| Author | Message | ||
     Barbara and Barry Neiderhiser New member Username: barbbarry Post Number: 25 Registered: 12-2005 Rating: N/A |
Maggie, Thank you. I had suspected that we had a copper deficiency. Our herd has been devouring the blocks that I have been putting out for them. I'll check to see if these have enough zinc and copper. | ||
| Maggie Leman New member Username: mleman Post Number: 30 Registered: 07-2005 Rating: N/A |
Check your minerals and give one with 3000 to 5000 ppm of zinc. Ther are several of these on the market. Be sure to use a loose mineral and be sure your bucks have fresh minerals available all of the time. Also be sure your minerals have adequate copper 900 to 1500 ppm. | ||
| Barbara and Barry Neiderhiser New member Username: barbbarry Post Number: 24 Registered: 12-2005 Rating: N/A |
Maggie, thank you! What can I give them to increase the zinc. They have minerals available free choice. Is there anything else that I can do? 2 of our other bucks have really scaley skin around their horns and ears. One had scaley skin like dandruff on the top of his neck. Is this the same thing or something else? They both loved to have me give them a good scratching which loosened most of the flakey stuff. I've already covered the areas with zinc oxide. They mildly protested. I told them that it wasn't really for diaper rash and that seemed to satisfy them. I used 40% zinc oxide. Can a lesser % be used successfully? | ||
| Maggie Leman New member Username: mleman Post Number: 29 Registered: 07-2005 Rating: N/A |
It is a winter thing, caused by dampness. I have found the zinc oxide to work very well most of the time. It could be a skin condition linked to zinc deficiency called dermatophilus. Many bucks need quite a bit of zinc in their diets, more than many does. If this is on a front hoof he may be irritating it further by urinating on it too. | ||
| Barbara and Barry Neiderhiser New member Username: barbbarry Post Number: 23 Registered: 12-2005 Rating: N/A |
I don't know what this is. I have a very healthy billy, coat is shiney and skin is healthy. But the nook above the hoof has white crusty matter on it. I covered it with ivermectin, thinking that I might be dealing with mites (another goat has this). The next day, I found that some of the crusts had come off exposing pink raw skin. I put zinc oxide on it to try to soothe and promote healing. Am I doing the right thing? What is this? Someone said that this is a "winter" thing. We have had a mild winter this year in SC. Thanks |