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Nubians are especially noisy and needy. The additional nursing will just prolong his separation anxiety. He is probably more aggressive in his...
Suggest you get a necropsy on any kid that dies as you describe. Could be several diseases, mineral deficiencies, toxins. Ask your vet if your...
They get "broody". They look for a secluded place, or a place where other does or she has kidded in the past. My does use an outcropping of rocksj...
Have you tried alfalfa/grass hay pellets? We can get these at Tracter Supply locally. Very little waste. And try not feeding at night but just in...
Does your doe get broody? Looks for a secluded place? Up an down, nervously scratchung up a nest? Gets a thousand yard stare? Off feed? Yes mucus,...
Do not rule out mycoplasma. The swelling, throat to legs, lethargy, refuse to eat or drink, no temp, are the symptoms. Make sure to get a...
I noticed that noone has mentioned electrolytes. In addition to Red Cell and vitamin B, i always include electrolytes when treating lethargic...
I have seen no data proving that horns have a temp regulating function. But i have seen a yearling Alpine doe with horns threaten my 200+ lb...
I have had new mothers have a kid, walk away and forget about the first one after the 2nd or third one comes. Had one new doe have her first kid...
Milk and ear swabs are easy to take. Get swabs and 3ml sterile sample tubes from your vet. The ear swabs are not temperature sensitive; i send...
Forgot to add that chronic mastitis is a symptom in milking does.
Mycoplasma got into my herd and we lost 3 kids less than 2 months. Had to put down 3 does and 2 bucks. Do you have a state lab? I sent one of the...
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I am in the CALI foothills, Blue oaks and Black oaks. We Re having a mast harvest of acorns this year. We are starting November and dry as a...
Separate the bucks from the does. Or divide the does, 2 per buck so that you know their lineage and are not in breeding., Then switch doe kids so...
The acorns themselves may not be the problem. Ate you feeding hay? And grain? If you feed this every morning, you can slow down their...
Are you in an area where your autumn is wet? We are hVing a mast year with acorns here in CA. My does look like hens picking through the pasture....
