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    Doe is riding the wether

    Will they do it in play or dominance too? Or is it purely a hormonal thing?
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    Doe is riding the wether

    So, I'm really, REALLY new to the whole goat thing. I started out with 2 wethers (soon to be 1...stupid McDerp. I swear he's part deer). And I now have 1 doe in milk. Her last kid was in December 2017. I noticed one wether was riding her and she wouldn't stand, which is fine with me. She's still...
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    High Heat and Goats

    They survived with flying colors! Even the rabbits did ok! The goats, it didn't even seem to phase them so that's good. I was really worried about them in the heat. Thank you everyone!
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    High Heat and Goats

    I am trying to find out if goats will use a kiddie pool with water in it to cool down? It's supposed to be 109* today with a heat index of well over 115*. Unfortunately, I didn't think about it before going to work and it's now too late to get one out there. In the future, is this something I...
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    New Dairy Goat-Am I Doing it Right?

    I slowly changed her over onto the actual goat feed. She didn't act sick but her weight decreased dramatically and she was not active on the goat feed. Her milk was also disgusting to drink. I slowly shifted her back onto the other feed and she has started gaining weight again, looks sleek...
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    New Dairy Goat-Am I Doing it Right?

    I tried feeding her the goat feed. She ate it but ended up looking horrible and acting lethargic. Her milk was also disgusting to drink after changing over. She's been put back onto the Senior Equine feed and has free access to alfalfa hay and minerals. She has started running around, playing...
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    Whether Stabbed Nanny

    Also just found out that even wethers will mount a doe in heat. Guess that means she's in heat... great. I don't even need her bred. She's still giving me over a half gallon of milk with 1x per day milking. Am I good to keep skipping having her bred?
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    Whether Stabbed Nanny

    Oh yeah, disbudding is an absolute necessity. These 2 wethers were always destined for the freezer so didn't think it was that big of a deal. Then I got attached to one. The other has always been a jerk so he'll be going. The other will have preventatives in place. Even if the breeder won't...
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    Whether Stabbed Nanny

    Yes, I've made the person I'll be breeding her too later on aware of the test results. She is one of the ones that has had a false positive result as well for both diseases. She sent the kid off for necropsy to confirm and the animal had no signs of either illness. As far as the term "cull"...
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    Whether Stabbed Nanny

    Honestly, the CAE is not a big deal for me. The CL I am concerned about but not to the point of destroying them. These are brush eaters, first and foremost. The doe is there for my own milk intake. All doe kids will either be pulled and made into a bottle baby or eaten. All males will be...
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    Whether Stabbed Nanny

    Now I'm wondering if the abscess came from the wethers at all. I just got results back from the vet that she had positive titers for both CAE and CL. The wound was in an area where a lymph node was but that doesn't explain the very positive "hole" I found that traveled throughout or the quick...
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    Whether Stabbed Nanny

    She's healing up just fine thanks to the antibiotics. Just have to wait until this Saturday before I can drink her milk again. If I get another goat, it would be another LaMancha doe or LaMancha wether. I'm completely sold on them. Calm, docile and very friendly. Plus they're BIG. I like big...
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    Whether Stabbed Nanny

    One wether, McDerp, will be eaten. I hate that goat and I'm really hoping he's the cause of the problems. The other wether, Espresso, is super sweet, loves to be pet and cuddled. The whole purpose for the two wethers was as weed control. The doe though, she is for milk and weed control. I...
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    Whether Stabbed Nanny

    Hubby suggested Expanding foam instead of the pool noodle. Thoughts on this? Would it be possible to separate her from the 2 wethers. Keeping them in separate pens but allowing them to see and hear each other through the chain link fencing? Or will that be too stressful? I can't see doing the...
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    Whether Stabbed Nanny

    Well, I believe I saw the reason my LaMancha doe was injured. A few days ago, I saw a "hole" in her side and assumed bot fly. I squeezed and very little pus came out but the area was severely swollen. I opted to take to the vet. The vet thought maybe a snake bite. Yeah.... After watching her...
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    New Dairy Goat-Am I Doing it Right?

    The reason I prefer to not feed the medicated feeds is because I drink her milk. Will it affect my overall health if she is given this "medicated" feed?
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    New Dairy Goat-Am I Doing it Right?

    Ammonium Chloride is the big one with a few coccidiostats on the others. This area is mostly a meat goat area and dairy goats are not a big push unless you have a LARGE number of goats and get the feed milled specifically for your herd. I have contacted them, they gave me the dealers. I...
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    New Dairy Goat-Am I Doing it Right?

    No, the Purina dealers here only carry meat goat or show goat feed. All of it medicated with Ammonium Chloride. I was feeding a horse feed. Purina Senior equine but it is only 14%. She is not a fan of the other feeds and some of those she won't even touch. I did find a dairy goat feed about 45...
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    New Dairy Goat-Am I Doing it Right?

    Southern, that usually works with my local feed store but the places that carry the feed I'm actually looking for (non-medicated Bluebonnet or ADM Dairy would be perfect) but they only offer to order me a pallet at a time. My local feed store is not a distributor of ADM or Bluebonnet so they...
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