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    Baby Goat Care & Maintenance

    Okay that is a HUGE plus!! NO parvo! YAY! I had a puppy years ago that I'm pretty sure that's what she had, and OMG, it was absolutely heart-wrenching to watch. I didn't have the financial means to take her to a vet, and even then I'm not so sure it would have mattered, I tried to help, but it...
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    Baby Goat Care & Maintenance

    Thank you so much for the info! I do have a question regarding the time periods for the vaccine. You said it is usually given at 6-8 weeks, and then again at 10-12 weeks. Online when I researched it, for the first dose it says generally around 3-4 weeks, and then again in 3-4 weeks from the...
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    Baby Goat Care & Maintenance

    Also, do goats have to have any vaccines for parvo? My mother-in-law was asking me about it, and I told her I didn't know, but is a good question.
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    Baby Goat Care & Maintenance

    Ok. Yeah, I have been trying to transition him to just water, and I was very concerned for a bit because I'm not there during the day, my mother-in-law and mother are, but they probably don't pay as close attention to him as I would (haha). I have "graduated" him from the crate I was keeping...
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    Acclimating & Introducing Billy Goat to Nanny Goat

    Okay! Yes I told my mama, "well I guess I couldn't be a vet" LOL, because I couldn't bring myself to do it, but I have confidence that I could do it once I got the hang of it, but I just was nervous because I've never done it, and didn't wanna hurt him, and his like "ba-ba-ba" was so pitiful! 🥹...
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    Tips on keeping duck enclosures clean?

    That sounds like a very neat idea and seems like it would be a whole lot EASIER to keep clean and manageable!
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    Acclimating & Introducing Billy Goat to Nanny Goat

    Ok, thank you for the information. I was able to get the Clostridium C&D/Tetanus Vaccine yesterday at Tractor Supply. They had one bottle of it left when I had called around lunch, so I called again when I got off work, and they still had it! When I got home from getting that, I offered him...
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    Baby Goat Care & Maintenance

    You said they all do okay on hay, and a small amount of.... Looks like the rest of that sentence may have gotten cut off. Was it supposed to read Hay and a small amount of milk? I assume that's what it was supposed to say since that's what we were talking about. Also, you don't have to...
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    Baby Goat Care & Maintenance

    Update: I called my local TSC and they have (1) bottle of the clostridium C&D Vaccine. I was thinking the Tetanus vaccine was a whole other vaccine from the Clostridium C & D vaccine, but it is the same vaccine that treats both Clostridium C&D, and Tetanus. About $13.00 at TSC. I plan on...
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    Baby Goat Care & Maintenance

    Ok, thank you so much for the direct, to-the-point, and much appreciated info! That's how I like people to be. That way not a whole lot of time is wasted on either parties account. I will call my local feed and seed store to see if they have any of those vaccinations, cause I'm sure hoping I...
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    Acclimating & Introducing Billy Goat to Nanny Goat

    So you're saying I could leave a handful of hay in the crate with him in the mornings with a bowl of water, and let him decide when he wants to drink the water? I'm afraid he will eat all the hay, and no water, and either get choked, compacted, or something go wrong to cause various problems if...
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    Acclimating & Introducing Billy Goat to Nanny Goat

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    Acclimating & Introducing Billy Goat to Nanny Goat

    Yes I've got the mineral block specifically for goats, but it's in the coop and I've still got him inside with me, so he's not getting that right now. I did feed him some cow milk yesterday at lunch and evening when I got home from work. He drank it good, however, I'm concerned that he may not...
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    Acclimating & Introducing Billy Goat to Nanny Goat

    The mineral block is okay for baby goats too?
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    Baby Goat Care & Maintenance

    Good Afternoon everyone, Well, I posted previously about acclimating & introducing a 3-year old pygmy billy goat that I purchased to my Nubian mix nanny goat who is probably around 2 years old. Well.....I've decided to go a different route. I contacted the previous owner of the billy goat...
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