Need advice

I grew up with goats but I was to young to remember what they were fed I am getting two wether fainting goats Saturday and would like any info on how to properly feed them I live in Missouri and goats are pretty common but iv never had a fainting goat and want to care for them the best I can! Any other good info on how to care for them properly would also be appreciated also they are 12 weeks

Good grass hay 'horse quality' fed in a feeder off the ground as goats won't eat what they tread on. Make sure they can not get hung in feeder. Loose mineral mix formulated for goats, your ration, and locale. An empty bleach jug makes a handy, homemade mineral feeder. A clean water source free of iron/sulfur. Concentrate feed with decox and ammobium chloride to prevent coccidia and kidney stone. I would ask what feed they are on and ask for a week's worth when you pick up so you can switch over next two weeks. If they have not been treated for coccidia and on decox feed, then I would treat as if they had coccidia. Stress of moving causes depressed immune system and coccidia can flare up. The decox feed in and of itself does not contain enough medication to treat a clinical case. I would deworm with something effective against tapeworm (valbazen is my go to) and flukes if your area has them. Wait ten days and deworm again. Then keep an eye on feces for tapeworm and check inside lower eyelid FAMANCHA.

Ask if they have had tetanus vaccinations. Good idea to get that done.

Some fainters barely twitch and some seize up like stone. If they are habituated to circumstances they do not fainters as easy. Usually one faint, they get up, shake it off and then do not faint again.... In other words you chase them like any other goat. They are especially vunerable to predation so safe penning and fencing a must. Had friends who had them for years and some of original ones came from near here. I would help them deworm, etc, and feed for them when on vacation. Since goats did not know me they would faint as I tried to herd them into the barn.

Goats are browsers rather than grazers so they love trees, shrubs, vines. Home landscaping often has plants toxic to goats so check to see what your yard is growing. Older adult goats teach kids what is ok to eat. You can do same by hand feeding if you ID plant as safe.

Goats are addictive! Enjoy!

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