Posted by Vicki McGaugh on July 31, 2000 at 09:52:20:
In Reply to: Hoof Problem posted by Amy Austin on July 31, 2000 at 07:54:33:
You have no other knowledgeable goat folks in your area? I have an ADGA directory that I could go through for you and perhaps help you find someone who could go over her feet for you. You can get away with minor hoof trimming errors on some goats, others who carry huge loads of kids etc. can be ruined with inproper hoof trimming. She could also very will have horrible feet and legs, which is something that is seen often. So unless you are breeding her to someone with excellent feet and legs you may be passing these feet onto her kids you are keeping. Conformation, is very important even in a meat goat herd, you want correct feet and legs so trimming is easily done, you want an udder that is highly attached up inside the body, not hanging down getting stepped on an injured, and you want that all important width of body, a doe who is wide throughout, especially between the fore legs will be able to forage, carry more kids, and nurse more kids than a narrow and pinched doe. If this does turn out to be her feet and not your trimming than she would obviously be a doe to cull as soon as she weans her kids, really watch her kids to make sure they don't carry these bad feet! Vicki
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