[wildegoats0426]

One more post and I'm done for today it's about 50 degrees where I'm at. We need to give our does a bath for their show this Saturday. So is it too cold for that? What's the coldest it can get before it's too cold for a bath? I have a livestock blower with the heat option and of course plenty of towels. What would y'all suggest?

 

[kccjer]

Wash them at the warmest time of the day and get them dried off as soon as possible.

 

[BarrelRacer]

Yeah just wash them at warmest time of day. I washed one of my does in late afternoon and dried her off good an she was fine

 

[toth boer goats]

I agree.

 

[wildegoats0426]

I ended up bribing them to my house so I could use warm water. LOL my neighbors thought I was crazy

 

[kccjer]

LOL Whatever works!! How did the show go???

 

[wildegoats0426]

I got 4th in the first show and 2nd in the second show !! she makes me want to get more goats! Lol

 

[kccjer]

Good job!

 

[ksalvagno]

Congrats on your wins!

 

[toth boer goats]

Good job

 

[wildegoats0426]

Thanks everyone! one judge said she didn't stand on a big enough foot and the other just said she needed to be bigger out of her hip

 

[GansereitFarms]

Having just done this recently for a sick doeling, this is what I did.
First I waited until it was 50 degrees and then dried here with a hair dryer, which took almost a half hour to do properly. I found out the second time if you run your hand against the hair while blow drying it goes faster. Finally to be on the safe side since she was weak, she spent the night in a stall with a heat lamp. Hope that helps.