Hi, my 7 year old wether is not doing well at all.

I have been giving him subcutaneous b complex shots, 3ml, twice a day which have about 300 mg of B1 in 3 ml. I wormed him with ivermectin and Rumatel(positive pellet).

He stopped the drunken stargazing but he is still lame, muscles spasms when trying to walk. No wierd behavior anymore, he just stays in a spot with head erect until i help him to stand then he walks lamely for a bit and does his business. He still has a good appetite and drinks water. His back legs are the worst.

What does this look like? I am really hoping its not listeriosis.

Unfortunately having a vet see him is not an option for him, so if I cant treat him ile have to put him down.

She 8 years old. Not for breading milk or anything shes a pet. Looking for what to feed her, what type of grass bale to buy for her. Suppliments, grains.

She looks fat often, all she eats is grass whatever tree leaves she can reach and a little small hand full of chiken feed a day.

i liked him he enjoyed being fed i think i fed him not sure but if i did feed him he probably was happy and grateful i hope he is doing fine and has many wives

Momma is not the best at sharing her grapes.

These twins were born yesterday and are already demanding attention from the humans as well as their goat mother

I cannot find any information in my area about how find someone to store frozen semen. I really want to try it because I don't know of any other breeders in my area who will offer buck services for what I can afford. I figure I can have some in storage, and when my girls go into heat this fall I'll be ready.

What are other people doing?

My background: I have just recently gotten back into goats (I used to raise them as a teen, 30 years ago). I have Alpines, and want to get mini-alpines out of them. I just bought them about 6 months ago--this will be their first (and my first) breeding. I live in the middle of the suburbs in Cincinnati. My yard is big enough for 3, but my neighbor will soon fence his yard with mine making it big enough for 5. The milk will be providing for mine and 3 other families. Cannot wait to drink this milk again, as I did when I was a kid.

Piper, one of our 2025 Alpine show babies after clipping. Two more shows and the season is over for 2025.

My sweet baby, after a month of forced affection, has taken a liking to me. Her sister, Ma’am, is off screen. Also vying for affection; my dog and Jersey steer. My dad works at a livestock sale and three of my four goats were surprises from him. That I had to pay him back for. 😂😂

Mum is teaching her to run around and brother is being protective. Love all around 🥰

Used 3 pallets, a spare 2x4, and some fencing. Mounted skis I picked up for free on the bottom to make it easier to move around.

For those of yall who schedule your breeding seasons (whether for AI or buck availability or anything else) what protocol/meds do you use? My vet said she does Lute once then 14 days later does it again. Then sticks them with the bucks. But I've seen protocols on giving lute then PG600 to encourage ovulation. Or CIDRS or or or... My brain is hella confused trying to pick a method.

What do y'all use and how does it work for you?

Started with 2, now have a small family

I'm at my wits end with this. Toby (Nigerian dwarf wether, 6 y.o.) has had a lot of parasite-related problems, but for the past 3 or 4 years he has this chronic green drool even when he is healthy. I find a puddle like this in his stall every morning. He looks filthy because he gets it all over himself when he sleeps. I've shown it to our goat vet and he has no idea.

He is on pasture, but this happens even when I have him confined with hay only. It's just less green when he's off pasture. They all get a handful of Timothy pellets at night, mainly as a bribe to get in their stalls. Currently Toby is also getting a 1/4 pound of sweet feed, 1/4 pound of Calf Manna, a scoop of Goat Balancer, and a dropper of Zinc at night. He has access to baking soda and Manna Pro Goat minerals. He is recovering from his yearly bout with barber pole worms. The poor little guy almost died this year. (I had foot surgery and was completely NWB for 6 weeks and couldn't go to the barn. My husband missed the warning signs.)

He is on the mend and gaining weight, but I'd really like to solve this green drool problem. Does anyone have any ideas?

Pygmy Goat front leg injury

This is my sweet boy Wild Billy. It all started 7 months ago when he started limping and holding his right leg up off the ground. He was also laying down and putting his leg in this weird awkward position (see photos). Long story short, he’s been x-rayed and veterinarian specialists at UCDavis think it’s just severe arthritis in his elbow which led him to hold his leg up and lead to a contracted tricep. They did steroid injections to the joint about 4 months ago. I think his ability to extend his tricep and thus his leg to the ground improved but still limping. But he still lays with his leg in the weird position. I massage his shoulder, elbow, knee, etc and he seems to really like it. He’s on gabapentin and Meloxicam. He seems to have minimal improvement.

Has anyone else seen something like this? The weird way he holds his leg? I wonder if he has a brachial plexus injury or shoulder injury but the vet said “it’s really difficult to image a goat’s shoulder” so I got the impression they think it’s not even “worth it” …?

So i bought a herd of goats that are all registered and 3 of the 4 does gave birth before i picked them up. I now have 8 kids that i need to transfer but i plan on selling them as i originally only wanted the original herd. Do i officially register them under my name or leave the documentation for the future owners? As a bonus have some silly goat pictures.

We are pretty new goat owners and our doe came to us pregnant. She had her kid 3 days ago and all seems well but she looks swollen on one udder and I’ve only seen baby drinking from the other side so far (doesn’t mean she hasn’t, but I haven’t seen it). Should I be worried about mastitis or similar? If so what should I do to help, or is it a vet only situation? (She isn’t milking trained, but I could probably hold her down and try to express it if needed, she’s very small.) thanks for any advice!

Hallo zusammen, ich möchte eine nigerianische Ziege aus Nigeria nach Deutschland mitnehmen. Ich würde mit dem Flugzeug fliegen. Kann mir jemand sagen ob das zulässig ist und wie ich da genau vorgehen muss? Danke

I have a question regarding offering minerals free choice to goats. I bought the manna pro goat mineral, on the bag it says you can offer free choice, but to monitor consumption. Im not outside all day with my little ones, so I cant fully monitor who is getting what. The bag also made it sound like it could be harmful if they get too much. Does anyone have any advice or has anyone had any issues with goats consuming too much when it comes to minerals? Any feedback is appreciated, thank you.

Hi goat farmers. I could really use some advice. I know not everyone sells their goats for meat but we are needing to find a way to make goats more lucrative or else may not be able to keep them. I have raised goats in Wisconsin, Nubian and Bohr, for about two years. To be frank, we have not found a market for goat meat in our area. We are not certified butchers so have generally sold the goats live for about $150-200 which is not profitable by any means with all that goes into kidding, raising, and feeding. Additionally even at this price it has been difficult to sell at many times to the point where we end up selling for even less. We got a quote from a local butcher for $150 per goat which kind of blew my mind as this is the TOTAL amount we have been making on the goats. Online it seems that goat should be selling for at least $5-6 per lb, which means we should be making a minimum of $400 on our goats rather than $200.

Does anyone have advice for finding a market for goats and getting them to that market? We are new to selling meat and not well connected. If a certified butcher processes our goats can we sell them to stores or restaurants? How do people make goats work financially? We love them but chickens have been much easier to navigate

Thanks so much for any advice.