Goats!!!

[iloveduckies]

My baby goats are dying!!
Can anyone help?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

What's going on? A bit more information is necessary.

 

[waddles99]

x2. There are many reasons for babies to be dying, we need some symptoms

 

[cassie]

Unless you can tell us a little about the kids, no one can offer any suggestions. How old are these kids? What are you feeding them? Have they been vaccinated for entero and tetanus? What are their symptoms? Do they have a fever? Are they bloated? Do they have scours? Are they having trouble breathing? How long are they sick before they die?

 

[iloveduckies]

There were two but one died
The one that is left is a pure breed nuebian
He seem too be dying from starvation. we are feeding him but we are not sure that he will live.

 

[waddles99]

There were two but one died
The one that is left is a pure breed nuebian
He seem too be dying from starvation. we are feeding him but we are not sure that he will live.

So sorry to be blunt, but unless you can give symptoms no one can help you and he will just die, so there is really no point in posting unless you can give us some info.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

What are you feeding them? How often? How old are they? Why do you think they are starving?

 

[iloveduckies]

There is just one now
They were born in April and after we had weaned them we put the baby girl in with the mama and the boy in with our big buckling.
They just started getting scrawny but we didn't pay very much attention to them (so it was probably our fault) my younger sibling noticed it and then fed them a buch of chicken feed so they started going diarrheah all over the place. We have been feeding them on plants, tree leaves and regular goat feed .

 

[waddles99]

There is just one now
They were born in April and after we had weaned them we put the baby girl in with the mama and the boy in with our big buckling.
They just started getting scrawny but we didn't pay very much attention to them (so it was probably our fault) my younger sibling noticed it and then fed them a buch of chicken feed so they started going diarrheah all over the place. We have been feeding them on plants, tree leaves and regular goat feed .

Could they possibly have worms? I'm not a goat expert but I know people who have lost kids to worms and it sounds like the same thing with yours.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

There is just one now
They were born in April and after we had weaned them we put the baby girl in with the mama and the boy in with our big buckling.
They just started getting scrawny but we didn't pay very much attention to them (so it was probably our fault) my younger sibling noticed it and then fed them a buch of chicken feed so they started going diarrheah all over the place. We have been feeding them on plants, tree leaves and regular goat feed .

Suddenly Feeding goats grain or chicken feed will cause enterotoxemia, or over eaters disease, it kills quickly. Feeding grains or any rich feed to goats without starting with a small amount and increasing slowly is deadly. You throw off the acidity of the rumen which causes the bacteria to grow and release toxins. There are vaccines and antitoxins for it, but I prefer not to feed grains. You might want to call a vet out for the last goat kid and stop feeding grains immediately.