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2 of my 4 wethers are fainters...and I love them all very much and would never do anything to harm them or panic them on purpose or allow anyone else too...having said that... I have found that my fainters stiffen up also when they get excited...like when its feeding time-now they don't do it...

Oliver...

Im not really concerned with them being full sized...and honestly I would even be ok with them staying just like they are as long as they are healthy and can hold their own. I have gotten some herbal dwormer and gi soother from Fir Meadows I am going to start them on(the vet said it wouldnt...

if this is the case is there any chance with age and proper nutrition this will repair itself or at least enough to have some more growth?

They are very small...Clancy is 9months and 24lbs...Oliver is 8months and 23lbs. We are in Catoosa County Ga...and the hay we get comes from here also. My older 2 goats grew fine & have no problems they seem to have a very good tolerance to worms. I think I will check with my vet about getting...

I have thought about that...the vet has given Oliver 2 multivitiman shots and they actually eat their loose minerals very good...I mix them with their grain(which I stay with them while they eat) & keep them out free choice loose. Cant too much copper be bad also? I ordered some herbal...

With my older boys-I was doing fecals on them every couple wks right along with the babies and their numbers stayed consistance anywhere from 0 to 750(was the highest but there was no eyelid color loss or change in behavior, and the next time the 750 was down to 200). Clancy was also holding...

I read in one of the other threads you use pine shavings then a layer of straw for bedding...do your goats not eat the straw?

She has listened to their hearts...which you can hear murmurs correct? Also what type of shavings(I know that cedar and pine are not good for small animals) would your recommend for bedding?...Im just going to replace all of the bedding...my big goats hardly ever eat off the barn floor but the...

Im glad your doe made it and if I can get these little guys just to the point being able to handle a worm load & past the cocci I really could less if they get any bigger. Yes it has thiamine in it but it is actually the fortified vitamin B complex Im giving. The vet is hoping it will help...

Yes its a lot to consider especially since all my goats are only pets...my vet has already told me that both of these guys were very lucky I had them that a producer did they would either have been culled or sent to market by now. Is there anything I could give them to help build immune system...

They are just right at 20-25lbs and maybe 15in tall. Now that you have mentioned pinning them up I'm thinking we can right next to the barn but it will still be in the same yard would that work or do they actually need to be in a different area? Also even tho they get hay in feeders I have...

the sulmet is give orally in the evenings. levamisole is the one that seems to be working- cydecton was given once but didn't work...apparently the breeder we bought them from had a worm problem on her farm that she didn't tell us about until after we had already gotten the 1st goat & was back...

The worms were barberpole-the only worm it seems they get. The counts vary...the youngest one(Oliver) seems to be the least healthy- he seems to have no resistant built up at all to the worms(levamisole-and 10 day fecal check is always negative) and he has been treated for cocci 3x(sulmet...

What exactly is a "stunted kid" and do these kids ever actually "grow up" or will they always be "kid size"? We have 2 little PET fainter wethers-8 & 9 months old and they are not growing at all...they have had worm issues and coccidia off & on the entire time we have had them. We treat them...

Im going to try one of these...it will be much more efficient for my needs. Thanks!!

We have a loose mineral feeder made out of pvc pipe & it has worked really well until recently...with the high humidity and damp air from the rains...the mineral is clumping badly and of course the boys won't eat it after it gets damp. I have started mixing some mineral in with their daily grain...

I don't know what worms...my vet didn't tell me that but I will know to ask next time now. I have 4 wethers- Willie's(14months) was 50 EPG, Ducky(11months) was 350EPG, Clancy(5months) was 350EPG, and Oliver(4 months & was recently wormed) was negative.

Thank you for your responses. I was just curious and couldnt find any chart on it. I trust my vet and have no issues there:)

Ok everyone I just wanted to let yall know I told an un-truth in the statement above :/ I did get another goat...we went back and got Clancy's buddy. And things seem much better now...since he isnt trying to fit in with Willie & Ducky any longer...Ducky still does the pecking order stuff but...