Need advice about goat worming

[Hound]

The quickest goat housing you can build is just cattle panels connected together and some kind of shelter. I haven't had small goats though, someone please correct me if they will escape this setup.

 

[emvickrey]

Me either. Raising sick animals is counter-productive. I had to learn with the chickens and when I decided to start hatching I had to learn and then I got silkies and nore learning then quails and more learning and now goats. Yet more learning.

So if his big belly is bloated from getting to the chicken feed, how to I get him unbloated? It could be the tape worms because he has them litterally crawling out of him.

I went out to clean the chicken coop and put the ones that are going to auction tomorrow and move the ones that are staying and it's just so darn cold out there and dark. I can't see if I get all the feed up and so on and so on. So I have everything I need out there to do what I need to do in the morning. I closed the doors to the runs so the chickens have to stayn the coop and catching will be alot easier. Once I get the auction chickens out and move the others to the other side I can clean up the side the goats will be in. There is a covered run. They won't have access to grass and the only thing they can eat is the feed and straw that I put in there. I plan to put the oebg's in there too but i'll have their feed and water up high so the goats can't get to it.
Goats can't climb ladders can they? I know they like to get up on stuff. I'll look for the safeguard liquid tomorrow. I know Rural King don't have it so i'll try the co-op. They usually have everything. They have fans for incubators for 26.00 where they are 46.00 at Rural King.

What are the chances this new goat will get these worms from the other goat? Should I worm her too just in case?
What kind of straw or hay do I need to feed them. I plan to just spread it out on the floor. How warm to they need to be or are they ok in winter? They will be in the coop as they please but the door to go out has no door to close at night or in bad weather. We can put one on if necessary. Probably will anyway because there is a wire wall that separates them from the chickens and I like to keep them from any drafts at night if possible. The coop has been winterized and we're going to add extra insulation. It was noticably warmer last year because the breeze couldn't get in

 

[emvickrey]

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We don't have cattle panels but we've made plans to move ihm into the coop where he will have shelter and a clean dry place to live for winter. Well, as clean as I can keep it. Maybe I need to visit somebody's farm to see how they do things. Get a hands on lesson. Anybody close by willing to give me a hands on lesson? I"m willing to learn. I like my animals to be happy and healthy. The happy part is getting lil billy a girlfriend or two to keep each other company and have babies later. So I have to learn all I can about goats.

 

[emvickrey]

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We have coyote around here. I heard themwhen I go out at night. They are always just down the street a ways. Probably at that old womans house that was keping a bunch of dogs. I hope she's alright. Maybe we should go and check on her tomorrow. People keep dropping off their unwanted dogs on her doorstep and she carries a 50 pound bag of food out and dumps it. When it's out they are out till she can get more. The county won't do anything about it. She is a little old lady and it woulnd't take anything for them dogs to turn on her in hunger.

What i'm getting at is we have had a couple of the dogs come here looking to get into the coops and pens. One thata came after my grandson was shot before he could reach him. We usually carry a gun when we go out. Well, DH does. I only do when my instincts tell me to. I jenerally feel safe going out at night. I do alot of work in the yard at night and with the chickens. But I haven't seen any coyote at night around here but I hear them plenty. Our dog doens't bother any of our livestock. But she will go after a cat in a second. She is terrified of coyote. She hears them and she stays as close to me as she can and every noise her ears are perked up and her nose is in the air sniffing.
Anyway, I would rather the goats where inside a building that is locked at night. That way I know they are safe.

 

[mamawolf544]

for bloat you can actually give him dry baking soda, just left in a bowl, if he needs it he will eat a little,
But you know he has worms so he needs wormed.
The Geritol is just loaded with iron and vitamins when they are down like that. I give it to my Nannies before they kid.

 

[emvickrey]

Ok, he is in his new house and off the chain but we where too late to buy another goat. I ws told they where selling high anyway. A good day for the people selling goats. Anyway, we found safeguard for goats and we weighed him and gave him the correct amount for his weight. We also put out a bowl of baking soda and bought him a blueberry mineral block. It says to worm the goat again in 4 to 6 weeks but wouldn't it be better if I did that in 2 or 3 weeks since he has them so bad?

 

[emvickrey]

Oh and I did put some oegb's in there with him. I put their feed up high so he can't get to it. Maybe they will keep him company till next week. We'll go to the auction again and see if we can get him a little girlfriend.

 

[ksalvagno]

With Safeguard, you want to worm him 3 days in a row and then again in 2 weeks.

Also, the block you bought is more of a treat. It won't have enough copper in there. You will want to find a good loose mineral specifically made for goats. My mineral has 1750 ppm of copper so you want to look for something like that.

 

[emvickrey]

I saw some bags of goat mineral and some goat treats. I'll make sure to get him some. The worming will get done. I want him to be healthy just like the rest of the critters around here. I went out to gather quail eggs and I saw him peeking out at me from the run door. It was cute. He still has the sticker on his forehead from when we bought him at the auction. It's stuck real good and i'm able to peel off a little at a time. They must have put it on with crazy glue or something. I don't want to hurt him so i'm just working it off a little at a time. Was anybody able to tell me what breed he is. probably mixed with something but for our first goat it doesn't matter. We'll get into pure breeds later. I just need to learn about them and no better way than to have one or two. Oh, and what kind of straw or hay does goats eat? I have just plain straw in his house but he's not eating it. Does he need hay or that alfalfa?

 

[emvickrey]

ksalvagno:
I love your avatar. Llamas right? I saw Llama feed at TSC today.