02-22-2012, 12:59 PM
You must vaccinate them. Del's Farm Supply sells everything you need for them; CD&T is in the refrigerator and don't forget about cocciodosis. The best is added to their feed so you prevent! And worming meds are there too.
God forbid they step on a rusty nail. It's incredibly cheap to boost their immune system by vaccinating lest you watch in horror as your beautiful baby suddenly begins to gorge on a newly introduced food source and dies a horrible death for which you can do nothing about once they develop Enterotoxemia. If you take them to the vet, they may tell you there's a chance they'll survive and treat them. You'll end up with a dead goat and a bill to boot.
A guy on craigslist has an ad as such:
Tired of trimming those tough hoofs ,or just dont have the time to maintain them or maybe not sure how call me Ben at 960-9725 I do mobile hoof trimming for goats and sheep
When I was having problem with my sheep, I place an ad on craigslist under farm and garden and I got wonderful and helpful advice!
And I would disbud the females as well; not only does it remove a potentially dangerous situation, it also helps to prevent them from getting stuck in things. If they are pets or petlike, they'll get stuck in plenty of things. Of course, if they're out in a field and not being monitored properly they need their horns for protection against dogs.
3 is alot at once. Can you foster one out?
God forbid they step on a rusty nail. It's incredibly cheap to boost their immune system by vaccinating lest you watch in horror as your beautiful baby suddenly begins to gorge on a newly introduced food source and dies a horrible death for which you can do nothing about once they develop Enterotoxemia. If you take them to the vet, they may tell you there's a chance they'll survive and treat them. You'll end up with a dead goat and a bill to boot.
A guy on craigslist has an ad as such:
Tired of trimming those tough hoofs ,or just dont have the time to maintain them or maybe not sure how call me Ben at 960-9725 I do mobile hoof trimming for goats and sheep
When I was having problem with my sheep, I place an ad on craigslist under farm and garden and I got wonderful and helpful advice!
And I would disbud the females as well; not only does it remove a potentially dangerous situation, it also helps to prevent them from getting stuck in things. If they are pets or petlike, they'll get stuck in plenty of things. Of course, if they're out in a field and not being monitored properly they need their horns for protection against dogs.
3 is alot at once. Can you foster one out?