thank you for your tips.
i did put that i live in ga in my original post but milledgville ga to be exact.
i don't think cougars are a problem.
haven't had anymore disappear since i put one out in a cage.it may have scared off a human predator tho.
we are still working on the LGD issue.our GP were too old and the new one was too friendly.our donkey would kill the goats so right now there is nothing to protect them.
whatever it is ,it is definately carrying it off.would a coyote do it?a cougar or bear would be a shock.
we do have them but they are usually down in the swamps,not near here.
i am leaning towards coyote or human.can a coyote leap and carry one over the fence?it is a cattle fence with barbed...
thanks HeidiO,
i was thinking human just because of no remains.
we have no roads around the property except the front and that is where they are penned.nothing has happened there.the property is surrounded by large property on 3 sides by good neighbors.i know it is not them but not saying...
hi,
i have about 50 acres and around,now 15,goats.
we used to have a donkey and dogs for protection but not now.didn't seem to matter anyway.
about weekly,sometimes twice a week , a goat goes missing.there is no way the goat can leave the property.there are no signs of the goat.they are put up...
thanks again everyone.i just don't think i can do this anymore.i am a 43 y woman crying like a baby when she died.i have always had animals ,even when i was a kid,i was bringing home everything.i think i just get too emotionally attached.
ok,got 2 of the activated charcoals down her.she is 40lbs.
how much should she get and when?
how quick does this work?
her gums are pink and she has not had any diarrhea as of yet.when i found her this morning her mouth was all wet like it is now.i know now is from her practicaly laying in her...
thanks guys,
her temp is 103.3
we do have wild cherry along with who knows what else.she couldn't have ate uch becuase we were constantly moving but there is everything down by the creek.we live in ga so you know if you are familiar with ga woods.
off to get the activated charcoal.
thanks...
hi everyone,
i am a newbie to goats and currently i have only one which i bottlefed.i am not new to farm animals,just goats.i wanted to get some more next spring.
anyway,as i said,she is a pet goat,very spoiled.she is 7 months old.she lives with ours chickens and ducks(thanks to BYC) and she...
i am getting my pens and pasture ready to get my pigs this spring.i will be a newbie with pigs and have been doing some reading.wanted to get some more info if possible.
my plans for the pigs are :
around 4 adults
butcher a couple of offspring and sell the rest.
general purpose meat-mainly for...