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    Recovery from ketosis

    Hello! Short version is that my goat had triplets on Monday, day 144. Two kids had to be pulled and had trouble regulating temp. Mama was acting off by Tuesday- not eating like I felt she should, not a ton of energy, her breath smelled weird. My vet (awesome man, but incredibly busy) came out...
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    Cold babies

    I’m exhausted so I hope this makes sense. Babies born around 2pm today. First two tried to come out together, and it’s my first time having to assist. It was a little rough, but I assume not awful? It was 20 minutes from first pushes to all three being out. It was a high of 75 degrees but kind...
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    Cold baby?

    I just brought home a 4 week old nigerian dwarf buckling who's on a bottle. We got him as a companion for our 3 month old buckling. If baby goats aren't with their mother, what kind of temperatures can they be outside in? We have a small barn with a roof, but it isn't completely closed. Two...
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    Mineral question?

    Hello! I’m trying to nourish my goats properly (which seems harder than it should be!) and there is a recipe by pat coleby for a mineral mix that contains something called “fine yellow (99%).” Can anyone tell me what this is? I’ve googled and I can’t find anything relevant. Thank you!
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