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  1. Health & Wellness
    So I’ve read all the benefits of giving kelp to goats and I decided to get some for mine. I thought they would absolutely love it. That was not what happened. You would have thought I was trying to feed them rotten garbage! Pee Wee actually gagged when he took a sniff 🤦🏻‍♀️. So what is the best...
  2. Health & Wellness
    One of my does is losing hair. I just realized it this morning as I went outside to spend time with them, I began to pet her and noticed a bald spot on the back of her neck. Pulled at the hair a bit and it came out easily in one huge clump. 5 of these does are due in a month or so, I’m terrified...
  3. Health & Wellness
    Hello all. I’ve been gearing up to start a mineral buffet for my livestock (meat goats and beef cows). I’ve read lots of good things about FCE (Free Choice Enterprises) and it seems to be the go-to company for most folks. Problem is I’m in Canada and when I spoke to them they said they have yet...
  4. Health & Wellness
    I decided to add Kelp along side my minerals and baking soda. Just curious what kind everyone uses, how they like it for their herd and if all Kelps are created equal or what should I be looking for? Also, is it ok to give to everyone, bucks and kids too? The only one I have really heard...
  5. Goat Frenzy
    Hey everyone!!! I've been making a lot of threads lately sorry!😂 I was wondering when everyone starts giving their baby goats loose minerals? I give my goats selenium and vitamin e gel past once a month when should I start giving baby goats that? Should I give them that as soon as they are born...
  6. Goat Conformation
    So apparently I haven’t looked at my buck from the front recently, as I haven’t noticed until today that his knees bend inwards. I asked on a Facebook group the same question and am getting mixed answers, so I thought I’d ask here as well. If it’s genetic I’ll remove him from my breeding...
  7. Health & Wellness
    Hi friends. I wanted to post here and chat about people with experiences when it comes to minerals!! For reference: I raise Nigerian Dwarfs & I'm in West KY. We moved back in February. Before, we had well water back at our old place and I was beginning to not really see much copper deficiency...
  8. Beginners Goat Raising
    Our goats (1 doe, 1 doeling, 2 bucklings) have been living on our farm for 5 months. I live in Costa Rica and we only have access to a few general mineral mixes and the goats have never shown interest. Now I am waiting for a "15 mineral free choice starter kit" to arrive that we've imported to...
  9. Health & Wellness
    So, I noticed that Flower’s horns were peeling a little and figured that was normal. They are growing and finally gaining weight like they should. However, when I came home today there was way more peeling, and Snowball looked like he had rubbed the tips on something… I read that it’s pretty...
  10. Health & Wellness
    New goat owner, began our herd just in June. By the end of June it was clear the goats all had copper deficiency (among other minerals as well which we're finding the balance on). I gave them all copper boluses to the best that I could (I didn't have a bolusing gun yet, I do now!) 2 out of the 3...
  11. Goat Management
    I did an experiment with my goats! I took away their loose minerals from April-June and here are the negative results I experienced: Everybody's selenium tail came back. EVERYBODY! Needed a (or 2) copper bolus at the beginning of June I was having a lot of poop problems. either constipated...
  12. Goat Management
    At my local feed store they sell a trace mineral salt by Mortons. I have been looking for a cheaper salt that I can give to my bucks. I will be offering this in addition to a loose mineral mix so don't worry about that. It is also a loose salt, not a block. I don't like that there is no...
  13. Goat Management
    I ran out of Manna Pro goat minerals and have been trying to search for a new mineral. Has anybody used this mineral?
  14. Goat Management
    Howdy! I am very fortunate to have a local feed store that carries all of the cargill minerals, and carries sweetlix goat minerals for me. Right now, i feed sweetlix and cargill onyx. The cargill emerald minerals are on sale at the feed store, and I am curious if it, and the 2 other cargill...
  15. Health & Wellness
    I have read many threads here about minerals, feed, supplements to try to get my goats as healthy as possible. I would appreciate feedback on optimizing my best plan for my nigerian goats. Currently giving: Free choice alfalfa hay Browsing on about 3 acres of “country yard” (Bermuda/burr...
  16. Beginners Goat Raising
    So, I have been following DaNelle at Weed 'em and Reap and she suggests kelp, dolomitic lime, sulfur and copper sulfate. How do I offer it to the goats? Should it be free-choice? Like in a small bucket? Are they just going to eat it or should I put it with food?
  17. Goat Management
    Can I use a salt block that I use on cows for the goats? If I do, I still will give loose minerals, but since its getting hot, I like for them to have extra minerals.I am currentley giving Wind and RainMinerals and Carrgil Onyx Minerals. And now to the flies. I have been spraying the cows and...
  18. Goat Management
    I am trying to bump up my goats minerals by offering minerals free choice what I have read is that along with minerals I should offer kelp but it is so expensive! Is there anything else I can use other than kelp that will be good for them? Anything I can grow and dry for over the winter that...
  19. Goat Management
    Hey all! I have a little experiment that I wanted to share with yall! And i may need some help! So i am trying to do a test comparing cargill onyx and purina wind and rain. I separated both the minerals and i want to see which one is eaten more. I will be watching them for a solid 10 minuites a...
  20. Beginners Goat Raising
    Both my boys have horns. They are fed exactly the same feed, however one of my boy's horns are thin. They get sweet grain (14-16% protein), hay & oats as well as browsing in the field. What is the best mineral for helping to ensure they have strong horns?
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