It could be stress. We did pull the buckling as he definitely knew his job and we didn’t want to risk getting her pregnant again. It was hard on them both. Thank you. My Nubians have bristly hair too. Thinking they need more minerals though. :\
I didn’t know which forum. Not really an emergency. I have 2 nigies and 2 Nubians. In December we bought a BEAUTIFUL little Nigerian dwarf. She was 3 months pregnant. She gave birth Valentine’s Day. Her last month of pregnancy her hair got a bit bristly but not bad. Same after she had her kids...
I have 2 kids. Mama is nursing them and they are doing great. The babies are just wild. The mom was a bottle baby and we are out with the babies all the time but they are just not friendly. We are trying to separate the babies from mom for a couple hours then milk mom and feed the milk to the...
We were at a 4H event and were visiting the Large Stock kids with their Market goats Dairy goats and Lambs. Then this lady walked up and said to a girl with a Market goat “Oh! Your goat’s so cute! Does it live inside with you?” “No, he doesn’t live inside with me.” The girl replied “Oh. So THESE...
We brought home a clearly pregnant Nigerian dwarf. She is due end of February. We just noticed her eyes are a bit watery. She was digging around a few flakes of Alfalfa while we were there so could it be Allergies? Or Pink eye? What can we do that won’t affect/hurt the babies? Thanks!
@luvmypets,
She is 2 years old
She is a Nigerian dwarf/Mini Alpine
The Buck was a Nigerian Dwarf
She will be due around February 11
She is Up to date on all shots
As far as shelter goes, they have dog igloos, a corral with a little shelter and a Huge dog run that has a roof (in the corral as...
We just picked up our doe from her breeding. Owner of the buck said it was successful and there was a lot of action. She's home with her fellow does. This is my first time with a pregnant goat. What are the dos and donts? She has free access to an acre of pasture and gets hay every morning. Is...
Yes! Called the vet and she said she should be fine! She said to keep an eye on her and make sure she is pooping, eating, drinking, etc...
She is acting like herself again too (no more coughing fits). This is her smiling:
Please help! I had a few rubber surgical gloves out because a few goats have colds and I use a different glove for each goat. I had 2 gloves (I'm absolutely sure it was 2) when I looked over to see one of my goats chomping on something big. I didn't think much of it because she had just been...