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Thread: Bonding goats dam raised and bottle babies
Post: RE: Bonding goats dam raised and bottle babies
| I've had both bottle raised and dam raised. My experience was exactly like Nanno. My kids just preferred their momma over a rubber nipple. I now only have dam raised babies. They are everybit as attac... |
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Training at Home and On the Trail
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05-17-2022, 12:57 PM |
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Thread: Unusual pregnancy
Post: RE: Unusual pregnancy
| Well Nala developed a mild form of Mastitis. We noticed a very slight pink hue to the milk after we had hand milked her. We filter all of her milk and we had noticed small amounts of blood on the f... |
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Health and Wellness
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05-01-2022, 06:42 PM |
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Thread: Unusual pregnancy
Post: RE: Unusual pregnancy
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Nala and her baby boy. She truly is an amazing goat. She's got the best udders and we can milk her without a stanchion. Such a great a mother as well.
Her temperature has been normal at all t... |
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Health and Wellness
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04-16-2022, 12:31 PM |
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Thread: Unusual pregnancy
Post: RE: Unusual pregnancy
| So, Nala had a retained placenta. I was in contact with my local vet and had reached out to Nanno who has been so helpful. Thank you!!!
Nala had given birth to the first baby boy relatively easily.... |
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Health and Wellness
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04-14-2022, 10:33 AM |
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Thread: Unusual pregnancy
Post: RE: Unusual pregnancy
| Thank you for the very detailed response I will definitely keep these suggestions on standby the next time we have a pregnancy. Nala is our doe this year. Looks like our little boy is going to need a ... |
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Health and Wellness
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04-13-2022, 10:27 AM |
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Thread: Unusual pregnancy
Post: RE: Unusual pregnancy
| Well. It was bittersweet. First baby boy came out very quickly. I was beginning to think there was only going to be one because in her previous pregnancies she gave birth minutes apart. The last baby ... |
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Health and Wellness
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04-13-2022, 05:41 AM |
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Thread: Unusual pregnancy
Post: RE: Unusual pregnancy
| Well we're in-between thunderstorms and she's going into labor this evening. I took good notes last year and I'm pretty confident based on her condition.
She has these 2 very large veins just in f... |
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Health and Wellness
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04-12-2022, 05:13 PM |
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Thread: Unusual pregnancy
Post: RE: Unusual pregnancy
| Well today is Nala's due date and there's not much change in her appearance just a little more filled out and her udders are still on the small side. Her lady area is starting to swell some so my gues... |
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Health and Wellness
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04-11-2022, 10:32 AM |
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Thread: Do nubians ever quiet down?
Post: RE: Do nubians ever quiet down?
| My la mancha alpine crosses would give nubians a run for their money as far as volume.. After I castrate they very quickly became more relaxed and less emotional. It is common for all goats to be voca... |
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Stringinit |
Training at Home and On the Trail
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04-11-2022, 08:02 AM |
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Thread: Help! Lost.2.Goats.to.Severe Diahrea, 3rd in Jepardy
Post: RE: Help! Lost.2.Goats.to.Severe Diahrea, 3rd in J...
| One of my does had very similar symptoms. She had severe diarrhea and was on her last legs just 1 day into her bout. I crushed some activated charcoal and loaded a syringe with water and squirted it ... |
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Health and Wellness
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04-11-2022, 07:52 AM |
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Thread: Unusual pregnancy
Post: RE: Unusual pregnancy
| Thank you Nanno. You have always been very helpful.
I'll keep an eye on her and will let you know how Nala does.
Still learning the goat world. Thanks again |
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Health and Wellness
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04-01-2022, 09:29 PM |
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Thread: Unusual pregnancy
Post: Unusual pregnancy
| Long story short. My doe is due to kid in 11 days. Previous pregnancies she would look like she was ready to burst for about a month before her due date. This pregnancy she is just in the past week be... |
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Health and Wellness
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04-01-2022, 08:13 AM |
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Thread: Helicopters and stampeding goats
Post: RE: Helicopters and stampeding goats
| Well, I have caused a ruckus. I filed a complaint through the FAA and I even got a response on a Sunday. I was unable to get a tail number and the FAA needs that information to proceed. I'm hoping PGE... |
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Stringinit |
Goats at Home
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01-10-2022, 09:54 AM |
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Thread: Helicopters and stampeding goats
Post: Helicopters and stampeding goats
| Today like so many times before a low flying helicopter inspecting power lines has caused my goats to stampede. I have filed so many complaints to our power company, local sheriff, county and as well... |
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Goats at Home
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01-09-2022, 12:52 PM |
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Thread: Doeling breeding age
Post: RE: Doeling breeding age
| Much appreciated thank you all.
Her heat cycle was very short, about a day and a half. I'm most likely not going to breed her this season. I have plenty of goats and too much milk, cheese, butter, ... |
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Health and Wellness
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12-14-2021, 05:15 PM |
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Thread: Doeling breeding age
Post: Doeling breeding age
| I don't have definite plans to breed my doeling but there is a possibility.
I am not experienced with younger does. Cricket (alpine/lamancha) is only 6 1/2 months old but she's over 80lbs and is... |
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Health and Wellness
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12-12-2021, 06:13 PM |
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Thread: Too much!
Post: Too much!
| I learned a valuable lesson a few days ago.
Everyone has heard or has been told to not drastically change your goats diet. Which I thought I was not.
I have an old wine Vinyard, I don't make w... |
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Health and Wellness
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07-27-2021, 05:45 AM |
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Thread: Sable/Saanen
Post: Sable/Saanen
| I was curious if anyone has had the Sable variation of the Saanen on the trail packing.
I have a Saanen and he does great 99% of the time. Its only at the height of summer does he seem to show mo... |
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Stringinit |
Equipment & Techniques for the Trail
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03-12-2021, 12:59 PM |
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Thread: King of the mountain!
Post: RE: King of the mountain!
| That's awesome! My kinda goat, la mancha too.
How much are you asking for him... only if he had horns. Great picture by the way, it must've been pretty difficult to get up there. |
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The Campfire
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01-06-2021, 07:38 PM |
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Thread: What did you do today?
Post: RE: Leif did it!
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Taffy Wrote: (12-19-2020, 07:07 PM)
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Taffy Wrote: (12-18-2020, 08:50 PM)
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When I got home this evening I stopped at the goat pen to give them their nightly hay. The gate to the hay mow was ope... |
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Stringinit |
The Campfire
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12-22-2020, 08:39 AM |
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