Any goat pple?

[WhetzelMomma]

Here is an article for you to see what CAE is and why you don't want it.

http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/CAE.html

 

[Lifesong Farm]

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The kidding issue came from a VERY large baby and hypocalcemia.
No CAE is not something you want but if you have a nice goat that you want a kid out of you can yank that baby at birth. I I don't like the idea that a good animal would have to be put down because it has CAE. Take precautions.
That said not everyone can do it so they need to research.
I am also stating that they can test neg and then later test pos. That's what happened to me. The doe I have was kidded in 07. She has never tested pos before. I got got the results back 2 weeks ago and all my others are neg. I am very tempted to ask her sons owner if I can do an experiment and test him. I allowed my doe to keep him last year soooo. Should be interesting. I will have to post the results when I test again next year.

 

[cparian]

Lots of great info on fiascofarm.com . I refer to this website all the time for any questions I have. She has a huge amount of great info, dosages for meds, birthing videos, & overall goat keeping advise.

 

[WhetzelMomma]

I agree. CAE can show up after you've had negative results. There are a lot of factors that can increase/decrease risks. The best thing to do is know about what it is, and take precautions that you are comfortable with. (like pulling babies from mom's you know have it or if you don't know, not taking the risk and pulling them)
I personally feel like Lifesong does. It's something to know about, but it's also not a reason to euthanize if the goat isn't suffering.

Also agree that Fiasco has good information. Probably one of the most information complete places you can find on line. She doesn't have the same kind of goats that I do, so some of her information has to be tweaked for my use. IMO, you should also take into consideration the differences between why YOU have goats and why she does. However it's very easy to do that, and take the information that applies to you from her site. I really like the way it's set up.

 

[Farmergreen]

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LOL there are a lot of goat people on here some wishing they didn't have goats.
Anything over one is a lot of work. The best thing is if you have plenty of grazing room they are cheap to feed.
They do need a lot of attention though with worms, hoof trimming, Some need help with birthing etc. It all depends on breeds and location.
It turns into a love / hate relationship.