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  1. Health & Wellness
    I admittedly haven't been giving my bucks a once-over as often since it is kidding season. Did so today and one of my boys is slightly favoring his back foot because of these mites(?). Is this chorioptes caprae? There is a less severe patch near his testicles and then another less severe patch...
  2. Health & Wellness
    Hi all - I am 6 years into having goats. My parasite protocol has always worked well until this last winter (2022/2023) was very mild where we are in IN and last year I had a very bad parasite year. Seems like it's lining up to be like that again this year, I have always done herbal worming...
  3. Health & Wellness
    Hi there! I have a buck that is recovering from what I believe was acidosis. His rumen was feeling “tacky” and he looked slightly bloated but was otherwise fine. I cut him completely off grain (bc I know I was definitely feeding him too much) and have been just doing hay for just over a week...
  4. Health & Wellness
    Hey guys. I’m having a lot of trouble right now. I came back on Friday to discover one of my goats limping and struggling to walk well. The vet confirmed it was luxating patella and the kneecap had slipped out. Does anyone have any experience at all with this or advice? She says there is little...
  5. Health & Wellness
    My five month old doe had this thick, white discharge this morning. The pictures of seen of discharge during heat have been of clear discharge, is this color normal too?
  6. Health & Wellness
    Goats weight and overall health concern for herd I originally posted in a different thread about first freshners. But another member point out the health of the goats and there coats. Goats are fully vaccinated. And have clean fecal exams. It is may currently so spring and warm weather just...
  7. Health & Wellness
    Hi! I have 7 goats (most of them mine) currently at my place and they all have runny noses. There noses have snot and big boogers. I have raised goats before and I never had such gross looking noses and to have all of them with a dirty nose at the same time. I was wondering what this could be...
  8. Parasites
    saw my doelings udder and saw bites? are flies doing this i moved them to a different shelter might that be the issue? its not ticks i was checking her for them but i have no clue, could she have fleas or some sort of bug???she seems fine and happy but im worried
  9. Health & Wellness
    I have a doe and some others that have really dry skin. I’ve really noticed it with her tho. I brushed her with a flea comb to check for lice/mite and i did find a few so i’ve treated the whole herd. When i did brush her clumps and clumps of hair came off and scaly skin. Some of my other does...
  10. Health & Wellness
    I currently have three 6/7 week old Nubian goats. 2 of the 3 seem very healthy, they run and play with each other, come and greet me and others who visit - however the last little one is the opposite. He’s skinny and not as active as the other two. I know for certain the first two are sisters...
  11. Health & Wellness
    If you’ve seen my other post, you know that i’ve just recently starting milking one of my does. Now that I’m able to get a closer inspection, I’ve noticed that most if not all my goats have dry skin. I’ve noticed them itching quite a bit. I have seen any more tho. I live in Texas so the weather...
  12. Health & Wellness
    I have a pregnant rescue angora goat that's due late this month. About a week after she came to us, she seemed lame and we couldn't really figure out why. She just sat in the back corner of the barn for a few days. We checked her hooves, legs, etc. but couldn't see anything so we figured it was...
  13. Health & Wellness
    Long time no see, everyone! Unfortunately I come with a pretty confusing situation. My one year old Nigerian dwarf doe has always had this weird cough and yawn thing. Ever since we got her, she would randomly break out into this coughing fit and make this weird yawn. Not a normal yawn, but one...
  14. Health & Wellness
    Hello, I'm new to this forum. I have a 2 1/2 month old buckling. He is a Nigerian Dwarf/Nubian mix. I want to use the Emasculation method for castration. I called the vets, and it cost me $300.00 for this procedure. We live in Camp Verde, Arizona. Do you know anyone who will castrate using this...
  15. Health & Wellness
    Hello I'm studying to be an herbalist, and we were given the choice of any subject to write a paper on, but it needs to be 40+ pages so something we can write in-depth about, and something no other past student has chosen as their topic. Since I am a new goat mom, and no one has covered it...
  16. Health & Wellness
    Hi all - there's been a behavior change in my milking goat, Patience, and I'm not sure if it's normal or not. There are a couple things I think might be causing it, but I'm not sure if there's anything else I don't know to think of or look for, and was hoping to get some input. I've been...
  17. Health & Wellness
    Hi everyone. So I know someone on here recommended kelp for wethers to help prevent UC? I’m guessing this is because of the sheer amount of calcium in it. I just wanted advice on the minerals from the kelp in the picture. Is this too much when compared to the phosphorus? Currently my pets are...
  18. Bucks
    My Merlin is giving me a run for my money this year.. I know some weight loss is normal BUT.... He’s getting ribby no matter what I do to the point I’m really getting worried. He’s a one and a half year old Nigerian dwarf. His FAMACHA is a 1-2 and he is being kept in a pen away from the doe area...
  19. Health & Wellness
    Hi all - I've never seen this on a goat before. At first I thought she had some cud in her cheek, but I put my fingers in there and discovered it's a bump within her cheek. Been there for over a day. Is this something to be concerned about? Worth a vet visit? Or maybe something that will go away...
  20. Health & Wellness
    Hi everyone. So one of my pet wethers has been acting weird. My first fear was UC, but I watched him out on the field for a bit and he went twice as normal and didn’t show signs of distress. He’s twitching his tail, running around a lot, and keeps stomping and raising his legs up and kicking...
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