Calling all goat people! A health question now!

[Carolina Chicken Man]

Honestly I do not know how old is too old.

I think, if it has not broken the skin you can still do it.

I'm sure someone else can tell you. If not send Miss Prissy a PM, she knows a lot of stuff.

 

[cluckychick]

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Nows the time, if you can feel them he can be disbudded. I would go ahead and have him banded if the testicles are both descended. He probably needs a CD/T shot if he hasn't received one. I would also have the vet run a fecal on him. Our vet charges $8 to run a fecal, I just pick it up with a sandwich baggy and take it in.

Good luck with your baby, he's a cutie. Looks to maybe have some alpine in him.

 

[cat123]

if your goat is drinking from a pail and drinking most of it, keep him on the pail- if you found he is not able to drinking it all, them try a bottle, but it sound like he is getting it from the pail... and that is your goal anyway.
I would use DAWN dish soap, or a puppy shampoo. I say this because the dawn dish soap will kill lice, and fleas.

Good luck

 

[19hhbelgian]

Hi - I might be scorned for this, but I don't see any problem with goats keeping their horns, especially if he's a bottle baby. I have 5 goats right now, all with horns, and never any issues. Just because they have horns doesn't mean they will automattically headbutt

DO band him if he has dropped on both sides though!! It's not hard to tell

- unless you actually want to breed, you don't want a buck - stinky! Whethers are such great pets, and do get his brother! Goats love to play together, and they love the company. Oh yeah, report the idiot!! There's no reason anything should live in those conditions. Good luck!

 

[taraann81]

Hi again guys. Thanks for the advice and yes I will be getting him banded. I have yet another question, which is the best hay for goats? I didn't know how many different kinds there are now I am confused.

 

[Carolina Chicken Man]

The breeder that I'm getting my nigerian dwarfs from feeds hers coastal.
I believe I have read on here some people feed peanut hay.

 

[bheila]

Wethers or bucks do great on grass hay.

 

[lilhill]

If he has little bumps on his head, then it's time to disbud if you plan to do that. I, too, started out with horned goats and now I have no horned goats. A lot cheaper than having to rebuild/repair fences. And safer around small children. Mine would never intentionally hurt anyone, but I've been in the middle when one of my horned does decided her half-sister looked at her wrong and I got swiped with the horn. As far as the umbilical cord, I had a buckling that was 7 weeks old and still had the dried cord hanging. It eventually fell off in its own time. I think you did a wonderful thing saving that little guy and his sibling from a miserable existence.

 

[pipermark]

bucks and wehters should not get protein rich hay, such as alfalfa (think I spelled that right). To much protein causes problem for the males.

Which is great because good coastal, Bermuda are mixes is usually a lot cheaper then the higher protein grasses. Just make sure you dont get straw.

 

[natalie1136]

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I also thought togg or alpine. The markings on his face and the white outline on the ears reminds me of toggs.