Article Index "GoatWorld Archives" Article Index

Re: Free Choice B.Soda gave me four "new" goats!!!
Amber Waves Pygmy Goats Goat Mix
Posted by WendyH on June 07, 2001 at 06:42:54:

In Reply to: Re: Free Choice B.Soda gave me four "new" goats!!! posted by Vicki McGaugh on June 07, 2001 at 05:36:26:

LOL! You know how a woman will go out and buy a pacifier or some little trinket upon hearing that she's pregnant...as if it makes the babe all that much more real to her?

Well,uh...that's how I ended up with the small mineral block, teehee... I had to have something in my hand to make it "real" until my kids were ready to come home with us. *(they hadn't been tatoo'ed, disbudded, the buck not wethered yet,) that week's wait was FOREVER!

I learned early on that the feed stores, and unfortunately my beloved vet couldn't answer my dairy goat questions when I got specific. They'd rely on labels and what ever treatments hadn't killed previous goats . "Well, let's see- the label sez it's good for sheep, so sure, it'll work fine for a goat!"... or "Wean at three month's??-What??" Nah, you can wean at one month, and if you want to go to the extra effort- wean after two months." You've been talking to a persnickity breeder haven't you?"(that was the vet!) LOL! I love my vet but he's done been "ruin't" on livestock auction animals, and folks who raise goats without a clue to what they are doing. I'll keep going to him, I just had to realize that he has'nt had much experience with a dairy goat's specific needs. I make him work at an answer now ;o)

Well... some breeders may have a reputation for being "Persnickity" (read: "caring"!) but I have a great respect for those of you who've been down there in the "trenches" and still- you give up your good time to share with the rest of us as we march toward those same "ditches". Eeuww, I don't mean to sound morbid. But then, it can certainly be a lonely and scary night when you've got a sick goat, and the books tell you that a goat can go down real fast... Especially when the only answers you get are, "Wahll, jest watch her and keep her quiet overnight and see whut happens." AARRGGHH!

Isn't it ironic that the stereotype for goats: "eat anything, are mean, stupid, and smell" is about the absolute opposite of truth!!

Sheesh so much to learn, but... so much (((fun))) in return!

Thanks Y'all!
WendyH



Follow Ups:

Name:
E-Mail:

Subject:

This GoatWorld Archive Document has not yet been edited to fit into the GoatWorld format and may therefore contain links or information that is not accurate or considered appropriate for the GoatWorld content policy. By clicking this Report This Page link, you will be helping GoatWorld identify pages that need immediate attention until they can be edited in regular updates. If reporting a page, please be sure to include the page address (such as: 5013.shtml) and any information that you feel makes this page unreliable to other visitors.

Email: Contact INFO
Telephone: Contact INFO		 Designed & Hosted by: PFALZBOT
©1999-2011 GoatWorld.Com
All written, audio, video and graphic material contained within this site, except where otherwise noted, is Copyrighted ©1999-2011. Some content may also be the property of contributors to the site, in which case their material is also protected by applicable copyright laws and this copyright policy. No material may be linked directly to or reproduced in any form without written permission from us. If you would like to reprint something from our site, simply send us an email to request permission to do so. Please refer to our REPRINT criteria.
©Gary and Pamela Pfalzbot, Colorado, USA
This site is run and operated by Disabled Veterans