One of our goats has lost weight, he is eating the same as the other goats, but continues to lose weight. I did deworm all of them, that didn't seem to help. Today when I was out feeding, I noticed he has hair loss around his ears and on his nose. I am thinking lice or mange. Anyone else have...
I am sorry also, the same thing happened to me or I wouldn't have known what was happening to your roo. I feel the weather could be a factor. It was warm, then cold, warm, cold. I know it has an effect on the other animals, so I figure even though my chickens are in on the cold miserable days...
I just had a roo do the same thing, this is what I was told:
He has a respiratory infection more than likely.. and he is very very sick... he proably only has a short time for you to get any treatment for him... Can you take him to a vet and get some medication... or... are you able to give...
I had a silkie do the same, it had wryneck. I felt so bad for her. I heard it was vitamin deficiency, I also heard it could be from getting pecked on the top of the head. I finally culled her, she could not go out into the general population and we gave her vitamins, but they say if you don't...
I did not hear him gurgling, I am not sure if he is interested in food or water, I grabbed him and isolated him and ran in the house to look what might be the cause.
I have looked and I am probably missing my answer. I have a young rooster, about a year old that appeared to be fine yesterday. He was sitting in the coop, but other than that nothing else. Today when I went out to let the chickens out, his wings were held down at his sides not up (thought of...
my son showed steers, my daughter shows turkeys and goats. I am an adivsor, this is my first year. My daughter talked me into helping out her small group, they needed another advisor.
Hi, I would like to join the list. I currently have nothing to trade at the moment. I have a variety of chickens, a couple of silkie hens and a silkie rooster, speckled sussex, a barred plymoth rock, two buckeye hens (going to expand my buckeye flock and get a rooster), two welsummers (I think...
I guess I made my daughter sound little, she is 16 and is new to the whole breeding part of farming. She thinks the calves are cute but that was it. Her brother was more interested and she started looking into it a couple of years ago. She had a good friend die in a car wreck last year and since...
I know the mommas know, looking back on it I do have to wonder. I am new to the goat breeding, I have bottled fed calves that the mommas won't feed with great success. She took care of her and cleaned her off, and all looked good. My daughter is so upset, I felt so helpless. I hate feeling that...
we lost our little female goat early this morning. After we brought her in, warmed her up she stared looking perky, moving around, still hard to get her to eat though. Late last night she took a turn for the worse. It is really hard to watch a little life come into this world and see the same...
I had to bring the youngest twin inside, took her to the vet, we almost lost her. My daugher is sitting with her in her lap, and she is now finally warm and perked up. Lilshadow how are things going?
I need to make one of those. My daughter's doe had twins just after lunch. I walked out from getting my toes warm, she had just started to "stream", called my son into the barn and about a half an hour later she had them. My daugther came out (she just had her tonsils out a week ago) and saw...
She is showing signs of early labor, I have run in add another pair of socks and am heading back out. I did breed her on purpose, it normally does not get this cold here, but for her to show her babies they have to be born before the middle of november for them to be old enough for our fair. If...
Hi, I have been watching this post and decided to chip in. I am in the same situation, but at least it won't be as cold here (just -20 as the coldest). This is our first kid/kids, and the doe is my daughters show goat. I do have a heat lamp, sweatshirts and socks for the ears, but to be honest I...