Skinny Goat... Advice?

[Pearce Pastures]

I second the fecal for worms. I am used to pygmy and ND but she does look a bit thin or like her rumen is not developed. She does not look abused though so no need to feel embarressed What is she eating?

 

[SarahFair]

She eats browse, Purina goat feed, and hay when browse is low.

 

[RareBreedFancier]

Pretty girl! Want to put her in a box and post her to me?

I'm using beet to fatten my blind wether, he loves it! He was looking a lot like your girl before I started him on it a month ago and he's looking much more filled out now. The advice for a fecal is good though, I'd get that done first and make sure the wormer worked.

 

[SarahFair]

I shaved her yesterday to get a better look at her body condition.. You cant feel her spinal (except for the top, obviously) and her ribs are not visible. I doubled up on her hay and she seems to stay "fuller"
Honestly Im wondering if its because before she was the low goat on the rung and was getting run off... now that shes the queen shes worried about running everyone off when it comes to feed time.

Ive put out double the hay and spread it much much further apart into "social settings". Of course she still runs from stack to stack chasing everyone but the kids off
But at least now there is enough so when everyone else has had their fill she can graze without worrying about bullying

 

[Pearce Pastures]

I shaved her yesterday to get a better look at her body condition.. You cant feel her spinal (except for the top, obviously) and her ribs are not visible. I doubled up on her hay and she seems to stay "fuller"
Honestly Im wondering if its because before she was the low goat on the rung and was getting run off... now that shes the queen shes worried about running everyone off when it comes to feed time.

Ive put out double the hay and spread it much much further apart into "social settings". Of course she still runs from stack to stack chasing everyone but the kids off
But at least now there is enough so when everyone else has had their fill she can graze without worrying about bullying

More hay is good. Sounds like her condition is fine but you can't go wrong, I say, with more hay.