his muscles. She said the organs looked fine. I noticed earlier on that he was not gaining weight like his brother and at one point he was panting a lot and I thought he might have had an infection or lungworm but his test for lungworm were negative and he had no fever. He always seemed kind of thin to me and just didn't gain weight. Is there any type of genetic disorder... Tissue adhesions post butchering

We made the 7.5 hr round trip and have our little doelings home! We weighed them and gave them some probiotics then they promptly began to avoid us. We were expecting this. I’ve been just sitting in the barn with them as they figure out their new place. They are soooo fun to watch and now come near me. They don’t want me touch them, but if I leave the barn, the little black and white one calls for me. I’ve never had a goat call for me. So many firsts! Anyway, I’m just excited to finally... My fizzy goats!

We made the 7.5 hr round trip and have our little doelings home! We weighed them and gave them some probiotics then they promptly began to avoid us. We were expecting this. I’ve been just sitting in the barn with them as they figure out their new place. They are soooo fun to watch and now come near me. They don’t want me touch them, but if I leave the barn, the little black and white one calls for me. I’ve never had a goat call for me. So many firsts! Anyway, I’m just excited to finally... My fizzy goats!

I just really, really, really, really, REALLY! don't want to tell this story. On September 2 (the one year anniversary of us seeing this place for the first time) I was awakened at 2AM by ducklings frantically cheeping. I looked out the bathroom window and 3 of them were in their pond. They have rocks to get in and out but were not getting out. I headed down the stairs and out the door. When I got to their kennel 2 of them had drowned. It was the coldest night we've had. I have no idea why... Time to confess.

I just really, really, really, really, REALLY! don't want to tell this story. On September 2 (the one year anniversary of us seeing this place for the first time) I was awakened at 2AM by ducklings frantically cheeping. I looked out the bathroom window and 3 of them were in their pond. They have rocks to get in and out but were not getting out. I headed down the stairs and out the door. When I got to their kennel 2 of them had drowned. It was the coldest night we've had. I have no idea why... Time to confess.

We invested in a steel chicken cage---run for our 3 chickens. Our previous cage from Amazon become a kite due to the winds! Could someone give me some tips on how to hang up chicken feed and water dispensers off the ground? Is there any specific material like wood chips to put down in the chicken run? We put Fine straw in the hatchery...I think that's what it's called..lol. I really appreciate the info! Hope all is well with everyone!

So we moved Saturday morning and Echo did great. Nyx did not. In the trailer ride - about 31 miles - no physical issues - cuts, wounds or anything. But when Nyx got off she was open-mouth breathing, panting heavily, kicking at sides, restless, didn't want to eat, just stressed. So I thought maybe it was bloat or GI issue. Of course it was a holiday weekend. After calling every vet I could find, my old neighbor that has goats and trailered them here, one friend off here (I hope you are... Nyx not doing well

So we moved Saturday morning and Echo did great. Nyx did not. In the trailer ride - about 31 miles - no physical issues - cuts, wounds or anything. But when Nyx got off she was open-mouth breathing, panting heavily, kicking at sides, restless, didn't want to eat, just stressed. So I thought maybe it was bloat or GI issue. Of course it was a holiday weekend. After calling every vet I could find, my old neighbor that has goats and trailered them here, one friend off here (I hope you are... Nyx not doing well