Recent content by mcdaid36

From what I saw, it looked like the pen she was kept in was only for yearlings and older. I didn't see any that were born this spring, they were all grown up, but maybe she did have one there that I didn't see. Thanks for the info. I'm ordering a test and will keep an eye on it in the...

Thanks. Yes, I knew I could order it, I just didn't know if this was a rush job and I should just suck it up and drive the hour to the store in order to do the test sooner. If I order it, is it just something that can be used once or does it do multiple tests?

Test it using what? A CMT or send it out to a lab? I don't have any testing supplies here, so I'd have to drive an hour to the nearest TSC and hope that they have them in stock. Maybe I should just have the vet come out and take a look and do a CAE test on everyone while she's here. Problem...

Temp is fine, she does seem a little off, but I think that's just because she came to her new home last night and she's not sure of her new surroundings yet. Typical stuff. Hasn't wanted to eat any grain except for a few nibbles this morning, but i did see her eating some hay and foraging in...

Thanks for the welcome! I've been a member of BYC for a few years, but never BYH. There was no chance she was bred before Oct. I would be happy to test for mastitis now, except I'm nervous to strip away the wax plug and then really open her up to getting some sort of infection. My thought...

We are fairly new to the goat world, only had a few for the last year and a half. I brought home a new Alpine doe yesterday to add to our herd. She is a yearling, just bred for the first time at the end of October. When we picked her out a couple of months ago (they kept her until she was...