My Mom's doe, Molly, has a large lump on her chest. It is about the size of a child-size bowling ball, and it seems to be growing gradually. Her eating is fine; her activity level is fine. She has had since late summer. Everything is completely normal except that she's walking around with...
We have two adult female goats, (here is what they look like: http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3344)
and we were wondering whether or not we could keep a mini donkey in with them? Would the donkey be too aggressive?
Just for fun, how many animals does everybody have and what kinds of animals are they?
We have 22 chickens
2 horses of our own
two dogs
three cats
two goats
and one parakeet
Hello, it's me again.
This time I'm asking about my Mom's goat Mavis. Mavis has flaky, dry skin (kind of like dandruff) from her neck down her back, but not on her sides. Her hair thins out in this area as well. She doesn't fuss over it, but she loves it when we brush the area. We noticed...
My Mom's goats, Molly and Mavis, were both dehorned as kids. Mavis doesn't have any horn growth, but Molly has had one horn that has a tendency to curl towards her head. It came off once before, but now it has grown back and Mom is wondering what it might do to her skull. Before it came off...
We have two female goats, one of which has had an enlarged udder for months. It doesn't seem to bother her 99% of the time, but sometimes she will be more vocal when it looks more swollen. Her friend's udder is not as large, and she doesn't seem to have a problem with it. We don't really know...