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About a month ago, I had two goats give birth that weren’t supposed to be pregnant. One did really great and both of her babies are thriving. The other really struggled while giving birth and her baby didn’t make it. That doe has been really sickly since then. I’ve had fecals run and have had to...

I read on here about dairy goat feed, is it the same thing as goat grain? I called my local feed store to ask if they carry dairy goat feed and the response was “we carry goat grain”. Is it the same? I want to make sure I’m feeding my pregnant doe correctly, especially since I didn’t know she...

We have a Nubian that is supposed to be due next month, April 5th. The man said she had been exposed twice and never came back into heat. She doesn’t look preganant though. She has a little shape but not like the other goats I see on here. This is my first time with a pregnant doe, so I have...

One of my bucklings had pastey poop tonight after his bottle(which he drank all of). Does this sound like cocci, or something else? What do I do??

Has anyone used toltrazuril as a cocci prevention? We have three babies and I’m worried about them getting sick with cocci. I would rather prevent vs treat, I’ve heard how quickly babies can die with a cocci flare up.

Should my pregnant Nubian be receiving anything extra compared to my Mini Mancha? Right now they get free choice hay and loose mineral, they also get alfalfa pellets at night. Does she need anything before giving birth? Medicine, special feed? What about after? Will her kid(s) need anything...

What are some medicines/remedies that you always have at your home/farm? What do you use them for?

Hello, we have a doe and wether mini-manchas that we had gotten mainly for keeping our field cut down, we’ve had them for about a year. My husband just got me my first dairy goat for Xmas, she is a 2&1/2 year Nubian, she is very friendly! She had her first baby this spring and is bred to kid...