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Pregnant doe still has one kid. She has 3 months before kidding. I was milking her but the milk has gotten less and less. I want to stop milking her and am wondering if she’ll be able to dry off with a 5 month old kid still around. Kid doesn’t seem to nurse all the time but I do see her get...

I have a lactating doe experiencing diarrhea but I think it may just be her body's way of purging surplus milk from her system since she is in the midst of 'drying off'. I am not asking for parasite and/or disease diagnosis(if the problem persists, I will order a fecal examination); I am just...

SUMMARY I'm located in Northeast Ohio, and I recently purchased a Great Pyrenees pup from a Boar goat farm, and brought her to our micro dairy herd. I've had a multitude of "illnesses" in my herd since her arrival and I thought that maybe the dog brought some bio-contaminants to our farm or...

(Please pardon this if it seems a bit disjointed from a post addressing this forum - I had posted it on FB and got him help :GAAH: ) I was wondering if you or anyone out there can offer me some advice? I have a fresh, new mama goat I rescued from a bad home experience. She had twins about 2...

Hello - I'm new to goat raising. I have two Nigerian does who were giving me (combined) a little less than a cup a day on once a day milking. I've decided to dry them off, and I was reading to go to once every other day, then once every couple days, etc. I skipped a day, and REALLY had to...