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		Thread: Sick Goat Post: RE: Sick Goat That's funny, three of the four wormers I rotate between "DO" have dosages for goats on the instructions. And guess what, the difference between the cattle dosage and the goat dosage is only 3 lbs per...	Dwite Sharp	Health and Wellness	62	121,942	07-21-2014, 09:13 AM
		Thread: Sick Goat Post: RE: Sick Goat Lets stop guessing ! Run a fecal sample, any vet can do it, and it's not expensive. The chances of it being Coccidiosis in a new herd of four older does is pretty low, weaning age kids quite a bit hig...	Dwite Sharp	Health and Wellness	62	121,942	07-20-2014, 07:54 PM
		Thread: Sick Goat Post: RE: Sick Goat Well, Well, It seems we have a vast amount of miss-information being strewn about here ! So lets just go right to the top and get the "FACTS". The manufacturer of Cydectin, Boehringer Ingelheim spent...	Dwite Sharp	Health and Wellness	62	121,942	07-20-2014, 02:52 PM
		Thread: Sick Goat Post: RE: Sick Goat The "Correct" dosage for Valbazen is 1 cc for each 25 lbs. 1 cc per 10 lbs is 2-1/2 times the correct dosage, not a good idea for an already sick goat. And it can be used on pregnant goats but "Not" i...	Dwite Sharp	Health and Wellness	62	121,942	07-19-2014, 08:48 PM
		Thread: Aggression- What to do? Post: RE: Aggression- What to do? Emma, Get some help. Don't take him out unless you have your help close to you. Don't let him continue this behavior without being corrected. From the side, reach between his legs and grab both...	Dwite Sharp	Training at Home and On the Trail	6	19,394	07-18-2014, 04:42 PM
		Thread: Aggression- What to do? Post: RE: Aggression- What to do? Emma, Don't feel like the lone ranger, this has happened quite frequently with wethers. Goats have a pecking order and sometimes when a young wether has not been put in his place by other goats hi...	Dwite Sharp	Training at Home and On the Trail	6	19,394	07-18-2014, 03:16 PM
		Thread: WSU Vet School Research Project Post: RE: WSU Vet School Research Project This Research project was discussed numerous times at this years NAPgA Rendezvous. Andy (NAPgA's attorney) and Curtis King both discussed this project at our get togethers and are watching it closely.	Dwite Sharp	NAPgA News and Land Use Issues	3	8,914	07-17-2014, 11:15 AM
		Thread: Lump on jaw?? Post: RE: Lump on jaw?? If The lump is above the jaw bone or on the side of it, it is more than likely not CL. If the lump is just slightly under the Jaw bone (where the lymphoid are located) this could be CL. Many a CL nega...	Dwite Sharp	Health and Wellness	14	29,688	07-16-2014, 09:57 AM
		Thread: Grain amount for dairy goats Post: RE: Grain amount for dairy goats Paradise Ranch Packgoats full feeds All of its kids a 16% custom pellet at 2/3rds to 1/3rd 17% alfalfa pellet in free choice creep feeders until the age of approximately 8 months. Yes, that's all they...	Dwite Sharp	Health and Wellness	9	17,947	07-13-2014, 10:15 PM
		Thread: Truck Bed Box Post: RE: Truck Bed Box Ken, Six 200 plus lbers is crowded. So eight 200 lbers I would say no, Smaller 150 lbers, maybe. Crowding can cause overheating in warm weather. To haul eight, or more, big 'Boys" a trailer is needed...	Dwite Sharp	Equipment & Techniques for the Trail	7	19,643	06-23-2014, 07:32 AM
		Thread: Truck Bed Box Post: RE: Truck Bed Box John, I transport my goats in the back of my Dodge long bed with a fiberglass campershell, and have for over 16 years. I have hauled as many as six full grown, horned "Boys" all across this count...	Dwite Sharp	Equipment & Techniques for the Trail	7	19,643	06-21-2014, 02:44 PM
		Thread: Swollen Knee Post: RE: Swollen Knee Lice have a three week life cycle so you must treat "ALL" your goats and their facilities every three weeks for a minimum of two cycles (I would recommend 3) to lower the existing lice count to a mana...	Dwite Sharp	Health and Wellness	17	37,977	06-15-2014, 03:50 PM
		Thread: Dwite Sharp's goats spotted at Ringling Bros.! Post: RE: Dwite Sharp's goats spotted at Ringling Bros.! Actually one of the two motorcycle riders that rode on the over head tightrope was Alex (from Bulgaria), the trainer of the goats and the one who arranged the purchase of our four "Boys". So who knows...	Dwite Sharp	News and Events	10	23,051	06-13-2014, 10:54 PM
		Thread: Two 2 1/2yo Nubian Weathers... could they be pack goats? Would like opinions! Post: RE: Two 2 1/2yo Nubian Weathers... could they be p... After more than 16 years of breeding, raising and training seven different Full Blood breeds and quite an assortment of hybrids and at one time having 53 working Packgoat wethers, I can "NOT" discoun...	Dwite Sharp	Classifieds	6	14,653	06-03-2014, 08:30 PM
		Thread: Wether Identification Post: RE: Wether Identification Taffy, My Pack goats are micro-chipped (at the base of the right ear) and some are also tattooed, but never ear tagged. The way I understand the law to read, is that your goat must have a positiv...	Dwite Sharp	Goats at Home	30	67,203	05-30-2014, 04:20 PM
		Thread: What to do for mama with stillborn? Post: RE: What to do for mama with stillborn? According to the manufacture of the Pen. G that I use (DURVET) the withdrawal time for "human consumption" is 48 "HOURS". The link preceeding was for human consumption of the meat of a slaughtered ani...	Dwite Sharp	Health and Wellness	14	27,029	05-30-2014, 11:52 AM
		Thread: New baby Munchie Post: RE: New baby Munchie Good find Charlie ! Good lookin "Boy".	Dwite Sharp	Tales from the Trail	14	32,483	04-28-2014, 06:20 PM
		Thread: LGD vs Burros Post: RE: LGD vs Burros There were originaly four equines on this planet, the horse, the zebra, the donkey and another that has been extinct for a long long time. A burro is a donkey ! Burro is just another name for a standa...	Dwite Sharp	Goats at Home	4	10,892	03-29-2014, 06:53 PM
		Thread: 2014 NAPgA Rendy Post: RE: 2014 NAPgA Rendy Charlene I want to thank you for stepping foreward and taking on the 2014 NAPgA Rendy. The area you've choosen sounds "Great". I also would like to thank the individual in SE Washington who also offer...	Dwite Sharp	NAPgA News and Land Use Issues	185	405,980	02-01-2014, 11:45 AM