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     Alexander Cripps New member Username: hazydaynubians Post Number: 8 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 142.167.26.248 Rating: N/A |
HI LEE Ann I think the best thing to do is to take all of their horns off all you need is to use a elastrator just put them on the horns go as far to the head and they will fall off in 2 weeks or so their is no need to do any-thing else just have some-thing to stop bleeding if they butt and breaks the horn and then after the horns fall off then you can close the door | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1277 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.230.109  Rating: N/A |
What a nice story! Best of luck and enjoy the goats, they are some very lucky boys. I and all of the rest of the forum members are here if you need us. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Lee Ann Corbett New member Username: laturcotte Post Number: 2 Registered: 09-2006 Posted From: 24.60.70.245 Rating: N/A |
Talking to someone makes a huge difference. Thank you for everything. I am sure you will be hearing from me again. My granddaughter works at an agricultrual college and raised a goat she named Charlie. Then found out that at 1 year he would be slaughtered for meat and called me. I designed the barn and Easter Sunday the whole family got together and quickly built the barn and fenced a small area of property off. Initially, we were only rescuing one, but on our way to pick him up we knew we had to take 2. When we got to the farm and decided on Caboose a little girl behind us said, "at least now, we only have to slaughter one", now we have 3. The barn had just been finished. Hopefully next year we can add on. We did however, fence off much more property so they spend most of their time clearing the land and very little time in the barn. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1275 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.230.109 Rating: N/A |
Please keep cleaning the barn and DO NOT CLOSE BOTH DOORS. Leave the bottom door open. The goats will stay plenty warm if they can get out of the wind and precipitation. I know of several pygmy goat breeders in ALASKA that do not ever close the barn doors. I know I am in NC but my barns don't even have doors, and I do have kids arriving in the barn in January when it can be in the single digits at night and in the teens during the day. Dirty bedding does not create heat but does create ammonia which is very hard on the lungs. Leaving the bedding for warmth is more of an "excuse" for not having a clean barn in the winter... Goats are especially susceptible to pneumonia and breathing ammonia fumes does not help. Good ventilation is VITAL for goat barns. Feeding plenty of hay will keep the rumen functioning well and this is what creates body heat to keep the goat warm. Do not feed extra grain, this does not contribute much to the production of body heat. Your barn is actually a bit small, 40 square feet per adult standard dairy goat is the recommended size. But the three should do fine anyway. They are wearing fur coats and are FINE in the cold weather, really! ANY heating device in the barn poses a HUGE risk of barn fire and that is most often VERY tragic. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Lee Ann Corbett New member Username: laturcotte Post Number: 1 Registered: 09-2006 Posted From: 24.60.70.245 Rating: N/A |
I am new to this site and new to being a goat owner. We rescued 3 nubian wethered males all having large horns. Caboose is the dominate (150lbs), Charles (120lb) is quiet and shy, Fred (100lb) is wild and very human friendly. Caboose pushes Fred around alot but loves Charles. We built a 10x10 barn, dirt floor, bed off the ground. There really is plenty of room for all of them. Because Caboosse picks on Fred I am a little nervous closing both doors on them. We have dutch doors on the barn and so far I have only closed the top door. It is getting cold and was told to stop cleaning out the barn so as to create heat, for the winter months. They have a large roof which over hangs the dutch door about 6 feet this was made for shade. When should I close the doors completely at night to keep them warm or can I leave the bottom open. We are also going to, for the winter, close in the overhand (porch)so they will have an extra closed in area and again open it in the summer. Should I worry about heat or will they be fine this winter. We are going to run an extention cord for a heating dish for water. The cord will be secured away from them. Them being cold is already keeping me up at night please can someone tell me what to do. |