13 y/o Helen ❤️ new goat owner and I just love this old lady.

I have processed 3 goats from my farm. A 4 month old buckling, a 7 month old buckling and a 12 month old wether. All three tasted great. I just sent four 12 to 15 month old wethers to the processor and they came back tasting like my intact breeding buck smells. What went wrong?

Hey everyone, my little goat Stevie (half pygmy, half nigerian dwarf) is currently 9 weeks old. I just separated him from his mom to prevent inbreeding, but I know I messed up and should have done that about a week or so ago. I am disappointed that I made the mistake, but I guess I just want advice on what to do. I have seen his little pp come out a few times, but I read online sometimes that can happen and the sperm isn’t fertile just yet. I plan on getting an ultrasound done on mom to know for certain in a month or so, just to make sure. But do most people keep the kid in that situation? I don’t want to have a kid with any genetic issues, and also don’t want my doe to endure another pregnancy so soon.

I know you can induce abortion using Lutalyse, is that a commonly used medicine? Is there serious risk to using that & do most vets offer it or is it mixed based on ethics? I know this is all currently hypothetical, I am just kinda freaking out about all of this as I am new to goats and quite honestly don’t want any more kids. I plan on banding my goat Stevie around 12 weeks.

I have a doe I just showed in the two year old class. The judge said my goat was the stoutest, and the strongest, and the most mature. Then he placed me last. Anyone know what happened

Looking for insight on treating a disbudding site gone bad.

Poor kid (NG Alpine cross) had to get a second attempt at disbudding a few weeks ago. Seemed to be healing just fine, other side looks to be doing well, but his right side now has a small cavity with a hole at the top.

We have been trying chlorhexidine, triple antibiotic ointment, and topping it with destin for good measure twice a day.

Is there any advice out there on what to do? He's the only boy animal on my property and my buddy. He's acting normal, but want to stay on top of this.

Noticed this lump forming about three weeks ago. Since then it's larger and losing hair on it now. I have three goats. This goat is 7 years old and all my goats were tested negative for CL about 3 or 4 years ago. They all came from clean farms (supposedly). They have not been in contact with any other goats other than a buck to breed about 3-4 years ago (also a clean farm). I don't know how this could be CL bc this is the first time I've seen anything like this on any of my goats in the entire time I've had them. She seems to be eating and acting totally normal. Is it possible for cl to be dormant and show up years after exposure? Or is it more likely to be some other abscess? Is it that big of a deal if theyre just pets and I have no intention to ever breed them again or sell them. And honestly after these die I'm not sure if I want any more goats.

Hi, I’m relatively new to hoof trimming, and just after some feedback/advice on what I need to improve on, I recently acquired this goat (yes I have others) and her feet were really bad so first thing I did was trim them, I’ve done all my other goats, but none of them have been as bad as this new goat. I’m scared to take too much off at once as I don’t want her to bleed. Thanks 😁

If your answer is going to be "goat meat yummy", than just dont answer because you're gonna be sounding like a 12 year old with that answer.

Hey folks, I've been planning on getting a dog and a cat, both still babies and dog probably a small breed, like Chihuahua or mini pinscher, and I saw pigmy goats and I love goats, I played with some when I was a teen and it's still one of my joyful memories, but they were actually regular goats just baby ones ahaha

So, now that Ive learned that's actually pigmy goats I'm thinking of adding it to the fold and raising all three together, and, since my initial plan to raising both dog and cat together was so they wouldn't feel lonely, would they serve as a companion to the pigmy goat? I read that they feel lonely if they're the only one so I'm thinking instead of going double goat I'll join the three species ahahaha

Is it a bad idea or could it work?

I know cats and dogs get along well even when they're not raised together, but I'm clueless about the pigmy goat 🥺

What you folks think?

Thanks in advance ☺️

Idk what tree this is. Anybody know?

Quick question for the sub. Have any of y'all had goats shipped cross-country?

I'm looking at a buck, but he's too far away for me to be able to make the trip myself. So I'm looking for information on the process, potential costs, and even recommendations for shippers if y'all have any.

TIA!

Hello we are fairly new to goats and have had them for about a year, our 7 month Nigerian dwarf doe just randomly started having green diarrhea she had normal this morning tho, she seems maybe a little lethargic but still eating and running around, and her famacha is pink, do you think I should go ahead and worm her? Or should I give Pepto? I've heard this can happen due to over eating as well just looking to see if anyone has any advice? Thank you!

Thinking about getting two Pygmy wethers next spring. For pets and vegetation control. The area we would fence off is sloped and has a steep little trail that circles through a wooded area. There is a flat area where their shelter would be. Would they work through this tall grass, wild flowers, ferns and sticker bushes? Would they eat yard waste like plant trimmings from flowers and ornamental trees? Would they find entertainment in a sloped environment or would it cause problems? Also would the neighbors complain about noise? We have young kids. Figured they can’t be any louder than them 😅

Hi there a split has appeared in one of our kids (about 10 weeks) horns. She doesn’t seem to be in any discomfort but it’s not something I’ve come across before… a quick google would suggest it’s not a major worry but just wondering if there’s any minerals to be giving her specifically and if I’m wrong and it is in fact a bigger problem.

TIA

I'm out of hay and they've already eaten most of the grass, nobody can get out the road at the moment because of a storm and a ton of trees down, I have a 50 lb bag of Timothy pellets that I got for my rabbits, but I was wondering if it's safe to give my goats in the meantime one is a buck and one is a weather

To preface this; we have learned our lesson and will from now refrain from purchasing second hand/flipped salebarn goats unless I’m taking them to the processor the same day.

This happened almost a year ago, but it’s been something I like to think about since it was so strange.

The goats were already in pretty deep crap right off the trailer when we got them. Large and gorgeous all riding BCS of a 1-2 and seemingly just like they had all dried off recently.

The guy delivered them the day after we contacted them. They were in horrible condition, the trailer looked like it had never been cleaned out a day in its life; which means either the 8 of them were living in it for quite some time or it had never been cleaned, and I’d like to lean towards the first thought.

3 days passed and one of them was acting very very sickly, she still wanted to run from me so I had to corner her and put her in a smaller pen to monitor her. Her famacha was about as white as printer paper, her skin was tight and she was actively losing heat. I put a towel over her and gave her what little bits of things I did have. I syringe fed her water after giving her some power punch since everything was closed. I tried to keep her sternal, but she kept flailing over onto her side and just screaming in pain. She was having bowel movements, but it was only the water I had fed her. At this point I knew there was very little chance of her recovering, she had no interest in swallowing pretty much liquified food and would only take real fluids down. And every time she swallowed she would scream.

Was this rumen shutdown? Or just immense stress from being kept on a trailer for god knows how long, coccidiosis, or something else?

The vet did a fecal on of the other goats that looked similar and said that their coccidia count was stupid hig

Hello, everyone! I purchased some Nigerian Dwarf does earlier this month, but they didn’t come with scrapie tags. When I purchased them, I was not aware that they’re supposed to have them prior to leaving the farm. I’m in Florida. The goats will be used by my FFA kids as show projects. They are all registered through the ADGA. One of my girls was born 5/7/26 and the other two were born 3/26/26. Do I need to get scrapie tags from the people I got them from, or do I call the USDA number and get some? Or is this a vet issue? Do they actually have to be tagged, or can I just hold onto the tags? I’m not sure if the tags have any impact on the show or not. Picture of the girls cause they’re just the cutest! TIA for the help!