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Feeding |
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Our Goats are fed a 16% protein specially milled food called Goat Motivator from Tucker Milling. We also feed Alfalfa pellets year round, topped with a nice treat of Black Oil Sunflower seeds or shredded beet pulp. We also feed Calf Manna, Steam Rolled Barley, and Whole oats. Our Goats are offered A good Alfalfa or Bermuda hay Free Choice, as well as Sweetlix Goat Minerals, Free Choice. |
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Click here for Cornell University's list of plants that are poisonous to goats |
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Click HERE for a wonderful Article by Tim Pruit about "Raising Kids the Natural Way". Most of our Kids are Dam raised. We will bottle feed kids if requested by their new owners and ONLY if kids are picked up during their first week of life. |
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Vaccines |
| We Vaccinate yearly with CD/T Vaccine . Kids will have at least their first CD&T before leaving the farm unless they leave before 4 weeks of age. We are in a Semi-selenium deficient area, so all goats get a dose of Bo-Se every 3-5 months. Pregnant does get a CD/T booster, Bo-se, Worming, and B Complex 3-4 weeks before due dates. Pregnant does also get calcium at kidding and wormer the day they kid. |
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Maintenance |
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We have no set schedule for hoof trimming but we usually get to it every 3 months or so. We worm on a 60-90 day basis using Cydectin or Ivermectin on Does and Valbazen or Ivermectin on Bucks and non-pregnant Does. Kids are wormed at three weeks old and again at 2 months old. Alabama is horrible for worms...we really have to keep up on it. |
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Click here for a Hoof Trimming article with illustrations |
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Medicines, Supplies, and Supplements we keep handy |
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in no particular order. and certainly not a complete list |
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| Probios |
| Goat Nutra-drench |
| Calcium drench |
| CMPK Injectable |
| Bo-Se |
| Di-Methox |
| Baking Soda |
| Penicillin |
| Terramycin |
| Oxytocin |
| Lutelyse |
| Banamine |
| Epinephrine |
| Ferrodex |
| LA 200 |
| Thiamin (Vitamin B-1) |
| Vitamin B-complex |
| A,D, & E paste |
| Blood Stop Powder |
| Gauze/ wound wrap |
| Wound treatment |
| Colostrum |
| Bottles and Nipples |
| 7% Iodine |
| 20 Gauge, 1/2 inch needles for little ones, discard after each goat use |
| 18 Gauge, 1 inch for big ones, discard after each goat use |
| Syringe's in every size, clean after each goat use |
| Disposable gloves, discard after each goat use |
| Stomach tubing |
| Hoof Trimmers, clean after each goat use |
| Hoof file, clean after each goat use |
| Hoof brush, clean after each goat use |
| Hair clippers, clean after each goat use |
| Fitting Stand |
| Unwaxed Dental Floss |
| Leads and Harnesses |
| Livestock Shampoo |
| Baby Wipes |
| Clean, old Towels |
| Large Dog crate |
| Vet's phone Numbers |
