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Reflecting on goats.

Hi, I have noticed that my black nubian goat has black marks, like ink blots, on her tongue. Is this normal and does anyone have any comments/advice?

Hi, My black nubian goat is just 6 1/2 months old and has been acting up lately. She is noisy (more so that usual), horny - I mean butting a little more than normal, and a little swollen at her back end. Plus I noticed she poos less. I imagine this may be because she is coming on heat for the...

I live in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands and the goatherds here say avocado (leaves) are very harmful if consumed in quantity. Anyone have any advice on that as avocado leaves are a favourite food for my goat!

I have a nubian goat in the Canary Islands. I hear her coughing a lot. Several times a day. But she is fit and well. In her excellent book "Raising Goats for Dummies" Cheryl K. Smith says (P.162) that "A healthy goat has no cough, a moist nose and dry eyes" Mine has a dry nose, although...

It might prove expensive, the Bayer collar cost 50€..... I only have one goat. ;)

No more ticks since putting a Bayer Seresto dog collar for fleas and ticks on the goat. The Vet couldn't recommend it as it is for Dogs. But she's had it on for more than a week now with no adverse effects. And I haven't found any ticks.

Having always wanted a Goat as a pet I finally have time and space to have one. I got her from a local goatherd at 2 weeks after her mother rejected her and bottle fed her until she was just short of 4 months. Now she eats cereals and pasture. I have just managed to obtain a mineral block for...

Nbbles

My Goat is a black nubian. her name is "Baifa" which means kid goat in Guanche.

My goat gets ticks (garapatas) in the Canary Islands. She is a black nubian goat, short hair. I have a Bayer flea and tick collar on her now and have found one tick on her since yesterday, when the collar went on. I went to my pet vet but they couldn't recommend anything other than the name of...