I have a severely anemic adult alpine wether. His eyes lids are near white. I started treatment as soon as I saw that he had bottle jaw. His breathing is very accelerated and he has had a dry cough for sometime that I thought was a result of dry dusty alfalfa until I saw the bottle jaw. Today is...

I have not had much luck getting a vet to identify worm load for my goats. Vets keep saying no worms but wormers work to make them look better and gain weight. I have watched you tube videos and it seems fairly straightforward. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

This morning I found one of my doelings dead. Her eyelids, super pale, no color, whatsoever. I dewormed my herd because they all seemed to have slightly low FAMANCHA score. I dewormed with cydectin, safeguard, and I did a 5 day Corid treatment. They all seem to be doing well, but I still...

Hello, two of my diary goats escaped and spent the last three nights in the wilderness behind our house. They are back now. Concerning health, what should I be looking out for? They are quite skinny after just a few days! Drinking and eating okay. A little scratched up. Should I be concerned...

Can Valbazen be put in the gallon waterers? Can not find any straight answers. There is no way we would be able to catch all 70+ chickens. I’m afraid the bread method would cause some chickens to be overdosed and others to be under-dosed as they steal and fight for the bread.

Hey, I was wondering if it was safe and effective to use Cydectin (sheep oral drench) for 9 week old kids? I have the safeguard liquid too if that would be a better option. Let me know your opinions.

Okay forgive me if this is long but I want to be detailed so I can best manage my situation. I have a backyard mini farm with a fenced in acre. 2 Nigerian dwarf does that are 2 years. 4 ducks. 3 chickens. 5 barn cats. We just brought home a new 4 week old buckling from a farm 2 hours away. I...

I have 2 bucklings in a 15 x 20 dirt lot in the barn, and let them out to graze regularly. One day, I noticed Archie was off, so i looked at FAMACHA (which was good), gave some b complex, and took temp. I wasn't that worried about it. The next morning, I went out, he had watery scours, and was...

I got Chloe on August 18th 2018, bottle fed with another goat, Faith. I'm not 100% on all of the information of the parents or the herd they came from, just that they are from different does but the same buck. Chloe seems to be a Lamancha but may have Nubian in her, Faith is a cross between...

Hey! Fairly new goat owner here! I don't normally have too much trouble with worms, but several of my goats have lost condition recently. I did a check of their mucous membranes, and they were looking a little pale. I went ahead and wormed with Ivermectin, since that's what I had on hand, but...

Hey All, I was reading Grit and found this article thought it might be useful for folks. https://www.grit.com/animals/livestock/successful-deworming-strategies-zm0z19soznad

Hello all. I am new to the goat game, however I have done quite a bit of research (online and in person) Here is my quandary, I have recently purchased a 10 acre property. I do not live on it but rather I rent out the house to a tenant but I intend on using the 8.8 acre pasture to run a few...

We have a small meat goat herd and have been battling with barberpole worms for about 2 years. We lost several before we knew what was going on and realized that Safeguard wasn't doing the trick. Since, I have been able to save MOST of our affected goats with Red Cell and injectible Iron...

I am planning on worming (preventative) my goats with a recipe I found that has great reviews. It is: 8 oz of coconut oil Rosemary essential oil Oregano essential oil However, I have not been able to find a dosage for it anywhere. Any suggestions on how much I should give my goats? I have...

We have a little white doe goat about 5 1/2 months old. This is what her legs look like What do you think it is?

Hi. I’ve never had goats before. Anything relating to farming is completely new to me. I purchased 19 Saanens from someone on island who was getting out of goats and into cows. 7 doelings from one blood line, just under a year when we got them a few months ago, and then 4 moms with 2 kids...

Can anybody help? Vet has been here three times, last gave 2ccs terrible gosh awful reaction to Dexium-SP does not know what my three guys have. Only a dermatitis, mostly neck and face, tons of itchy, puss filled scabs. Thanks in advance.

Hi all! I'm staying on a farm in Hawaii and have been put in charge of all animal care- goats and chickens. I have no prior experience but have been reading all I can. Two does kidded last month and one got anemia. Her symptoms started one week ago and are tiredness, less of an appetite, and...

We need help quick. I need to know how to dose for goats and the yes and no ~ ages to give/not give, milk withdrawal ~ we sell the milk for consumption and crafts~wethers for meat. Our vet doesnt know the answer to these questions and would call the pharma. Co. But i told them i would only...

Chip was 1.5 years old and died under strange circumstances. He was fine in the morning but when I went out there in the evening I couldn't find him. Thinking he escaped, I searched the entire property. I went back to the barn and found him "sleeping" in the corner. I went over and touched him...