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  1. ruminantlover27

    Goat Kid has a cold

    Ah cool. I'll have to look for some
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    Goat Kid has a cold

    Sorry can't remember his temp, he had a definite fever enough to concern the vet
  3. ruminantlover27

    Goat Kid has a cold

    Sorry for the late reply it is planting/allergy season, so I've been busy or dead! I took him to the vet where they gave him a vitamin b shot, a steroid for his appetite, and an anit-biotic that was not penicillin. He perked up and ate some that night, but was sore from the shot. The vet has had...
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    Goat Kid has a cold

    Thanks. I'm taking him to a vet today. His goopies are better and he did start drinking some milk after I gave him some herbs.
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    Goat Kid has a cold

    My two month old buckling I just got today has a little cough. I'm supposed to bottle feed him too, he supposedly has been bottle fed but doesn't seem to have much of an appetite. I had to separate him and put the bottle in his mouth to get him to drink. He is not as active as my other 3 month...
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    Anti-Monsanto - issues

    Since we are on the subject- This article claims one study done of RoundUp in the soil remained for 22years. And the mineral deficiency in the plants and with animals that eat it is interesting http://www.naturalnews.com/031138_Monsanto_Roundup.html
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    Do You Vaccinate?

    Hey I have just moved to Idaho. I know it has a wide range of environments. I thought selenium depletion was more associated with areas of higher rainfall. Could you tell me what part of the state you are from? Down in Utah that is not something people really worried about.
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    Do You Vaccinate?

    Not sure where you live but where we live for adult dogs most vets give out a 2 or 3 yr shot. However, there is a lot of research going on, with more and more veterinarians supporting it, that there seems to be immunity up to 7 years...
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    Goat Allergy and Milk

    Ya I think you are correct. Different parts of a tree isolate and concentrate different things. Then the wood getting smoked is a chemical change giving out changed substances. I am allergic to bees but can put raw honey on my stings and it draws out the venom, and really cuts time off the...
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    Anti-Monsanto - issues

    Many say roundup doesn't stay in the soil- yet there are controversial studies that beg to differ, even if the land appears to be in recovery. Ya I tried some compost from a non-organic farmer a few years ago...
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    Hello from Iowa

    Welcomer from Idaho! Pretty sheep!
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    Hello from Utah!

    Hi, I used to live down there close by, in Orem in fact. Have family in that area. They were becoming fairly animal unfriendly and made goats illegal, although we didn't have any. So we looked for a few hard years in the area, gave up, and moved to Idaho for a few acres. We are supposed to get...
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    East Friesian Sheep

    How hard is it to milk a sheep by hand?
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    HOW DO I BATHE MY NUBIAN??

    Hmm not sure what their normal ph for skin is, but you should consider if you use a people shampoo it could cause or aggravate skin problems. I would try a quality dog or horse shampoo. As having been a dog groomer for 3 years, I have noticed it sure makes a difference sometimes on dogs.
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    Cold Weather and My Goats

    My friend had a six month old goat just die a week ago. They think it froze to death. The day before it died it ate something bad and the vet had to come pump it. It seemed like it was recovering then bit the bullet at night. It lived alone and I'm not sure it had the best shelter, but seemed...
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    how to tell if goat is pregnant

    Excuse me for not knowing but what is BoSe and CD/T?
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    Are Nubians the best for Butterfat content?

    I want a goat with a high butterfat content. I've heard Nubians are good? Any other breeds? And Nubians don't produce the most milk right? What breed does? Is flavor so different between breeds? I want to have a mixed herd I think, but don't know what to get. Thanks
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    Does anyone know...can you feed a baby raw cow's milk???

    Oh and if you want to feed goat milk you can too, but it is not used as much mainly for the reason that it contains 1/5 of the amount of folic acid that cow's milk has, but you can add something else for that to the milk to make up for it- like cod liver oil. The oil has high levels of vitamin...
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    Does anyone know...can you feed a baby raw cow's milk???

    If you want to read a really good book go to Amazon and order "The Untold Story of Milk" by Ron Schmid and get his latest one. You can feed a baby raw cow's milk, but it should be from a healthy source and may be difficient in some things. Mom's milk is best when young but my baby and toddler...
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