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  1. CapraCurry

    What's wrong with my 6 month old buckling?

    He is from tested stock, both his mother and father were tested from blood draws I did myself haha. As far as weight, I honestly couldn't tell you, we used to have a dairy goat weigh tape but it was super inaccurate with the Niggie's. Where they lived before, we had access to a livestock scale...
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    What's wrong with my 6 month old buckling?

    Hey guys, thanks for all of the responses. He and his father were bolus'd at the beginning of the month and his mucous membranes, per FAMACHA, are nice a bright healthy pink, the darkest color on the card. Because he and his father live with sheep, they have access to a stock block with no...
  3. CapraCurry

    What's wrong with my 6 month old buckling?

    Alrighty goat folks, I'm at my wits end here and I need some advice. I have no idea what the heck is going on with our buckling. His half brother started getting this way too but has since been sold. These are pictures of him from early September. And this is what he looks like now: What...
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    Terrified Buck Kid

    Thank you so much for the helpful responses! I tried this today for a looooong time and it seemed to make a difference! Instead of letting him bolt away after throwing a fit I held him still and spoke gently and let him go only after he chilled out a bit. I'll keep trying for a couple a days...
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    Terrified Buck Kid

    Hiya! So here at Bellanova farms, my doe Bella just gave birth to triplets and my doe Asteria gave birth to twins. They birthed within 3 days of each other as they were bred on the same heat cycle. They're all currently being dam-raised, as I didn't want to pull them from mom if it wasn't...
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    Mute Goat?

    Huh! Never know that such a thing could happen. Thanks for the info! She did manage to let out some raspy yells during disbudding but she was still much quieter than the others.
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    Mute Goat?

    My Nigerian dwarf doe, Bella, successfully gave birth to beautiful triplets as a first freshener! Two does and buck. They're all sweet as can be but since day one, one of the does seems to be mute. They're all two weeks old now. I noticed right after birth the other two were crying but she'd...
  8. CapraCurry

    Physical pregnancy signs?

    Spoke with the other students and they said there was one time late October that Casanova "accidentally" got out while Asteria was in heat. Welp. I suppose accidents happen but I wish I had known xD
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    Physical pregnancy signs?

    We'll have I got news, what a surprise! Turns out both of the girls were pregnant, according to the BioPRYN. I never had Asteria formally bred so it must mean that around that time somehow someway Casanova got to her. Interesting! I'll have to ask the other students (there's two other people who...
  10. CapraCurry

    Merry Xmas from my smallest

    I hope you recover quickly and easily! Merry Christmas :) Do you mind if I ask what breed of sheep she is? Aside from the Jacob ewes we raise over here and the Suffolk/Hamps I raised last year, I'm quite ignorant of the different sheep breeds that exist out there.
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    Physical pregnancy signs?

    Haha, I just realized Casanova got in the picture! He's actually separated from them when I'm not around to watch what he's up to. He usually is out running with our Jacobs ewes for company, or sometimes with my steer. Sometimes I feel he craves real, goat on goat attention so I let him out with...
  12. CapraCurry

    Physical pregnancy signs?

    Bella is the doe on the right in the first image and the only doe in the second. The two of them eat approx 1/2lb a day in grains and eat Timothy hay + browse. What do you guys think?
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    Physical pregnancy signs?

    Will see about getting some photos up here ASAP, most likely tomorrow! Thank you for the advice guys. I could just be seeing things with the wider barrel so I definetly want to get some photos for those with experience to compare with.
  14. CapraCurry

    Physical pregnancy signs?

    Hello fellow goat owners! My Nigerian dwarf doe, Bella, was officially bred for the first time on October 28th when I suspected that she was in heat. She wasn't showing very many signs- however her pen mate, Asteria, was showing ALL the signs. Bella has never really shown any big signs of being...
  15. CapraCurry

    Warts on bucks scrotum?

    Hmm...I inspected him pretty closely for fleas/mites and it doesn't appear to be the problem. As far as laying, he's in a stall all night and for most of the morning. The straw is changed out pretty frequently but perhaps he's laying in his (potent) urine? Not that I've seen it myself but it's a...
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    Warts on bucks scrotum?

    I recently had our buck Casanova on the stand to draw blood for his first CAE/Johnes test and I noticed when taking a gander at his testicles (talk about scrotal circumference) that he's got some warts at the bottom of his scrotum? The area is also bald. He's still in rut so I thought it may...
  17. CapraCurry

    Brittle hair and bald tail tip :(

    Quick update, after being reduced to 2 feedings of milk a day her interest in hay increased significantly! She's been eating it quite a bit more. Alas, she just sneezes at the pellets, no interest at all. Definitely will consider the trying that kelp, her coat is very course and sheds badly so...
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    Brittle hair and bald tail tip :(

    Thank you very much for the suggestion, perhaps when I can get her eating I'll try that! She does seem keen on molasses, she tries to get into the sheep feed and will lick and munch at it. Tomorrow I'll bring it down to 2 feedings and see if her appetite for solid foods improves. Perhaps she was...
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    Brittle hair and bald tail tip :(

    She's more interested in chewing literally anything else but proper goat food, ie paper, plastic, etc :rolleyes:
  20. CapraCurry

    Brittle hair and bald tail tip :(

    Both of them have access to a timothy alfalfa blend at the moment and are being fed nutrena goat 16% goat pellet and manna pro goat mineral blend. The buckling eats the pellets, munches on the hay and takes an occasional lick of the mineral. She shows zero interest in the pellets, "plays" with...
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