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Again, maybe I'm worrying too much? Or if it's NOT normal, I'm afraid it could be serious? My 1 year old doe kidded 16 days ago. Easy kidding, everything normal with her though the kid had some issues, but kid has been great since the third day. This morning when I let them out, I noticed the...

Hi all. :) Couple quick questions. Can't believe the little doeling is two weeks old today. She's doing GREAT -- thanks for to the helpful folks on BYC and SS. :) I'm wondering about the milking though. I was using a half-gallon container, or two quarts, to milk at first. I got a LOT of...

I have a Cali breeding doe coming up on two years old. She's had three litters, spaced far apart. She last kindled in late March or so, and overlaid all the kits and killed them (litter of 7). She was re-bred on April 28. Today I noticed she didn't look right, was lying a bit on her side and...

Ok, maybe I'm overstressing here, but I really want to make sure my girl is ok. She doesn't like being handled. She has an open barn she can go in. Last night she slept in the open on the ground, as always, and there was freezing rain and sleet. Today sleet and snow. She's out there now...

Isn't that what it's called? Yesterday I had the goats in the garden, and the llama was alone in the pasture. She put on a fantastic show. :) Her legs stiff, she bounced around like she was on springs. From the end of the pasture near the garden, back to the other end where I used to feed...

I have a female, possibly pregnant, and the feed store just closed and I don't have enough of her regular feed. Slight emergency earlier, and I JUST remembered. She has a good quality free choice hay, but scarfs her pellets like she's starving. I have rabbit pellets, layer pellets, kid and...

I have a Nubian doe almost 2 yo, pg for the 2nd time. Delivered without complications last spring as far as I know. She is due to kid around Dec 28. She is round, eating well, happy, acting normal. Today someone came in while I was at work to unstick theother doe from the fence. The buckling...

Hi all hope this is best place for this topic. I thought there was a general "pasture" topic. I'm grazing llamas, goats, geese, and tractored rabbits and some other poultry. Might have a sheep that keeps "visiting" us but I'm not going to adopt the donkey, lol. I'm thinking of planting...

My 8 mo old male cria didn't come for his feed today and I found him lying on his side in his shady spot. He's breathing but cannot even lift his head. I can't find any cause. His temp appears to be low - pads feel cold. Legs are ... They move too freely, ESP front ones. Very loose. No signs...

Hi all, just wondering if there is a cause for sudden extreme hoarseness in a buckling? Around 6 months old Nubian, acting fine, no other signs I can detect of problems. I can barely hear him "maaa" from about 15 feet away. I suspect it MAY be that I'm trying to get the pair weaned and...

I wonder if I can get suggestions for dealing with my young buck. He's a horned Nubian, about six months old or so, just starting buckish behaviors (his face is getting sticky). He's basically a lovey sweetheart who loves attention and getting scratched. He loves food even more. He's very...

And I JUST got back from the vet, for something unrelated. And now everyone is closed. Just wondering if anyone out there has an idea what might be involved. WARNING - some of what follows is a bit graphic by way of description. Eta (I would have put it at the end but i can't scroll down...

Hi all and thanks so much for the info so far. I think we're doing pretty well considering. Everyone's eyelids are pinking up at least a little. No one is perfect but a few look pretty good. I still have a few barely pinkish ones but I think the condition is as good as it's going to get without...

Sigh, I hate to have to be posting this. And I could kick myself for not being outside. My still-anemic and still-skinny doeling that I'm trying to strengthen up in order to hit with Levasole was possibly exposed today. She's about five months old and probably not 40 pounds right now though...

Do you know goats can recognize representational drawings? I didn't. So ... My experience for today ... Now I'll admit, I'm behind on laundry. It was stormy-looking for the past two days, and I line-dry my laundry, so I held off on the washing. Looking back, maybe I SHOULD have hung out the...

This would probably fit better on BYC. but I post more often here. I just got back from putting up all the animals and evening chores and I realized Dumpling wasn't at the coop. I got a mixed group of chicks from a local farmer, and one of the was kinda strange. He was much bigger than the...

Just want to post an update, since she is doing great and in searching all over the internet, I found very little information, so if this can ever help someone -- well, I'm very grateful for the help I got here that hopefully saved the doeling's life so I'm more than happy to pass it along...

Sigh - ok I have my answers. I just hope it's not too late. (Vet was out of town, I guess an emergency) One of my doelings is doing great. The other goes up and down. She is loaded with barberpole. Last night I guess she had bottlejaw? Jaw was filled with fluid. Today it is normal. I don't...

I wasn't sure if I should post under raising, feeding, or diseases, but here goes. I'm also hoping the pics I took will show up. I recently took on a small herd of goats. The milkers seem healthy though thin. Their nursing kids are nice and fat, strong and playful. The two doelings though, the...