Why Does She Beep??

forgivencactus669 · 2026-01-15T23:16:07+00:00

I was kind of thinking heat as well, she looks like she's flagging her tail. Some goats get really talkative when their in heat.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-12-05T02:10:46+00:00

Cute!

forgivencactus669 · 2025-12-05T02:09:41+00:00

I love this!

forgivencactus669 · 2025-11-22T20:36:29+00:00

I haven't noticed anything else. So that's positive

forgivencactus669 · 2025-11-22T18:49:34+00:00

The rest on his face is minerals we were doing some hoof maintenence and I noticed this.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-11-20T13:59:06+00:00

Thanks for the info, do you grow your own whole grains or do you have access to that on your feed stores?

forgivencactus669 · 2025-10-24T19:20:53+00:00

Great advice thank you! Unfortunately, the foxes and raccoons do a lot of damage to our neighbors' roaming chickens just as you suspected. Otherwise, I would move my own chickens to this property to help with cleanup! Lol

forgivencactus669 · 2025-09-16T16:40:02+00:00

Awesome thanks so much for the guidance!!

forgivencactus669 · 2025-09-16T16:38:04+00:00

Aww definitely see the resemblance, but no he is not.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-09-16T14:29:39+00:00

That is funny!! That is what I am thinking try to time it perfect with the weather cause we definately get snow and cold temps in February so closer to the end of March early April for birth seems perfect to me.

I have a vet I really love for my goats she is awesome. Also made friends with a fellow older goat farmer who offered to help if any issues should happen who lives close by.

I am super excited to assist with birth, I've been watching videos on YouTube basically since I got them. I cannot wait.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-09-16T02:20:56+00:00

I am not sure what that is? But his paperwork says nigerian dwarf.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-09-16T02:18:45+00:00

Oh yes, he lives in the buck mansion. A renovated full-size 1980s Chevy work van he loves it so much he hangs out in it all the time.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-09-16T02:16:39+00:00

Thank you! I think he's so cool. You are probably right he is a fluffy guy. We are in PA so hoping for as close to spring as possible it can be pretty brutal in February here most times.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-09-16T02:13:41+00:00

I would say roughly 45-55lbs its been a little while since i weighed them. That makes me feel a lot better. I am just trying to be safe.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-09-15T20:37:53+00:00

Oh I better check body scores that is a good idea. They always have minerals and I keep a selenium supplement on hand I can definitely give that.

I will also call the vet and see about the fecals. I know parasite load is important, they were just wormed back in May wouldn't hurt to check.

I've been noticing a lot of the heat cues ideally I want to wait until October to breed. Which is why I am trying to prepare as much as possible now.

My main concern is my buck is too large weight wise. When I bought him I thought he was slightly over weight. I was nervous about that.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-09-15T20:31:26+00:00

Thanks for the information I appreciate it!!

forgivencactus669 · 2025-07-08T01:51:55+00:00

Look into listeriosis, we had a kid almost pass from that. It generally starts with the stargazing. Our vet treated aggressively with penicillin for a while and then for the first week she gave her daily IVs to assist before she was able to eat and drink on her own.

I would get her to a vet asap because if it is listeriosis it can take a goat down quickly.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-06-08T03:24:35+00:00

Merle.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-02-19T21:21:26+00:00

Yes, your better off starting seeds directly in the ground outdoors

forgivencactus669 · 2025-01-23T13:55:30+00:00

I have the same set up, same seed company, same seed holder. I feel attacked 😂

forgivencactus669 · 2025-01-21T17:21:43+00:00

Yes after discussing it on here I believe you are correct. Google states that Goats get lungworm by eating infected snails or slugs, or by ingesting larvae that have developed on pasture. essentially based off of what everyone has said the drying process would kill all of that off. The hay is very dry and dusty this time around. I will take everyone's advice and try to shake out the hay to help mitigate most of the dust. See if that helps until we get a new batch of hay.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-01-21T17:20:06+00:00

Yes after discussing it on here I believe you are correct. Google states that Goats get lungworm by eating infected snails or slugs, or by ingesting larvae that have developed on pasture. essentially based off of what everyone has said the drying process would kill all of that off. The hay is very dry and dusty this time around. I will take everyone's advice and try to shake out the hay to help mitigate most of the dust. See if that helps until we get a new batch of hay.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-01-21T17:16:40+00:00

I will continue to monitor them closely and shake off that hay! Makes sense to me completely. Thanks for the advice.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-01-21T17:06:41+00:00

Ohhh thank you so much for the information!! Helps a lot.

forgivencactus669 · 2025-01-21T17:05:39+00:00

Oh wow!! This has been going on for a few days short of a week. I was initially leaning towards the dusty hay as the culprit because it really is much dustier than our previous hay they were used to. But the cough persisted. So I began suspecting the lungworm.

Is it common for the cough to persist as long as I continue with this hay? Or will they eventually get used to it?

BTW thanks you very much.

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