This fella lives at a pub near me, does anyone know if he's ok? Is this normal for goats or is the tree he's biting hurting his mouth? He keeps choosing to bite it but then he'll make this really strange noise and then go back and do it again. I don't know if he's unhappy or just not very clever.

I have 2 Nubian doelings I brought into my herd this year from the same breeder. One is 7 months and one is 8 months. The blonde pictured is the only one of my goats not growing in her undercoat for winter, so I started researching why, which led me to reading about the weight she should be at by her age. The 7 month old registered spotted doeling in 46lbs and the 8 month old blond doeling is 57lbs. From what I've read, they are very underweight for their age-- should be closer to 70/80lbs. But their body condition looks fine to me, they have access to quality hay all day along with lush pasture, eat 1/2 of grain at night, free minerals, and they recently had FECs done and counts were under 50 e/g. I would like others opinions if they are truly small/underweight for their age. Im used to ND, which have very different bodies and growth rates. Thank you in advance!

I have a Nigerian dwarf crossed with who knows….she lives with a wether. Lately her udders are enlarged but soft. I know he isn’t equipped to get her pregnant so what’s with the large udders?

Okay, weird situation here. I know, I know, normally, goats don't need coats. But I have two goats who are (and here's where the weird comes in) indoor/outdoor goats. They spend their day outside and their nights indoors with me.

I'm looking for any recommendations for a solid coat that would work for the goats on warmer winter days so they don't get too much of a shock going from a warm house to eastern winter.

I'm definitely not looking for recommendations to put them out full time. That's not going to happen, and, obviously, on bitterly cold days where I wouldn't even open the barn for the horses, they'll just stay inside, but I need something for the other days.

Any recommendations?

Basic info -

13 y/o lamancha doe, not pregnant or lactating (last lactation was like 10 years ago), normal famacha & temperature
Free access to timothy hay, pasture, sweetlix meat maker mineral
Fed daily 3 cups of dumor goat pellets, 4 oz mannapro 20% protein supplement, 2 tsp of mineral
- she's my only goat who gets grain, just to help maintain her weight

This is Helen! I acquired her about six months ago, she was in kinda rough shape so I made a lot of adjustments to her care. She was rusty like this before hand, but then I got her on a decent nutrition plan, took care of her lice, and she shed her old raggy coat out and grew a new one in. All black. Nothing in her diet has changed but in the last few weeks she's turning red in some spots as pictured. Not sure how much you can tell in the photo but even just her undercoat is red.

I definitely think she had a copper deficiency when I got her, as she was just getting hay and a general livestock mineral lacking copper, but is she still deficient since she's rusting again?
I struggle with her sometimes due to her age because I'm not sure what a realistic expectation is for her. But I love her to death and she's super active, happy, and full of personality so I want to make sure I'm giving her everything she needs to keep on trucking.

hey everybody,

I was wondering if my dwarf goats are too big. that’s what they look like after they’re been on their new area all day. i put them in their barn in the evening and in the morning they are usually a bit thinner, but not entirely. the belly is still big on both sides. the grass on there is rather old and not too wet, so that’s not the issue. the girl (white) might also be pregnant, but I’m not sure if that’s really what a pregnant goat looks like.

thanks for your help!

Super happy to find this subreddit, will definitely be bringing my questions here in the future!

I have had them almost 2 weeks and they seem to be settling in well so far!

This would be the first time my animals have had this, would anyone happen to know the cause? It is a hard lump

Hi! New goat owner here!! I have 7 goats. According to their previous owners they never had the vaccine (she dosent vaccinate) Southland is what is listed in the photos correct for giving it to them? 2 smaller doses first then a 3rd dose, or just the 2 and no more till next year? And given yearly? What gauge needle? I have given vaccines to cows but not goats. Where on the goat do you administer the vaccine? Thanks!!

Is this normal? Does anyone else's goats do this? His favorite place to sleep is on a cinder block...

Hi everyone!

I have two goats who are approximately one year old: a female and a castrated male. They’re twins and absolutely love each other, but they also fight all the time!

Usually, we let them work things out, as their fights can be playful and we assume they’re establishing their hierarchy.

However, today, their fight got really intense, and the male started bleeding from between his horns. I checked his forehead and couldn’t see any deep wounds, so I just cleaned the blood off with warm water.

I have a few questions:
- How should I treat these kinds of wounds?
- How can I prevent them from fighting so often? I’m worried that one day, while I’m away, things might get out of hand and one of them could get seriously injured.
- How can I establish MY dominance on them so they don’t hit me when they fight

This is my first time owning goats, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help!

There was this cute sunflower dog costume I had to get, they aren't fans of it, but I did snap a couple photos before taking it off of them.

First goat is my boy Al, who really hated it, but allowed me to take a photo, and the second goat is Miracle. She was indifferent.

Hello! I’ve recently encountered a situation involving a male goat with unilateral cryptorchidism (one undescended testicle) that is intended for slaughter. We removed the visible testicle, but the undescended one is still inside the body.
If I slaughter the goat, will the meat have any unusual odor? Is it safe and suitable for consumption?
I’d appreciate any tips on how to make the best use of this animal.
P.S. Removing the undescended testicle is not an option due to a lack of qualified veterinary personnel.

Does this look like Orf virus on my boy? We’ve had him about a year now and relatively new to caring for goats outside of that. He seems to be my one with the most medical conditions out of the herd

Also, as I have wondered myself: why do they have square pupils in the first place?

Does anyone rotationaly graze goats through brush and weeds in the winter?

This is the first winter I have had the land and the cross fencing to rotate them, but I am not sure how many acres I should plan on per animal.

This is more of an experiment and I will offset with hay and pellet feed as needed.

As a general rule, my four Nigerian Dwarf goats have access to good quality hay at all times. They live on 2 acres of land with grass, trees and shrubs. They are quite round bellied. Do goats have a tendency to overeat?

I know goats are known to be escape artists. I was not aware of the amount of stress it would cause youa to see your goats out. I live in town (you can have up to three does legally). We went on a short walk while my goats were browsing my backyard. I come back to no goats. Not a single goat in my yard. I found them and spent 30 minutes trying to get my goats back to my house. Thankfully four guys stopped to help me catch my goats. They are back in my yard. Praise Jesus. But the amount of stress I had seeing my goats running to a busy street or near dogs was horrible. No more browsing while we are out walking. Anyways here are my escape artists.

I'm a first time goat owner and I got these goats unconfirmed to be bred but with the sheer size of them, I don't think I really need to test them (watch me be wrong). One appears to be a bit further into her pregnancy than the other and I was wondering if ya'll could tell me how much longer she has.

I've only had them about 24 hours so they're not used to me enough to let me go feel around for their ass ligament. Being a first time goat owner i also don't have the experience to know exactly what signs to look for when they're close to kidding.

She's almost 6 years old and has kidded before

Edit: They were with a buck from 6/29 to 8/25! So potentially 40-100 days from kidding but thinking this big ole girl is on the shorter side of that!

I think some of might goats might have gotten into a Laurel bush. They stagger and can’t hold balance well. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Not really sure on what to name this post but how can I get my goats used to me so I can pet them without them screaming and hollering from being in a harness. I’m not the biggest fan of a harness. They just run away from me and the toddlers. Which I mean I would run from my toddlers some days. I’m wanting to be able to pet, brush, and assess their health without them screaming. Lottie is pretty good but Dot is a different story.