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    1 year old goat suddenly lethargic

    Well he wouldn't stop bothering me when I hung a new water bottle for the girl rabbits then snuck past me to get in Mr Bunny's Tractor wouldn't let me out of the feed room until I have him part of an alpha cube and had to pretend to be a grizzly bear so he didn't get in by his sister So he is...
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    1 year old goat suddenly lethargic

    They are not due to for worming until April Vets don't know much about goats around here farm vets deal with horses and cows He is up grazing now and came up on the porch for a pet a little while ago so is acting more like usual I am hoping it is something as simple as he is not sleeping due...
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    1 year old goat suddenly lethargic

    what to try first No idea yet of anything that he may have eaten. He is not bloated cant see anything that may be wrong Only things that is new is we spread pecan shells over the muddy areas and gave him a small slice of sweet potato last night (not sure if he ate it the other goats didn't...
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    Donkey ate brussel sprouts

    We threw some old plants including brussel sprouts and cauliflower from the garden into the pasture not knowing at the time that donkeys should not eat brussel sprouts She would not eat her dinner or even take a treat tonight Normally she is very vocal and cant wait to get her dinner Is there...
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    free wood chips by goats and pony

    We are able to get a bunch of free wood chips from the guys that trim by the power lines. My wife wants to put the chips on the roads in the pastures where we have goats and a pony. I heard that you shouldn't because there might be cherry wood in there. Would it be safe because there probably is...
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    Is it ok for Mother goat seeing her now 2 week old bottle baby?

    Let her nurse from the mom her bag was 1/2 the size as when we took the kid She nursed her but didn't have enough milk. Marigold was still hungry so I fed her she took 2/3 of a bottle 6oz Left her out by her mom again and first thing she did was lead her into the pastures Think the only way...
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    Is it ok for Mother goat seeing her now 2 week old bottle baby?

    My original plan was to take the kid at night After we took the kid on Friday I was still hoping to find someone that would disbud her so we kept her away from her mom on Saturday and I disbudded her on Sunday afternoon The mom was not looking for her and if she saw her I just took the kid in...
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    Purple Disbudding Spots?

    Its the disinfection spray to prevent infections Looks the same on my kid
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    Is it ok for Mother goat seeing her now 2 week old bottle baby?

    We are new to goats and farming Last Friday the mother goat who was dam raised tool her kid to the back field so we took her to keep her from being coyote bait We named the baby Marigold and she has bonded with us and our dogs she does not answer her mother when she calls anymore But the mother...
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