bought a goat a month ago. goat is 3 months old now. when we bought him, his hair was and still is dry, he has dandruff, and his coat is full. his eyelids are pink. his feces is normal. he eats and drinks just fine. he’s not as lively as our healthy goat. i give him hay (endless) and feed (2...

Hello! I've never posted on here, but done a lot of reading and have gotten some good advice from many of you. I'm hope-hope-hoping someone can help me with a problem I've got with my goatees! Over the winter I acquired a pregnant alpine doe. She kidded in February, everything went well...

Hello all! Now as spring is approaching, everyone is shedding out their winter coats. I noticed however, my oldest and newest doe seems to have lots of dandruff? I just read about offering zinc tablets, and with the current COVID virus going around, we are making plans to do some much needed...

Hello, I have a nd wether with what I believe to be a zinc deficiency. Can I just buy Zinc in the health food/drug store for humans? If so, how many mg and how often and how long should I give it to him? TIA

I was in Arizona for 5 days and had a pet sitter taking care of the goats. I come back yesterday evening to find the minerals feeder empty, and 4 goats with dandruff. 3 babies and their mom. One of the babies has really, really bad dandruff that goes all the way from the base of his neck to...

Hello! I'm fairly new to owning goats, have had them for about a year and a few months now. So, my little one who is a Kiko, she appears to have a lot of flakey skin and has small patches of fur specifically coming off her head, not really anywhere else... I'm not sure what to think of it...

Hi! This is my first time posting on here and I hope I am doing it right. I have a few questions, as a new goat owner. About a month ago I purchased two baby goats (5 months old). One is a doe and one is a wether. I am absolutely crazy about them both and want to be sure I am doing things right...

This is long to tell you everything and help figure out possible issues. Sorry.. My two girls will be a year old this month and I really wanted to breed them but now I'm glad I waited. The goat I'm worried about was the rounder one last year. At first I thought it was an optical illusion...

My bun has dandruff inside and outside his ears. None on his body, just his ears... does anyone know what is causing it? :confused: