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I went out to the barn yesterday morning to find 10-day old Cara Bleu's eye black and blue and swollen. She only had it open a crack. I rinsed it with saline and weak boric acid solution. I went to the feed store yesterday afternoon and picked up some livestock eye ointment and have cleaned and...

I have a 3 year old, CAE negative Lamancha who has been favoring her back feet for a couple of weeks. When I first noticed it, I checked and trimmed her hooves. They needed a little trimming, but there was no sign of rot. She continued to favor them and it seems to have gotten worst with this...

My BFF is in town today and is willing to draw blood for me on my last untested doe. The kicker, she's only 28 days post breeding. Has anyone had luck with the test before the 30 day point? I'll have to wait a couple weeks until she's back in town if we don't draw blood today (I'm hopeless at...

Here's my dilema. I have 2 Alpine does who I've just started milking and I've decided I don't like their milk as much as my Lamanchas' milk. I guess I'm so used to "half and half" on my cereal now that 2% just isn't cutting it. :rolleyes: I happen to have 2 mini-mancha doelings and am...

Our ff Alpine had kids while I was away last Thursday. She dropped the little girl, Iris, in the woods (the dog found her) and had the boy up in the barn. We got the doeling back to mama as soon as we found her, but mama is not thrilled with her. She'll only let Iris nurse if I hold her still or...

I have a doe that is giving me fits! She's a 6 year old lamancha. I bred her in September and she miscarried 10/31. I gave her some time off then bred her again on 12/29. And again 1/19. And was so frustrated when she went back in heat in February and was bred 2/10. Every 21-22 days like...

My MiniMancha got up this morning with swollen feet. She is due March 30 and is as big as a house! The previous owner said she's had triplets before and I wouldn't be surprised if she is carrying them now. Of course, I go google swollen feet in goats and get all this stuff about toxemia which...

I bred my 5 yr old LaMancha in September. In October she miscarried. I gave her some time off after the miscarriage and bred her again in December. And January. And now she's in heat again! She and the rent-a-buck (who I am really ready to send home) have been at it all afternoon. She goes...

I just picked up two new does. They are both pregnant, I have the biotracking to prove it. Right now that are in a smaller enclosure that is adjacent to the large pasture where everyone else lives. I understand that there will be some fighting as they establish pecking order. What is...

We are going to look at and hopefully get a great pyrenees pup this afternoon. I'm more nervous than I was when I gave birth to my human children. He is from working stock and has been raised with goats and chickens. I plan for him to live inside our 2 acre fence with the goats and chickens...