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Specializing in New Goat Owner understanding of goat physiology, goat anatomy, goat care and herd management. *I am not a veterinarian, any advice and information should be verified by your veterinarian before administering to your goats. (! During times of severe weather in the Midwest, I may experience a delay in internet service due to the interference of the satellite reception - but will answer your questions as soon as service is restored. !) Note: Keep in mind, the goat expert is volunteering her time to help other goat owners, she also runs her farm with her own herd of 100 goats and may not be at her computer at all hours. Questions are answered as soon as she can possibly read and answer them, usually within 24 hours.
18 years experience of raising goats and herd management. Active hands on experience with goat herd and research with various Caprine University Research and Extension Centers nationwide. 15 years dedicated to helping other goat breeders/owners with goat anatomy, goat disease and goat health care issues via phone, published goat care articles and internet interaction. The information I have to offer is not only from personal experience and years of research updated often as new information is made available to me, but supported by many Veterinary Research colleges and all medications and information I have to offer on how the medications work and what dosages "I" use, is information I have acquired by discussing directly with the company's veterinarians and staff research experts.
5 year active member of International Veterinary Information Service
United Caprine News, Homesteaders Magazine, Columnist for Goat Magazine, Owner and Author of GoatPedia™
Graduate Programs in Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University
What is there not to love about goats? They are my life! If I am on Vacation there will be help for you at my goat emergency group There are also descriptive goat care articles at my website: http://Goat-Link.com
I want to be able to communicate the Proper goat care information for goat owners so they can care for their goats in the most effective manner possible. I want to help others understand their goats and be able to give their goats they best care they can.
Goats do NOT eat everything. They are fastidious eaters and require good clean mold free hay and fresh clean water daily. *goatlady in the AllExperts Top 25 for April 2008, May 2008, June 2008, July 2008,August 2008, Sept 2008! and November 2008!~ Thank you for your nominations!!!
Do NOT castrate your kids too young, do NOT disbud too late- Know that SafeGuard is for horses and not effective in goats, be aware the milk replacers for bottle babies are the #1 killer of baby goats! (! During times of severe weather in the Midwest, I may experience a loss of internet service - but will answer your questions as soon as service is restored. !)
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| R Ramsey | 08/10/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks so much, I'll do the test ..... |
| julie rogers | 08/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Jill | 08/08/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Goatlady was very helpful. I felt that ..... |
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| Sue Mask | 08/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | Thanks so much. Great information. |
*HI Joel, Female goats "can" get pregnant as young as 3 months of age but it is always best to allow the doe (female goat) to fully develop before you ask her to use her energy to make a baby .. typically
*HI Kathleen, oh no, Don't squirt them.. :( They just don't want to go back home yet. The crossing over and butting is what kids do with the moms when they want her to stop and nurse them.. these girls
*HI Ann, IN early pregnancy you really have no way other than a veterinary performed ultra sound or xray. The best way to know (or have a good idea they are) is to watch the breeding, when the buck
*HI Julie, When baby goats are between 3-6 weeks old check them for worms, watch their weight, coat slickness, and inner eyelid membrane color. I use Valbazen for the kids (1cc/10lbs orally) because
*HI Julie, I always tell people to use this rule of thumb- 1.Deworm the day after kidding always- because the hormones in the doe who just kids sends signals to the parasite larvae sitting dormant in

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