What grain? What is supplement pellets? BOSS and sunflower seeds? How much of both sunflower seeds are she getting per day?
Un-thrifty Goat - Need advice
Hi everyone, I’ll try to keep this as concise as I possibly can but I feel like people need a bit of background to fully help me try to understand what’s going on.
Background: I’ve had my goat Clover for about eight months. We purchased her from a woman who was very hands off with her goats and did not care for them (in my opinion) well. We were told she is about three years old, has kidded before with no problems, and was previously raised as a well loved pet before becoming more or less an overlooked pasture ornament. I chose her out of the herd because she was the most friendly but after getting her home became very aware of her runny goopy eyes and nose and clumpy diarrhea tail, she was also underweight. She kidded in March (unknow to us or the previous owner that she was bred at the time of purchase 🙃) and had one healthy buck. We have worked very hard to get her turned around but no matter what I try she seems to just generally be not very healthy.
Hers what’s concerning:
Goopy eyes with tear stains
Rough wiry coat
Back legs & face turning orange (She’s black)
Incredibly dry flaky skin
Crooked tail
Fishtail
CurrentResponse: She gets Selenium paste once a month, has gotten two copper boluses in the past six months, terramycin ointments for her eyes daily, and she gets a mix of grain from our local co op, BOSS, manna pro goat balancer and pumpkin seeds about one cup daily. She also has unlimited access to grass hay, Purina Goat minerals & Redmond mineral mix, and fresh water. We just had a fecal run and her numbers are normal, we worm regularly as needed. She is our herd queen and acts totally normal
I’ve exhausted my level of goat knowledge and really need some help. A few of my other goats have goopy eyes, but everything else listed is specific to her. Is there anything else I can be doing? Or is she possibly just a less healthy goat? Though she acts normal I am concerned and want her to be healthy & in good shape to hopefully breed in the fall.
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Thank you in advance!! I appreciate you all.
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Background: I’ve had my goat Clover for about eight months. We purchased her from a woman who was very hands off with her goats and did not care for them (in my opinion) well. We were told she is about three years old, has kidded before with no problems, and was previously raised as a well loved pet before becoming more or less an overlooked pasture ornament. I chose her out of the herd because she was the most friendly but after getting her home became very aware of her runny goopy eyes and nose and clumpy diarrhea tail, she was also underweight. She kidded in March (unknow to us or the previous owner that she was bred at the time of purchase 🙃) and had one healthy buck. We have worked very hard to get her turned around but no matter what I try she seems to just generally be not very healthy.
Hers what’s concerning:
Goopy eyes with tear stains
Rough wiry coat
Back legs & face turning orange (She’s black)
Incredibly dry flaky skin
Crooked tail
Fishtail
CurrentResponse: She gets Selenium paste once a month, has gotten two copper boluses in the past six months, terramycin ointments for her eyes daily, and she gets a mix of grain from our local co op, BOSS, manna pro goat balancer and pumpkin seeds about one cup daily. She also has unlimited access to grass hay, Purina Goat minerals & Redmond mineral mix, and fresh water. We just had a fecal run and her numbers are normal, we worm regularly as needed. She is our herd queen and acts totally normal
I’ve exhausted my level of goat knowledge and really need some help. A few of my other goats have goopy eyes, but everything else listed is specific to her. Is there anything else I can be doing? Or is she possibly just a less healthy goat? Though she acts normal I am concerned and want her to be healthy & in good shape to hopefully breed in the fall.
Thank you in advance!! I appreciate you all.
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My "black" or "red " goats get their copper boluses every 3 months. I go by their weight to give them copper on top of their feed. During my goats shedding of winter to summer coats. They look.awful with the drying hair getting ready to shed. Once they shed put, the hair is nice. If not,,I check their skin for lice, mites,
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or any parasite. If none, I do a fecal. If worming is required, I go by weight. If they dont need that I give them an Vitc drench with a zinc tablet. Then I wait 2 weeks to see any changes. If no hair changes they get electrolytes in their water+ apple cider vinegar for 3 days. That usually clears mine up.
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