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    Can my mini boer breed my bigger female

    Almost a year ago I got a call from a man who rescued a baby goat dumped on RR tracks and I went and got him and bottle fed for 8 weeks. Scheduled appointment to have fixed but he had something going on causing bloating so put off and had worm testing done. Fast forward... we are now close to a...
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    Hooves

    Hello, been a while. I have 2 rescued Nubian goats who have had their hooves neglected. I started using my tool which is a snipper thing but some of the flaps are so thick it doesn't work, in fact, the back of the hooves have cartilage and is very tough to snip off. Any suggestions on another...
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    rescued new born

    So a man noticed a baby goat down by RR tracks and saw it walking in very tight circle and crying loudly...he thought leg caught in track. Went down and picked him up...baby eyes still closed and ubmilical cord hanging. He took him home and got supplies to bottle feed. This baby got moved around...
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    vaccines

    My goat had triplets and they are now 2 1/2 weeks old. What is the vaccine schedule for kids? Thanks Kathy
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    measuring goat weight

    Is there a way to sort of get an accurate weight of your goat without a scale? Similar to how people use a tape measure for their piggy? Thanks Kathy
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    First freshener with triplets, how do I know if she has enough milk?

    kind of the same question...my Kiko had triplets last Saturday and the third is definitely the runt. It seems like she doesn't want to nurse him. When he tries to latch on she just kicks/pushes him away. He very skinny so I pulled him today and am trying to bottle feed but I really have to make...
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    Deworming Goats

    I have Ivermectin sheep drench...is this ok for goats? Thanks
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    What to do about muddy areas!

    I read somewhere here about using something called lime shale?? to mitigate the horrible mud we have...anyone know anything about this product? My goats and dog are sick of the mud
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    ear discharge

    My Lamacha goat has a brown, crusty discharge in one ear...any thoughts? Thanks Kathy
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    winter and feeding

    2 female Kikos, 3 weathered Nubians, 1 female Boer and my bully Lamacha. Mainly pets and use for brush control
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    winter and feeding

    Needing advice for feeding in winter for goats... we live in Wisconsin and already have 8" of snow so grazing is over. Is there other stuff we should be feeding the goats other than hay? We have to buy our hay and it seems like we are going to go through tons this winter. We do have grain but we...
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    strange behavior by male goat

    oops sorry, have never uploaded a picture...this is the guy that is a pain in the ass...
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    strange behavior by male goat

    so if that is the case, can he still impregnate one of my females?
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    strange behavior by male goat

    sorry but this is my first time with such a "sexual" goat...not sure what to do
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