Goats on the Tipple
Chillin' with the herd
Hello! First and foremost I want to say what an awesome group of people on this forum!!! I have been on here almost continuously since Thursday!!!
...so here’s what happened. I was planning to get chickens and goats. Chickens were going to come first, Spring 2019. And goats were going to come along later, probably next year. I’m a planner...I’ve been researching chickens for months now. And keep in mind, we don’t have a lot of property, just about 3-4 acres. This was just going to be a small “hobby farm”. Just because I love my animals!! I grew up on a farm and my husband worked for a Vet for years, so it’s nit like we know nothing.
BUT, my adult son brought me two baby fainting goats on Wednesday night. I wasn’t prepared at all. They spent their first night in a dog crate in my basement. But we now have them a little lot and a small house. We’ll do a larger lot and a little barn in the spring. There’s a little nanny and a little wether (well, he will be soon... technically he’s still got his goods but has been banded).
So I’ve been researching the heck out of goats since Thursday, primarily on this site. Just want to make sure I’m doing things right.
I’m feeding a medicated goat feed (proper calcium to phosphorus ratio) and hay. They also have a little bit of grass to nibble on in the yard and some leaves, pine needles and stuff. I plan to add some alfalfa pellets with the goat food at some point. I’ve already bought them, just didn’t want to upset their routine as they were on the medicated at their previous house. Does this sound ok?
Wormed them yesterday.
Bought goat manna last night but haven’t started it yet. Should I want a couple of days since I just wormed them? Sorry if that’s a dumb question, just don’t want upset bellies.
The little girls eye is now a little runny and she’s a little squinty in one eye. We washed it today and flushed it with saline. If it’s not better in a day or two, I’ll get terramycen to put in it too. Doesn’t appear to be pink eye or anything, but should I do more?
Thanks again for everyone’s posts that I’ve been reading way past my bedtime every night!
...so here’s what happened. I was planning to get chickens and goats. Chickens were going to come first, Spring 2019. And goats were going to come along later, probably next year. I’m a planner...I’ve been researching chickens for months now. And keep in mind, we don’t have a lot of property, just about 3-4 acres. This was just going to be a small “hobby farm”. Just because I love my animals!! I grew up on a farm and my husband worked for a Vet for years, so it’s nit like we know nothing.
BUT, my adult son brought me two baby fainting goats on Wednesday night. I wasn’t prepared at all. They spent their first night in a dog crate in my basement. But we now have them a little lot and a small house. We’ll do a larger lot and a little barn in the spring. There’s a little nanny and a little wether (well, he will be soon... technically he’s still got his goods but has been banded).
So I’ve been researching the heck out of goats since Thursday, primarily on this site. Just want to make sure I’m doing things right.
I’m feeding a medicated goat feed (proper calcium to phosphorus ratio) and hay. They also have a little bit of grass to nibble on in the yard and some leaves, pine needles and stuff. I plan to add some alfalfa pellets with the goat food at some point. I’ve already bought them, just didn’t want to upset their routine as they were on the medicated at their previous house. Does this sound ok?
Wormed them yesterday.
Bought goat manna last night but haven’t started it yet. Should I want a couple of days since I just wormed them? Sorry if that’s a dumb question, just don’t want upset bellies.
The little girls eye is now a little runny and she’s a little squinty in one eye. We washed it today and flushed it with saline. If it’s not better in a day or two, I’ll get terramycen to put in it too. Doesn’t appear to be pink eye or anything, but should I do more?
Thanks again for everyone’s posts that I’ve been reading way past my bedtime every night!
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