It could be stress. We did pull the buckling as he definitely knew his job and we didn’t want to risk getting her pregnant again. It was hard on them both. Thank you. My Nubians have bristly hair too. Thinking they need more minerals though. :\
I didn’t know which forum. Not really an emergency. I have 2 nigies and 2 Nubians. In December we bought a BEAUTIFUL little Nigerian dwarf. She was 3 months pregnant. She gave birth Valentine’s Day. Her last month of pregnancy her hair got a bit bristly but not bad. Same after she had her kids...
I have 2 kids. Mama is nursing them and they are doing great. The babies are just wild. The mom was a bottle baby and we are out with the babies all the time but they are just not friendly. We are trying to separate the babies from mom for a couple hours then milk mom and feed the milk to the...
We were at a 4H event and were visiting the Large Stock kids with their Market goats Dairy goats and Lambs. Then this lady walked up and said to a girl with a Market goat “Oh! Your goat’s so cute! Does it live inside with you?” “No, he doesn’t live inside with me.” The girl replied “Oh. So THESE...
We brought home a clearly pregnant Nigerian dwarf. She is due end of February. We just noticed her eyes are a bit watery. She was digging around a few flakes of Alfalfa while we were there so could it be Allergies? Or Pink eye? What can we do that won’t affect/hurt the babies? Thanks!
@luvmypets,
She is 2 years old
She is a Nigerian dwarf/Mini Alpine
The Buck was a Nigerian Dwarf
She will be due around February 11
She is Up to date on all shots
As far as shelter goes, they have dog igloos, a corral with a little shelter and a Huge dog run that has a roof (in the corral as...
We just picked up our doe from her breeding. Owner of the buck said it was successful and there was a lot of action. She's home with her fellow does. This is my first time with a pregnant goat. What are the dos and donts? She has free access to an acre of pasture and gets hay every morning. Is...
Yes! Called the vet and she said she should be fine! She said to keep an eye on her and make sure she is pooping, eating, drinking, etc...
She is acting like herself again too (no more coughing fits). This is her smiling:
Please help! I had a few rubber surgical gloves out because a few goats have colds and I use a different glove for each goat. I had 2 gloves (I'm absolutely sure it was 2) when I looked over to see one of my goats chomping on something big. I didn't think much of it because she had just been...
Yes for sure. We always addressed her "gentle knock on the leg" I put that out there to show that she took it too far this time. :\ I will have to try the spray bottle. I do hope we don't have to "take it to the next level" as you said. Thanks for the info though.
I currently have 4 goats. 1 mini Alpine doe, 1 Pygmy wether, and 2 Nubian/Boer does. One of our Nubian/Boers, Lucy, has been aggressive towards kids and sometimes adults. She is 1 1/2 and has never been "aggressive" in fact, she has always been that "I'm not leaving your side till you give me...
I was checking on my goats when Lucy my Nubian jumped up and I saw a flaky bald spot. I put some Fur-Zone on the bald spot. That's when I noticed her sister had it too. I did the same thing for her. Any idea what this is and how to treat it?! Oh and I thought it might just be a goat thing so I...