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Thanks Goat Whisperer. I will try holding him on his side! Hopefully it works because I need to be able to go outside! Frustratedearthmother - My vet doesn't think he has gained enough growth yet. They haven't changed much in size since we got him at 4 months old and they are still fairly...

hello! My buck is now almost 7 months old. He is starting more "buck behavior". Peeing all over himself, peeing on me, tongue flapping, stinking, head butting everything, and mounting me. Most of this I can deal with until he is castrated this winter. However, I can not deal with him...

The vet told us not to cover them. Which I thought was odd since you could literally see his sinuses moving when he would breathe. It looked like that with both the boys. I'm just not sure why our 6 month old is completely healed and the younger buck isn't closing up as fast. Guess I will give...

Vet managed to come today and said it looks normal. He said they usually get a coating over where the hole is before it fully closes. I think he called it a membrane? He tipped the goats head to the side and nothing drained out. Even when he touched it, no drainage. He said to just watch it and...

Hello! About two weeks ago our vet came about our goats. Our five month old buck had scurs which were removed and he has healed up nice. However our four month old was dehorning for the first time and the holes will not close up. They seemed to look okay up until yesterday. I noticed he had...

So the morning after posting this our baby goat was back to normal. I called the vet and he said it was probably due to giving him feed since he never had it before. I'm so relieved. I'm still keeping a close eye on him just to make sure everything else seems normal.

I'm trying! He seems to like corn, lettuce, and celery the most. He shows no interest in the "goat treats" we got from Tractor Supply. I guess I'll have to put his harness on with a leash to keep him close enough to me while we "bond" and separate our older buckling during this time so he...

When do they typically stop growing? He's about 5 months now and his back is right above my knees. I'm only 5'1" though. Lol. We are very new to goats.

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Hello everyone! I've posted a few threads over the past week and I have learned so much already from this site! We currently have two goats. I'm not 100% sure of the breed of my older goat. The people at the auction said Nubian and then someone else told me he is a "mini Nubian". I'm wondering...

Not sure shy he said to wait until spring. Something about their urethra getting messed up if you castrate them too early. So far the two are getting along, for the most part. Our older boy tends to pick on the new baby a little. Headbutts him whenever he tries to go into the stall to lay down...

I don't currently have a thermometer. Do they sell them at Tractor Supply?

Thanks everyone! I'm hoping it's just due to stress and his diet change. The soonest the vet can come is next week. Can I give him Corid in case it is Cocci? That's the water soluble medication I give my chickens for it.

Hello! On Monday we went and picked up our second baby goat. He's a 10 week old fainting goat. The previous owner only has 3 goats and this litter was unexpected. The owner only fed them hay and let them eat out in the field. Today the baby goat started having diarrhea. Do you think it could...

Sorry it took me so long to respond everyone! We ended up getting another buckling. He's a 3 month old fainting goat. Our original goat is pushing him around a little but overall they get along great and don't like to be separated. We will be getting the new little one dehorned soon since...

Hello! We have had our mini nubian buck for a month now, making him 5 months old. We believe he was not weened from his mom properly because since we got him he has insisted on sucking on my fingers. Overall he's very well behaved and loves hanging out with our chickens and ducks. Our rooster...