Interesting problem

[MrsDieselEngineer]

I have a boer doe who has somewhat rougher hair than my other boers and the hair on her neck has turned a lighter shade, gone a bit curly and just looks a bit odd. Is this a copper deficiency? If not, what is it?
And FYI, she's a little over a year old and is pregnant with her first kid(s), due around Oct/Nov.

Hopefully this link works to the pictures!

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2393073464194.2139533.1171642769&type=1

 

[neener92]

Looks like her winter hair coming in to me.

 

[20kidsonhill]

wont allow me access to the pictures. There is a copy and paste URL at the bottome of the screen under your photos that allows it to be public.

 

[Renegade]

That's the down undercoat. It's that time of year when they're changing coats. I wouldn't worry about it.

Donna

 

[MrsDieselEngineer]

I've owned goats for a number of years and have never seen an undercoat like that.

20kidsonhill - I think I changed it to public, so you should be able to see the pictures... let me know if you can't and I'll try something else!

 

[MrsDieselEngineer]

 

[Roll farms]

I have a doe who's entire body gets covered in that fuzz by winter - she looks A MESS.

 

[MrsDieselEngineer]

Well, maybe it just is winter fuzz. I just have never seen a goat with hair like that :/

 

[Renegade]

Like Roll I have one goat that has an entire body covered in that hair at certain times of the year. She's had it every year for 7yrs now. I also have a another one with just a little here and there.

Donna

 

[20kidsonhill]

I think it is also normal, just the way her hair coat is responding to the changing season.