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  1. Parasites
    My sisters 3 month old bottle kid has had diarrheaand we think coccid for the past two days she is treating with corid and is giving her kaolin pectin and some herbs. Is there any thing else we can do .Thank You.
  2. Goat Frenzy
    As you may know from my other thread, I am getting a Nubian bottle baby buckling on the 5th of April. I just learned I may have to go away on the 7th 🫤 and so someone else would be filling in for me. But I really wanted him to bond with me, and if I have to go away will he still bond with me...
  3. Bucks
    I am possibly buying a bottle baby Nubian buckling!! What questions should I be asking the seller? I am more nervous about this as it’s the first time I am buying a really young goat! He is approx 2 weeks old. Looks healthy! He also has a Nice shiny coat. Thank you!!
  4. Bucks
    Well… I just spotted a REALLY nice Nubian buckling for sale. He’s 2 weeks old, a bottle baby. Only problem is… I don’t have a buck pen. So I was wondering if it would be ok for him to live with the does for a while? Until we build a buck pen, and get him a buddy. Two of three girls are about to...
  5. Beginners Goat Raising
    Hello All!! We just welcomed three new baby Nigerians. Our mama Fern did an amazing job and gave us these three (see picture). We have two boys and 1 girl. The little girl was the smallest and came out first. She seems to have a hard time find the utter to get milk at times and I'm worried that...
  6. Health & Wellness
    Just noticed our bottle baby has little bugs crawling over her. Can we give her a bit of ivermectin sub-q to get rid of it? If so, how much for 5.5 lbs?
  7. Health & Wellness
    So as some of you know, we just picked up a bottle baby today. The breeder we got her from had her on replacer which I planned to switch her from, but I wanted to take it slow. Now I’m not sure. she’s been grinding her teeth a ton since she got home about 3-4 hours ago. She was just disbudded...
  8. 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...
  9. Kidding Koral
    Looking for some pros and cons to bottle babies! Trying to figure out whether I want one or not, as there are obviously a lot of things to consider. The breeder I’m working with (if she ends up having a doeling) is giving me the option. I’m interested, but of course the horror stories keep me...
  10. Goat Frenzy
    So, not too long ago I raised my first bottle baby up to weaning age before letting him loose with the other goats. If you've been on my profile before, you should know Cow and Smokey's story. It was pretty much the same with him, except he was the only kid that made it. Funny thing, Cow and...
  11. Parasites
    Hello I have a 1 month old ND doeling she began off yesterday and her gums appeared to be pale so I gave her ivomec and today she has eaten her bottle twice normal amout... she has coughed more than normal. She has literally spent most of the day sleeping on my lap inside. I gave her vitamin B...
  12. Beginners Goat Raising
    I have a 6 wk old Saanen/ND doe. The breeder I bought her from did not give any instructions to bottle feed. A member of this forum advised me to try to put her on the bottle. I am getting a Pritchards Teat today, and will try tonight. Is cows milk good? Just a regular jug from the grocery...
  13. Goat Frenzy
    Another UPDATE: Gave her just electrolytes yesterday, started her back on whole cows milk today and her poop in just yellow water.... should I go ahead and give her the scour medicine? She is active when up but sleeping more than usual. Any help again thanks! Update her poops are now watery...
  14. Health & Wellness
    I know I’ve been doing my research but it’s not the same, she’s a week old, had colostrum & strictly on formula (no water) very tiny Pygmy X triplet. Was eating 3oz 4x a day. Today she’s not as spunky and appetite is decreased and has red in her urine and strong smell ? UTI? Vets not open until...
  15. Beginners Goat Raising
    Have I asked this before? I don't know... If you are curious to my nursery I'm now running read on, but I just wanted to get everyone's input on how often they have fed their own bottle babies. We are currently on a 4 hour rotation but I don't see where there would be an issue with a six...
  16. Health & Wellness
    Help! I've done everything I know to do, and still no improvements. I have a Nigerian doe who kidded triplets last Sunday. She was not able to support the 3rd one (now 10 days old). I tried to get another doe to foster who only had 1 kid, but that was not working. So I began bottle feeding on...
  17. Health & Wellness
    I have a month old bottle baby. He has been on the bottle since about 2 days old and takes a little but not much. The others are taking 12-16 oz and he's barely taking 4 oz. Is there a way to get him to start eating? If he was an adult, I'd give him a vitamin B shot but is that ok for kids?
  18. Sheep
    Hey all, someone called wife a little while ago needing to find a home for a lamb or two. The person is not sure. Wife went with her to meet person with lam or lambs. Two days old, no story about why, no anything. Just treat as I would a new bottle baby kid?
  19. Kidding Koral
    I have only had bottle babies that I bought and now we have a pregnant doe. We recently bought her and she is very skittish. We've made some progress with her, but it's still a challenge. If we let her raise her kids will they be skittish like her even if we spend a lot of time with them? Would...
  20. Health & Wellness
    my daughter (13) bought a 1 1/2week old dwarf nigerian male on 7/14. We went by the amish and picked up goat milk went and bought some pritcherd nipples and were doing well, you know the little thing is living in her room in a playpen. we are looking for some answers and are having a really hard...
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