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i'd love to do both but hubby is against that. blah i don't plan on getting rid of doe i have she is to sweet.

lol ok so this is my 1st winter with goats. i read somewhere that if there is more than 4 inches of snow goats won't go out. so 1st time we get 6 inches of snow. I get my stuff on go out the back door shovel out the deck and strairs (3 legged dog has issues if they are icky) a path to the dog...

alright I have a cross doe she is a great little doe about 60lbs. she kidded great wonderful mom easy to milk. her problem shes little so doesn't produce a whole lot of milk i'm pulling kids off for 12 hours and i get about 10 oz. my hubby complains about her small teats but i'm not to...

well bucket feeding didn't work. but her teats already looking better. i mixed triple antibiotic cream, vasoline, lanolin and bees wax. Its supper thick and sticky. so 4 hours after i put it on its still there. no scales today and nothing cracked open to bleed. yay

I think i'm going to try bucket feeding kids tonight they eat hay and grain already too. I reapplied goop and put her back in the barn with grain (she'll do anything for grain). at chore time i'll try bucket feed kids. if that works i can milk her out and reapply. wish me luck

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my doe has chapped teats and they are cracked and bleeding. now i've put bag balm on them. but should i do anything else? she had 2 kids on her they are a month old.

i have a 1/4 acre in a hamlet. now i cheat. part of our back yard not added in is RR i have a garden on it. we also have a lot thats just under an acre that we have use of thats where the hay gets stored and 4 goats graze on plus 20+ chickens. my goats and chickens share a 6x14 shed in...

i use kitchen shears.

yes vet can fix it. for a couple hundred. now the issue is thats alot of $ for a mutt I've been trying to find someone that would want him as a pet to put the $ into him but so far no go. sad but looks like he'll have to be put down.

it is in an odd spot here are a few pics to give you an idea the bump on his side is the hernia

in order to belt it i'd be belting his penis too. i'm bring him in a couple times a day to push it back in

well its an abdominal hernia. a section of his small intestine has sliped through a hole in his ad wall. costing $200 - $300 to fix.

welcome to the club. I had a rough idea on a due date and it was still no warning. she developed an udder about 30 days before babies landed. the day kids where born she looked and acted all the same.

anyone have any dealings with this? its on his low side right before his leg. as of now he is happy and active i know that it could change at anytime. still looking for a vet that could even give me a price on fixing it. any insite would be great.

its a hernia

ok i know i'm a sucker i know but i did say i would post pics like a new mom one who thinks that every little thing they do is cute soooo. hear are a few more. and a question, the belted buckling has a soft lump on his left side right befoe his hip. i tried to get a pic but doesn't show up...

week old in the snow

fluffy is a must in iowa winters. it has been upper 20s to low 30s last couple days. so Babies have been outside playing in the snow. omg they are so cute. i find it very hard to walk away from them. I though "how could I have babies every month maybe every 2. I would need to con hubby...

yes after hobbling her and getting them to nurse the 1st time all parties are doing better. lots of pooping and peeing. 3 colored guy is having leg issues but its getting better also. they didn't freeze in 6degree temps yay. i did but a goat coat on them. i keep oming up with reasons to...