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I got her from another local farmer. I knew to ask if she was a freemartin, I was told no, and considering that’s she’s supposed to one day be our family’s milk cow I really hope not. She is a Holstein. I had a vet come out and he says he was able to get a briar out of it and he drained it. I...

Thanks y’all! I called a vet who drained it and has instructed me to flush it out daily. It seems that she got a briar and it became infected. I appreciate all of the advise and help!!

Do you have any idea what could cause something like that?

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My calf seems to have a large knot between her back legs (see photo) it’s warm and red. What is this? What do I do? this is my first calf so I’m very new to all this.

I am completely new to raising goats. I have one that I have been having a lot of trouble with so I decided to research. I took notes and I am putting it all into a notebook that I organize by illness/situation. This was so helpful to me.