We have 6 Boer goats that are about 3 years old, 3 males an 3 females. The males are fixed. We use them to eat weeds on our 2 acres in Northern California, which they have been been doing the past 2 years. I give them alphalfa and goat feed in the winter when the land has been eaten out. We leave out Purina Goat blocks for free choice most of the time.
A vet wormed the goats when they were about 3 months old with a liquid down the throat. It was traumatic for all of them and just catching them to do the worming was an ordeal, the vet lassoed them with a rope and we had to tie them to a post to secure them. We initially tried to worm them ourselves but one fainted and almost died. Foolishly, we haven't wormed them since. One of the large males is slightly bloated all the time and several others are somewhat less bloated too.
We are thinking they need to be wormed, but after waiting so long, can we do this safely using pelleted wormer? Obviously, the pelleted form saves the goats the trauma and us too. How much should we start them on? Two males are about 110 lbs. and the rest are about 75-85 lbs.
Thanks for any help/advice you can provide.
A vet wormed the goats when they were about 3 months old with a liquid down the throat. It was traumatic for all of them and just catching them to do the worming was an ordeal, the vet lassoed them with a rope and we had to tie them to a post to secure them. We initially tried to worm them ourselves but one fainted and almost died. Foolishly, we haven't wormed them since. One of the large males is slightly bloated all the time and several others are somewhat less bloated too.
We are thinking they need to be wormed, but after waiting so long, can we do this safely using pelleted wormer? Obviously, the pelleted form saves the goats the trauma and us too. How much should we start them on? Two males are about 110 lbs. and the rest are about 75-85 lbs.
Thanks for any help/advice you can provide.