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    Ram Service Fee

    The ram's leg were short enough we didn't know if he would be able to service them. Our friend said he didn't know what a fee should be. He said that he charged someone else $10 per lamb. So we just sent a check off to him for $20. Thanks for your input. The one lamb will be "more...
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    Ram Service Fee

    I had two Dorset X ewes exposed to a friend's Babydoll ram. My yearling ewe was too tall for him so didn't take but my other ewe had twin ram lambs. This friend only has two Babydoll rams for pets and no other sheep. What would be a fair payment for their ram's service? We boarded him...
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    Sore Foot - But Why

    I have a ewe that has been limping for close to a week. My husband and I looked at it last week. However, we didn't find any problems. So, last night, we checked her out again. We trimmed all her feet since we had her tipped. There is no sign of trouble - nothing smelly, nice and dry...
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    Ewe off since lambing

    After about eight days, the family is doing much better. The lambs were running low grade fevers so they were on antibiotics. I also made little "lamb blankets" out of rags and just took them off this morning. The mother struggle for longer. She was on penicillin for a week and also couple...
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    Bottle Baby Feeding

    I have found that lots of smaller feedings are better for them than giving them less feedings but more milk per feeding is best. I use cows milk instead of milk replacer. Also make sure the milk is warm. I have been supplementing my twin rams the past week because mom was sick. The one lamb...
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    Ewe off since lambing

    My ewe had twins on Monday afternoon. She seemed OK the day but on Tuesday she wasn't doing well. We gave her a dose of propylene. I took her temp and it was 105.6 so she has had two doses of penicillin with two more to go. Her temp this morning was 102. We gave her a calcium drench...
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    TRIPLETS!!! but it seems I have a bottle baby-pics

    M niece had a first time nanny kid that didn't pay attention to her baby. My niece gave it some milk by bottle so that baby had some nourishment. Her brother held the nanny a time or so and she would help the baby find the "spigots". The nanny loves her grain, so my niece sprinkled grain on...
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    Triplet Heifers

    Since the calves were all heifers, the two surviving calves should be breedable. If one of the calves would have been a bull, then your chances of getting them bred would have been next to nil.
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    heifer calf will not eat

    The tubing could be causing throat irritation making her not eager to drink. I would skip a feeding and see if it "increases" her desire. Have you taken her temp? Sometimes, they may be dealing with something that is decreasing their appetite.
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    So far so good

    With plenty of pasture, you may be able to raise them that way. However, at this age, they need grain to put on flesh. If they are not receiving enough nutrition, they will "live off their bodies" and will not flourish. Does the lagging calf have a fever? If it is a navel infection, the calf...
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    So far so good

    They need grain now and now hay until they are six-weeks old. We are dairy farmer and upteen number of calf raising meetings that we have attended, always say now hay until six-weeks old. The grain will put flesh on them. By giving them more milk replacer, it is like raising veal calves -...
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    Getting Calves on Saturday

    Calves should have milk, calf starter and fresh water until they are six-weeks-old. At that point, you can start weaning them and introducing them to hay and grass. Prior to that their stomachs are not able to handle the "forages". I would be concerned about them getting cold. Temps under 50...
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    Calf with runny nose

    Banimine is 1cc per 100 pounds. However, that will help with fever and help an animal to feel a little better but it is not an antibiotic. If she has pneumonia, pencillin is not the best for that. The options for that would be Nuflor, LA 200 or Draxin. If she is not drinking, she should be...
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    Runt calf?

    Is he running a fever? Normal temp should be around 101.5. I wonder about the "grunting". We are dairy farmers and I don't hear the grunting. Do you have a vet that could check him out for you?
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    PetSafe Collar Question

    Got it. Thanks. I was doing web searches for it but was coming up empty. However, when I went to google.com it was right there.
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    PetSafe Collar Question

    We bought a used PetSafe Collar for our dog. It doesn't have any instructions with it. Can you tell us how to turn it on? It is a rechargeable one with a side button on the left, two buttons and a dial on top of the unit that you hold. Thanks.
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    Weak Newborn Buckling

    My niece said he was actually the largest of the three. The other two are doelings. She just bought this doe in April or May. They were moving that day so we were waiting for this doe to arrive and then we loaded my nieces goat and that was our load on moving. My niece was didn't know that...
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    Weak Newborn Buckling

    Thanks for your care. When we discovered that, we knew there was no hope. Thanks for your support. Would this be caused by a lack of something or just a birth defect that showed up?
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    Weak Newborn Buckling

    I just got home with the little guy. He can stand and walk around. However, he seems hutched up some. My niece just noticed before I got him, that he basically has no tail at all. It is only about 1/4 inch or so. I was going to take his temp but it would appear that he may not have an...
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    Weak Newborn Buckling

    We have Vitamin B complex. Would a steroid help? If so, we have dexamethasone. We have syringes that can measure small amounts for the Muse. I thought no more than .05 for him.
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