Lets talk about goats!

[lizardandchicks]

Absolutely! Most goats take care of all of their kiddos. Yoko is a stellar mother, very attentive to them!

Oh. We only got our first goat because he was a triplet and the mom wouldn't take care of just him. Wouldn't even clean off the after birth. The way they (the owners) made it sound, sounded like most mothers were like that. Guess not. Thank you for answering, I am just curious about it all.

 

[cassie]

It varies. Some goats take care of all their babies, some will take care of some of their babies, and some will take care of none of their babies. I had one doe have twins, a buck and a doe. She thought the buck was wonderful but she picked up the doe kid by the ear and threw her as far as she could. A lot of times a doe with three will take care of all of them at first but then reject one in a week or so.

 

[Stacykins]

I am glad I have a good group of mothers, then. My other friends with goats haven't had troubles with abandonment, either, just low selenium issues sometimes.

 

[Billy ray Farms]

don't now her breed need help plz

 

[Billy ray Farms]

I need to what breed she is

 

[Stacykins]

don't now her breed need help plz

Looks like half of a black goat in the shade. You need a better picture that actually shows the whole goat. Less of a top down angle, more from the side of the animal.

I need to what breed she is

Boer or boer/nubian cross.

Without papers on either, any potential breed is just a guess. Nothing can be proven without papers.

 

[cassie]

Looks more like a Boer or Boer cross than anything else.

 

[chickenewbee]

I have a question about one of my goats. They are both around six months (I don't know for sure how old they are, but under a year for sure.)

When I got them they were both underweight, but the little girl seemed to be healthy and and just needed to gain a couple of pounds.

The little boy was underweight, had a horrible ugly, dry coat that looked like a bad 80s shag rug, and had a very large gut.

I wormed both of them (the boy twice) and they are getting grass hay, forage, alfalfa pellets, and goat pellets every day. They also have loose minerals.

The little girl looks normal to me, now, and they both have nice coats, but the boy still has a large gut, and is sunken in on his flanks. You can see him from the side here:
From above here:

Here they are next to each other:

These are my first goats. Am I worrying about nothing, or is this a problem? If it's a problem, then what can I do about it?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

A large gut indicates a well formed Rumen, your goats look fine, I wouldn't be feeding goat pellets, and especially the alfalfa pellets, quickest way to kill a goat. Goats take two years to fully mature and even then they shouldn't be fat.

 

[chickenewbee]

A large gut indicates a well formed Rumen, your goats look fine, I wouldn't be feeding goat pellets, and especially the alfalfa pellets, quickest way to kill a goat. Goats take two years to fully mature and even then they shouldn't be fat.

Okay, thanks.

Why wouldn't you feed goat pellets? I think there would be a goat rebellion if they didn't get them....they LOVE them. )

And why would alfalfa pellets kill a goat?