UPDATE: I no longer use CORID. It’s meant for cattle and can be tricky to dose for goats. See my more recent post for herbal balls that I make here. It can be a nerve racking when a baby goat ends up with diarrhea. You need to act fast as it can quickly turn serious …
3 Most Common Goat Diseases
I’d be nice if disease just didn’t exist, but it does. With goats there are 3 main diseases that are cause for concern including CAE, CL, & Johne’s. Educating yourself about what’s out there can better prepare you for how to prevent it, how to identify it, or how to deal with it if your …
Moving A Baby Goat On To A Bottle
There are several reasons why you might need or want to put baby goats on a bottle. Your doe has a disease that could be passed onto the offspring via her milk. The kid has been rejected. Or for reasons like we do, bottle feeding makes for more people friendly goats. But sometimes getting a …
Introducing New Goats To The Herd
Getting a new goat or goats can be very stressful on the animal(s). There’s things you can do to help with the transition while at the same time practicing bio security to keep the rest of your herd safe. I’ve heard some pretty brutal stories of new goats getting seriously injured or killed by the …
Goats: Meat Breeds Vs Dairy Breeds
It can be confusing when you hear there are meat goats vs dairy goats. What’s the difference? It mainly comes down to the meat to bone ratio. Meat goats are bred to have more meat on them. Dairy goats are bred to produce a lot of milk. So you could eat a dairy goat, but …
Oatmeal Treats For Goats (Booster Options)
Goats love treats and these are no exception. They all but climb over the top of me for these dandies. Boosters Moringa Leaf Powder: Moringa is touted as the new super-food among dieters for it’s high nutrient content. It grows in warm places like India and Africa and originally was considered animal feed, or goat …
What Makes A Good Milk Goat
When you first start out with your very own goats. You may not be too worried about the quality of your goat. I’ll admit, the only thing I looked for in a goat initially was what pretty colors I could get. As I became more educated, I discovered there’s more too it than just color …
Tattooing Rabbits & Goats – Pen vs Clamp
Why Tattoo? There are a couple of reasons to tattoo your rabbit or goat. The main reason would be if you are taking the animal to show, and they need a tattoo for identification purposes. A secondary reason, mainly for rabbits, would be so that you know for sure which rabbit is which if you …
Not Giving Grain To Goats In Milk
Giving goats grain while you milk them is something that is just automatically done in the milking world. It’s a treat that they LOVE and look forward to, as well as providing those few extra calories to make more milk. BUT, it also makes for very whiny loud goats. If you’re lucky it’s only around …
Preparing Your Goats For Breeding
Now’s the time of the year to hone in on your goats health and make sure that they are prepared and healthy for breeding so that they have healthy babies. What you need to prepare your goats for breeding is going to differ from herd to herd depending on whether or not your goats graze …