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  1. Goat Management
    Hi! I took in a rejected bottle baby who is now 4 weeks old. I was told he would need to be in our house for several weeks because he was so small so we’ve had him inside. That was cute and fun…at first 😆 He’s getting to be a handful and I’m wondering how to best transition him outside. We have...
  2. Health & Wellness
    Hey everybody! I have a closed herd and I tested all my goats this spring for CL, CAE, and johne's and all tests came back negative. Well I noticed this doeling had kind of a lump on her neck where CL usually is, It is not hard and it's almost like fat so I thought that she was just a little...
  3. Goat Frenzy
    My Nubian doe kidded last week on Monday with twins! A boy and a girl! She liked them off and was feeding them pretty good, then I started noticing about 3 days after they were born that she would kick them off if I was in the pen with her. So I kept watching from afar and she fed them if I...
  4. Health & Wellness
    Hello, I have a 3 week old baby goat who suddenly dropped to below 90°F and it’s acting paralyzed. She is the runt, and was born with hypothermia, but we treated that and she went out with her two sisters and mom. She started chasing moms udder and wasn’t growing, so two days ago we gave her...
  5. Health & Wellness
    So this weird bump, popped up on my seven-week-old buckling a couple weeks ago! In feels firm kind of wiry and doesn't cause him any pain when I push on in. He acts like a normal kid nursing jumping and eating grass, temp is normal eye color is fine. So what is this? I had a buckling once who...
  6. Goat Management
    I'm new to electric fencing, and need to train my adult and baby goat to it. How old do the babies need to be. And are they're any tips and tricks.
  7. Health & Wellness
    My Nubian doeling had pretty bad diarrhea this morning. It didn't smell bad, which means it's not scours? She is a week and a half. She had firm poop yesterday. She's also acting lethargic and shaking a little. But she's still has a veracious appetite. I gave her some electrolytes (warm water...
  8. Health & Wellness
    Hey guys. I had a rush of kidding this past week and ended up with three buckling and a doe. All so cute. One has four weak ankles which I splinted with pop sickles sticks. How long do you think it will be till his ankles strengthen?
  9. Health & Wellness
    I have two, 15 day old Nigerian Pygmy goats. They are drinking 6oz 4x a day. One of the refused a bottle until last night and it now eating great all day. I have an enclosure with a structure filled with hay. I have been bringing them in at night because it’s been getting down to 40-50 degrees...
  10. Health & Wellness
    Hey my name is Bri and a few days ago we took home two pygmy dwarf babies. The man advised they would need to be bottlefed in which I have had prior experience with so I had no worries. The youngest one is said to be about a week and a half and takes the bottle like a champ now. The oldest he...
  11. Health & Wellness
    Is Valbazen Drench Wormer Cattle Sheep safe for goat kids of four months old?
  12. Beginners Goat Raising
    Hello! We just got two baby goats today, dwarf Norwegian (I believe that’s what hubby said) after transporting them, we took them out of the cage and put them on the ground. My bad for not realizing that I probably should of put them in the pen. And of course they were not sure of their...
  13. Goat Frenzy
    I dehorned yesterday and this morning I decided to put blue kote and when I was spaying it he moved and got a little in his eye. I was around and tried to wash the eye out with warm water. What should I do .
  14. Health & Wellness
    15 day old Nigerian buckling got near the honey bee hives and a ton started stinging him. My dad and I got stung too trying to get them off as they would not leave him. Finally got them off and gave him a 25 mg Benadryl pill. Have him in the house as they’ve marked him with the pheromones and...
  15. Health & Wellness
    Hi! I need help ASAP! Yesterday evening our oldest nanny goat, Berlin (5 years old) had triplet doelings. This is her 3rd time having kids, but first time having triplets. The last born baby, Percy, is the smallest and has been acting “weak” since she was born. We made sure her airway was clear...
  16. New Member Introductions
    Hi Everyone, I am excited to be part of this forum. I have used it for years, but just searched the posts and never signed up. I have Oberhasli and Mini Nubians in my milking herd. Some are a mix of both. One of my does just had triplets (3 days ago) and the first baby was breached and I had...
  17. Health & Wellness
    One of our goats had triplets on December 5th - 2 girls and a boy. The first girl died 24 hours after birth. The little boy was found passed away at 3 days old. The last little girl seemed weak and not well, so we brought her in. We syringe fed her and had to give an enema due to constipation...
  18. Health & Wellness
    Ok. So background story. Im a new goat owner. I got my first 2 goats mid-April. 2 Does. 1 Nigerian dwarf and 1 Nigerian-Saanen. The Nigerian-Sannen, Willow, ( then 6 weeks old) got sick and had a weird back-and-forth of Scours and chunky stools for a couple weeks before we took her to the vet...
  19. Health & Wellness
    We have a baby goat that was born on Saturday. His mother was pushing for the last few days after his birth and unfortunately passed yesterday. We are not sure why, but suspect a retained placenta since she was pushing? Afterwards, we took her baby in and started bottle feeding 4 oz every 2-4...
  20. Health & Wellness
    Let me preface by saying before I bought a pregnant goat I found a vet that said they did goat care. Now I called the vet and they can’t offer services. And I’m having trouble finding anyone that can help locally. I have a 10 day old baby that has been nursing off mom and has seemed...
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