Search results

Not sure...here's a link http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/archive/index.php/t-222348.html hope he's okay!

Our does are getting a lot of black fly bites and bloody scabs on their bellies. What should I get that will help?

Are you using the hobble correctly? You use it differently than what the pics usually show. My girls are real hungry when it's time to milk and they just want to eat!! They start dancing when the food bowl is empty and we give them a refill. I had first time fresheners this year and it just...

We have a nice spring buck kid Boer/Togg cross that we want to breed to our Sanaan. I want the Togg in him and hopefully get a doe from breeding them together. We intend to butcher him this fall. My questions are: As young buck born in mid-March will he have all those buck qualities I'm not...

I used to buy goat's milk from a local lady who used these jars. She had the plastic mason jar lids on her jars which are great too. I need to pick some up.

Could I use the wormwood formula I already have (herbal dewormer from Hoegger's) or get something else?

Going to try this, thanks! She's getting two huge bowls of grain and we try to milk her fast! :rolleyes: Any thoughts on this formula? http://hoeggergoatsupply.com/xcart/product.php?productid=3741&cat=0&page=1 I don't know how high her count was. Should I call and ask?? Vet office called...

I'm using Hoegger's herbal dewormer which has no milk dumping or withdrawal time for slaughter. It contains worm wood, gentian, fennel, psyllium, & quassia. Maybe the herbal treatment would be a good preventative. We have only had these does since Feb. Also, I looked at their eyelids...

Just wanted to share that I got a pack of half gallon mason jars from Ace today shipped to store for free. They are great to milk into and to keep in the fridge. My fridge has been overrun with milk quart jars and this should help. :P

My 10 month old baby boy is on raw goats milk as are the rest of the little ones- I don't want them to get tummy cramps or worse. Me and hubby, we'll make it!

Our oldest buck kid is 10 weeks and the twin bucks will soon be 8 weeks. We built a pen today in the back of our wood shed near the mamas and separated them-everyone is pretty content. It turned out great! The kids have been eating hay and kid starter grain for a few weeks, with access to...

I saw that on Fias and said "Whoa! 36 days!!!" :/

How long do you toss milk on the Ivermectin?

Irish's fecal came back that she is positive for this type of worm. I'm reading Safegaurd/Panacur isn't much helpful. Vet suggested Ivermectin. I have a baby I'm feeding the goats milk and I can't afford to toss it. l've had her on weekly herbal dewormer.

That's a great idea! I've seen people drape cheese cloth over their milking can, too. My girls start dancing and moving when I milk them, but only as soon as their grain runs out...refill.:P Purty goats btw!!

I have some of this gel I've used on my children's cuts because we've had staph outbreak here before when we first moved in. It's called Staphaseptic: http://www.amazon.com/StaphAseptic-First-Aid-Bactericide-56-7/dp/B0010VTPB8 I notice at the bottom of the Amazon page is Hibiclens, so it must...

I'm thinking it was the mom. Not sure. It's been very wet and damp here which I read it perfect for staph to manifest.

If it's soremouth I'm concerned because my 9- month old son is on goat milk. I read horror stories about it being contagious. Should I dump her milk for a while or pasteurize it? It looks like mild staph on the mama but the kid I'm wondering about? They have been healthy goats- they...

I have two does and three kids in my herd. One doe has a few dry, crusty scablike blisters on her udder near the belly and her kid has some funk on his nostrils that just popped up. They look wart like. They both are eating and seem normal. How can I clear this up??