Going off Grid..need a Milk Supply

[Stacykins]

Yes, ivermectin horse paste would be OK (injectible ivermectin PLUS would be best). In her case, I'd suggest treating her once, then 10 days later, and then 10 days after that. Essentially to attempt to wipe out the infestation and get all the stages of worms. Goats need higher doses than cattle, sheep, or horses to be effective when it comes to mg of medication per kg of animal weight. They metabolize the medication faster than the others, so to be effective, they need more.

Here is how to dose the horse paste.

As for minerals, any loose minerals labeled to be given to GOATS not sheep will be fine. A sheep mineral will not have the amount of copper that a goat needs to survive.

 

[nok13]

ivermec is always a good thing; vitamin b12 under the skin , actually a cocktail of b vitamins under the skin , although it hurts them a bit (its thick and slow) it works wonders becaue usually a goat produces her own b vitamins but a sick or wormy goat cant , so they have things that look like polio, or staring spells, also the selenium is usually deficient if your grazing area is deficient which is why i said to check with the country agri poeple. here in israel that is not an issue but in some states, it is a local area problem, that usually causes weak kids or lambs... a mix vitamin supplement is the best and works wonders on poorly goats

 

[barbg1971]

Ok. Thank you for the information i will pick some stuff up today at TSC and see if I can help her.

 

[TheNewMrsEvans]

Goats are so much more efficient than cows. I prefer Nubians because they give sweet milk, not goaty. Let me put it this way...my niece and nephew ate it on their Cheerios without knowing it! You will likely need some type of grain to keep up milk production, maybe growing oats then you could feed them the hay at the end of the season...
If people in deserts across the world can raise/milk goats I'm sure you can make it work.

 

[Mini Madness]

Yes

The chickens are the first step to never having to leave my property. Next year I am putting in a 1 acre pond with a variety of fish.


The hole in my food supply is milk. I suppose I could stockpile Sanalac but I would rather have it fresh.


Anyone have a goat and milk it? How does it taste?

Does the food you supply have a large impact on the taste?


Do they need a lot of land to graze? I would like it to get as much of it food from the property as possible.


I have 6 acres right now but I can add another 3 if necessary. I don't think I could handle a cow.


Thanks for your input.

 

[Mini Madness]

yes,what the goat eats can affect the taste and how you would make cheese and such. I have and prefer lamanchas give a steady milk supply over a longer period of time than nubians and are easier to handle. Nubians give a large amount in the beginning but aper off some ppl mix lamancha and nubian. Goat milk is easier to digest than cow if you are lactose intolerant and you can bottlefeed any animal with goat milk unlike cow~dogs/cats are lactose intolerant so should not be given cow milk alt ough yogurt and cottage cheese is fine.