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Mama goat kidded yesterday, started with loose poops this morning. I know for sure she ate her placenta. Let her be? Give her something to firm it up? Advice?

1. What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like? Washington state, the wet side...The climate is wet, very wet :). Right this moment, it is 50F, sunny, and a bit breezy...same forecast for tomorrow, but then we get over a week of rain. We are also the land of "if...

Well, it's that time! We have three junior does due March 13-April 3! Which really means March 8th onwards, since so far, my does tend to go before 150. These three are first fresheners that were born here. These will be their daddy's first daughters to freshen, so we are very excited to see...

I have a doe (well, one is worse than the other two, but they all have a touch of it) that is coughing. No nasal or anything discharge. No fever, not off feed, etc. Normal except for this dratted cough. It's gone on for quite awhile now. We had a wether do the same thing about a year ago...

Doe info: almost 3yrs old. 2nd freshening (no problems udder-wise last time), freshened 12/10/12 with triplets. High producer (ND, gives 2lbs+ in one milking and feeding triplets) Symptoms: tender udder (right side), decreased output, wouldn't strain well, eventually some blood in the milk...

Well, two of our doelings (Ali's babies, almost 3 weeks old, nigerians) decided 29F is great temp to take a swim in the water bucket. Well, I think Holly took the swim (she was soaked to the skin), and Smudge cuddled with her after (she was damp, but not nearly as soaked through). I found them...

Our three adult does are bred for December due dates! They could all go anytime between the 3rd and 30th, based on when the buck was in with them, but we have a more specific due date (or two) for each doe, based on when we saw a breeding. The first due date is Ali, she should be due 12/10...

I have a 6 yr old doe (9 weeks fresh) who I am milking. She has been battling staph bumps on the udder (using hibiclens before and after milking) and it is getting better but not gone. Now, this am, her right side of her udder felt pretty empty and I couldn't get much out. Toniight, I did the...

We recently banded our 11 month old ND buck, so he is on his way to being a wether. How long can I expect it to be before the sack falls off, and how long until he could safely be put with the does, without risk of breeding them? Thanks!

So, Dutch (3 week old ND doeling) tried really hard to break her leg just now. I heard a weird baby goat scream so threw Mav out (the dog) and ran out there and sure enough, she was between the crate door and the wall (which is 2'4 horse fence), head down, with her back legs practically woven...

So...my milking machine arrived, but the pump I got is out of oil...where in the world do I buy vacuum pump oil in a hurry (ie, if this got here on Thursday, and I am still having to handmilk on Monday, I will be way less than happy)?

Well, with two weeks-ish to go until the due dates start, it's time to get ready to cheer on the RainySunday girls for 2012! This will be out first real kidding "season," as last year, we bought Peekaboo bred and she is the only one who kidded for the year. This year, all four are bred and...

How far in advance of kidding can you feel baby/ies kicking in a pregnant doe? I thought I had heard/read 6 weeks? Can they be felt earlier than that?

I have called everywhere asking if they have python dust, and no one does, but one feed store has Prozap Zipcide Dust, which is also for lice/bugs. The package doesn't say if it safe for preg. animals. It does say no milk with drawl time and that it is fine for dairy animals. Our girls are...

I have a 5.5 month old ND intact buckling. He eats alfalfa and orchard grass hay (and fresh water and sweetlix minerals). He has a cough and has had for about 2 months. No snot that I've noticed he eats, he drinks, he plays, he has the same personality; it's just this darn cough! While he's...

I am curious...do babies (ie, 2-4 month olds) get shaved for fair/show? These are Nigerian Dwarfs. I am not showing, but I'd really like to see what those boys look like under all their fluff. I don't want to shave them if it not advisable though. Around here, we have quite a while before...

I have a 5 yr old ND doe. She is really shaky/trembly tonight...she is acting pretty normal (eating, moving around, no scouring that I've seen, no fever), just very trembly...She seems to be in heat too. Any ideas?

For the Nigerian breeders who bottle feed...How many oz/day or oz/bottle should they be getting at 1 week, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, etc? Mine are 1.5 days old and yesterday they each got 3 3-4oz bottles (one is 3lbs, one is 4lbs). They have finished one or two, but left a .5 oz also. Tonight I gave...

I swear Lindy (14 month old ND) never seems to come into heat...could she be bred? She'd be almost two months bred, if she was. This would be her first time. Lindy's backside:

Yay! It's my turn to have a kidding watch thread! Peekaboo is due in June (she was with the buck the first couple weeks of January). I am very excited! Here is Peekaboo: and her udder so far (taken yesterday; please ignore the piece of hay hanging from her tail!):