How NOT to Kill Your Goats
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- čas přidán 29. 05. 2024
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I think if you can rotate then perhaps keeping them in an enclosure that is dry and add sand to keep it dry no matter the climate. The sand should be sea sand or construction sand. once the manure is dry can be harvested to be processed for fertilizer. Rationed way for feeding is also OK.
Thank you! Learning more every day.
You're welcome Jo-Ann! ~Abby
Could you please address precosious udder? I have been searching your videos...cannot find info. Thanks! I have several yearlings with this.
Deborah did a podcast on that topic with Dr. Jamie Stewart. ~Abby
thriftyhomesteader.com/precocious-udders-in-goats/
Question: My 4 month old doelings began having a fish tail, and a weird looking coat..sticky almost.. Body condition is great. They have free choice Purina minerals and baking soda. But they seem to eat very little minerals. They get Kalmbach Texturized Goat Feed 2x per day, about 1 1/2 c. each, at each feeding. Plus some alfalfa pellets mixed in...not much. Free choice alfalfa hay since we have little browse. And a half bottle at night(8-10oz)..that they likely don't need, but...😂..We have iron in our well water, so I have an RV filter on the hose. No sulfur...calcium, yes. Then I learned that alfalfa can be a problem with copper, RV filters don't work, and Purina minerals' salt percentage may be why they don't eat much, and therefore may not be getting the copper they need.😮 So...I am switching to Sweetlix Meatmaker, adding mostly grass hay, using our softened tap water for their water (until we get a rainwater catchment system set up), and I did give them a dose of COWP. What am I missing? I am trying so hard to learn all I can and be wise. We also have selenium deficiencies in the soil, so I don't know when to deal with that.
Alpine and Toggenburgs 🙃
A 4-month-old should not be copper deficient unless she was born to a copper-deficient mom. You typically see multiple symptoms of deficiency, not just one. A fish tail means there is balding on the tip of the tail so it looks like an angelfish's tail -- not a trout's tail. You didn't say how many goats you have, but they should only consume about 1/4 ounce of Purina a day, so you would probably never see them eat it. That's only a few licks.
Calcium in water and alfalfa is NOT going to make kids copper deficient. They can't get too much calcium at that age because they are growing fast, and it's only when goats get TOO MUCH of an antagonist that they get deficient. I don't think you're missing anything. I think you're misinterpreting something about the goat.
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@DeborahNiemann Right. I knew that about the tail...I have been watching it for a while, and it is splitting down the middle..started on one goat, and now all 3. No other symptoms, so yeah...confusing. The breeder does bolus her herd 2x per year, so not sure about their situation at birth, BUT, I did see them and lay hands on the Mom, and she was gorgeous...I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary about her. Looked VERY healthy. Thank you for your reply, and I will check out your membership! 😊
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Hi @abettercountryhomestead7804 We would love for the messages in StreamYard's chatbox to be visible as well. This is our first time using this platform for a webinar, and we can't find any option for viewing the chat messages in the replay. ~Abby
I think if you can rotate then perhaps keeping them in an enclosure that is dry and add sand to keep it dry no matter the climate. The sand should be sea sand or construction sand. once the manure is dry can be harvested to be processed for fertilizer. Rationed way for feeding is also OK.