LittleCloppers
Exploring the pasture
Hey all! We are new to this forum, but not new to goats. I have a Bachelors Degree in Applied Animal and Dairy Science with an emphasis in small ruminant production. My fiance and I own and run Little Cloppers Hoof Trimming and Small Ruminant Consultant service. We travel all over the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama trimming hooves on goats, sheep, pigs, llama, and alpaca. We have also recently undertaken sheep shearing, but it is still a learning process for us. We have sheared about 50 sheep so far, as well as 2 llamas and two ornery alpaca's! We specialize in hoof rot treatment and corrective trimming for foundered goats. We do everything from banding to assisting with nutrition plan formulation based on forage availability and other factors, on a herd-by-herd basis.
We personally raise commercial Boer goats, with a herd of 42 currently, an are slowly introducing some Spanish influence to increase hardiness, maternal abilities, and parasite resistance.
We also have a fledgling dairy herd. We have 5 Nigerian Dwarves, 3 La Mancha does, and two Nubians (a buck and doe).
I joined this forum to learn more about the dairy breeds specifically, from the experiences of other producers. Since we added the dairy goats earlier this year, we have had multiple issues with each breed. We are currently battling our first ever round of coccidia, in the ten years we have owned goats, and it is the La Mancha and the large Nubian doe who are affected. They seem to be completely different from the meat breeds, and I hope to learn more about dairy animals and how to handle them, some of the issues that they are more susceptible to, and how other producers manage their herds. My college degree is geared more towards meat producing animals, but we have many clients who raise dairy animals. We would like to learn more from you guys, and are always more than happy to answer hoof questions in return!!
Hopefully we can all learn from each other a bit! Nice to meet everyone!
We personally raise commercial Boer goats, with a herd of 42 currently, an are slowly introducing some Spanish influence to increase hardiness, maternal abilities, and parasite resistance.
We also have a fledgling dairy herd. We have 5 Nigerian Dwarves, 3 La Mancha does, and two Nubians (a buck and doe).
I joined this forum to learn more about the dairy breeds specifically, from the experiences of other producers. Since we added the dairy goats earlier this year, we have had multiple issues with each breed. We are currently battling our first ever round of coccidia, in the ten years we have owned goats, and it is the La Mancha and the large Nubian doe who are affected. They seem to be completely different from the meat breeds, and I hope to learn more about dairy animals and how to handle them, some of the issues that they are more susceptible to, and how other producers manage their herds. My college degree is geared more towards meat producing animals, but we have many clients who raise dairy animals. We would like to learn more from you guys, and are always more than happy to answer hoof questions in return!!
Hopefully we can all learn from each other a bit! Nice to meet everyone!