I don't know either. We go see the Dr. Wed to see what he say's. Hoping he can stop the pain some how and the numbness and shooting pain down his arms and legs.
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I don't know either. We go see the Dr. Wed to see what he say's. Hoping he can stop the pain some how and the numbness and shooting pain down his arms and legs.
OUCH!
Poor guy. And to think,you basically had to beg to get the MRI approved.
And for that we pay the big bucks.
Poor guy. And to think,you basically had to beg to get the MRI approved.
And for that we pay the big bucks.
Just field fence is what we used unless you have a buck and want to keep him away from the does.
Ouch.
My grandson got his yellow belt in self defense! And he now wears glasses. Sure would love to see him.
Congratulations to him! Not an easy accomplishment.
SO goats are harder to take care of than chickens, @ronott1? Ummmm, considering my flock and what with dealing with Marek's and all, goats should be a snap then, right?
@CapricornFarm. We are looking to get wethers. Not interested in breeding or milking. A friend, the one who has the wether, uses his goats as lawn care specialists. I'm kinda curious about what his does produce. I'm betting if they produce bucklings he's going to want to get rid of them. He told us that we might want to check out the local goat auction, which might be fun.
SO goats are harder to take care of than chickens, @ronott1? Ummmm, considering my flock and what with dealing with Marek's and all, goats should be a snap then, right?
@CapricornFarm. We are looking to get wethers. Not interested in breeding or milking. A friend, the one who has the wether, uses his goats as lawn care specialists. I'm kinda curious about what his does produce. I'm betting if they produce bucklings he's going to want to get rid of them. He told us that we might want to check out the local goat auction, which might be fun.
Take away what ever isn't needed, live within your means, simplify, work on goals, maybe you have a friendship, relationship, marriage,or someone who drive's you crazy, you may need to be more attentive, but an order to go forward you need to simplify, turn off the technology, & see your priorityARGGG Misty, now I'm conflicted!You say to "remove all that is unimportant", and follow that up with "Focus on... others"? What if "others" are unimportant?
don't feel conflicted or constricted that'll make life limited 
Prayers for you and yours
Goats are a lot of fun and since you're getting a wether, you don't need to worry about breeding, and milking, and kidding/kids. You probably won't need to feed him grain or pellets if he's full grown. They can be "picky" and may not eat everything that you want them to eat. And as SCG aptly pointed out tieing in with that, they DO tend to want to eat everything that you specifically do NOT want them to eat. They will de-bark young fruit trees and kill them. flowers, ornamentals, shrubbery, tree leaves and branches, evergreen needles and bark... etc. Mine like the leaves off the green briars but don't eat the brambles themselves. They love poison ivy and dew berry leaves. they like woody weeds and plants. they graze and browse pretty equally. You are right that you should get at least 2 as they need a friend to form a herd.
Nice thing with wethers is they do not pee all over their faces in the fall as they don't go into rut. So you don't have to worry about stinky bucks. Wethers also tend to be very friendly. Sometimes, maybe TOO friendly... like when you're trying to get through a gate without them. One word of caution with wethers. they are more liable to have urinary calculi (UC) their version of kidney stones but they will block the urethra and kill them. You have to pay attention to the calcium to phosphorus ratio. It's the phosphorus that's the issue, NOT the calcium. You want at least a 2:1 and 4:1 is better CA to PH ratio. Many goat minerals have ammonium Chloride (AC) in them as this helps to prevent UC.
Goats typically need minerals and they need a lot more copper than any other livestock. They generally can't get it with a block and you should use loose, free choice, goat minerals and may still need to copper bolus them as needed. Especially if you have high iron content in your soil as it blocks copper uptake by the goats.
Maybe you should venture on over to BYH as there are a lot of really good goat folks over there.
Nice thing with wethers is they do not pee all over their faces in the fall as they don't go into rut. So you don't have to worry about stinky bucks. Wethers also tend to be very friendly. Sometimes, maybe TOO friendly... like when you're trying to get through a gate without them. One word of caution with wethers. they are more liable to have urinary calculi (UC) their version of kidney stones but they will block the urethra and kill them. You have to pay attention to the calcium to phosphorus ratio. It's the phosphorus that's the issue, NOT the calcium. You want at least a 2:1 and 4:1 is better CA to PH ratio. Many goat minerals have ammonium Chloride (AC) in them as this helps to prevent UC.
Goats typically need minerals and they need a lot more copper than any other livestock. They generally can't get it with a block and you should use loose, free choice, goat minerals and may still need to copper bolus them as needed. Especially if you have high iron content in your soil as it blocks copper uptake by the goats.
Maybe you should venture on over to BYH as there are a lot of really good goat folks over there.
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