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Edited to say: After I took her temperature she is now bleeding from her anus. I've managed to get her to stand for a while. Later on in the day she stood up by herself. I've also now given her 5ccs of Vitamin B Complex SQ, and one human iron tablet down her throat (photo attached of the...

Hi everyone, I've not had this problem before so not sure the best course of action. Please help!! The kids are 3 days old and today we noticed red mites on them. I'm in Thailand so not sure what might be available to me here compared to what's available in US. So far, no obvious health...

Hi, I know this is a forum for goats....but seriously....you just gotta see this. I wasn't sure exactly 'where' I should post this. If there is a better place then please redirect this post. Enjoy :) (I just have to share this)

Hi all, Just recently discovered we have a number of these huge trees on our property. The goats clearly love the seed pods, but I'm trying to determine if I can feed the leaves to them? All help appreciated, thanks :) The trees in question: Samanea Saman (raintree)...

Hi, I need some help please. My buck, Jabari, keeps smashing his water buckets. So far he's smashed about 5 of them! Anyone have any good ideas on how to keep him supplied in water/stop him from breaking his buckets? It's the hot season here now (up around 100 degrees) so I really need a...

Hi, A quick question please if I may........is there a trick to getting does with kids mixing well together? I only have 2 does, both having just recently had kids, and I'm having a lot of trouble getting them to mix together nicely. One doe tries to head butt the other's doelings (2 weeks...

Hi everyone, It's been a while since I last posted here and lot's has happened while I've been away. Khaleesi and Aaliyah are both very pregnant and are due to kid Wednesday 22nd February. Well....that is, Khaleesi is due then, Aaliyah is anyone's guess although she appears to be at about the...

Hi....we are about to build our buck pen. Really the only decent place we have to build it is right next to our rabbit shed on left hand side of the photo below, which unfortunately has a huge avocado tree shading it. Just how much of a problem will this be and are there any bright ideas as to...

Hi....the workers building our new buck pen have been feeding the goats without asking. I see they've given them palm fronds to munch on. I since read here that it's ok for them to eat them....but can anyone identify the palms I have and if these particular palms are ok? Many thanks

Merry Christmas everyone, and Happy New Year too. :frow Hope everyone is well, and your goats too. I'm FINALLY!! about to get a buck pen. Yaay. There will be one buck and one wether in the buck pen. I also have the opportunity to modify the fencing of the does pen too so I need to think...

Hi everyone....it's been a while since I was last on here. :frow I've been reading through the thread "Let's Look at Our Different Feeding Practices *GOATS*". What a fabulous read! It's got me thinking that I should really have a firm feeding plan for my 3 goats. It's kinda been a bit hit...

Hey, I'd love to hear everyone's opinions please on the best ultrasonic pest repeller to buy. My situation: We unfortunately must share our drive (we own it) with our neighbour behind our property. They are in a land-locked situation. They refuse to allow us to install a gate across our...

My kids, Jabari (M) and Aaliyah (F) are now 5 months old and still living together with their mum, Khaleesi (although they are penned separately from her at night). My question is: how soon should I be worried about Jabari trying to mate with his mother and sister? He is definitely head...

Hi everyone :frow. I've been posting on this forum for a couple of months now and thought it might be time to start a thread here. I'm a newbie to goats and Khaleesi is due to kid anytime. She was already bred when I bought her but the previous owner did not keep a track of dates. Over the...

5 minutes ago my very pregnant goat got into some dumb cane. She ate 2 bites of a leaf. She immediately did some weird things with her mouth. Currently she seems ago.....but.....is there anything I should be looking out for/that I can do!??? How serious will this be? Panicking here in...

Against good advice given on this forum I have neglected to de-worm my pregnant goat during the time she's been mine....about 2 months. I don't have a due date for her, but was told it should be around end of January/early February. She is looking very close to kidding to me, even though I'm a...

Hello from Thailand, I have a pregnant Thai/Alpine cross doe and we are currently building a raised platform wooden slat floor goat house, 10 x 12 ft. I am wanting to section off a kidding pen for her for when her time comes. What size would everyone suggest please? Thanks

Hi all, I am about to be the proud new owner of a beautiful 4 year old Thai native/Alpine doe who is approximately 60 days pregnant. Seriously excited. :weee But....I'm nervous about what I should be feeding her. I don't have anything at this stage...except a contact of where to buy bales...

Hi, I'm living in Thailand and new to this forum. I've been a member of Backyard Chickens for a number of years, but I'm now wanting to venture in goat ownership :) Is there anyone else on here who lives in Thailand?