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  • Baby Boer Goats!

    Baby Boer Goats!

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    Nerdbilly

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    Last night, Awesome Vet Lee Ann and Fabulous Vet Student Kim came over and brought two little month-old Boer goat doelings along with them. This was “SQUEE” territory for me, because, YAY! Babies!!! The little girls were born in January while Lee Ann was out of town, and as such, they didn’t get their disbudding…

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  • Goat Health Issues

    Goat Health Issues

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    Nerdbilly

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    Last night, our vet Lee Ann paid a visit to us to check on some issues with our goat girls. Ginger needed a recheck to insure that her respiratory infection had cleared up – it turns out she has asthma, which is a fairly common occurrence after an infection. I can relate, being asthmatic myself. Heidi and…

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  • Ouch.

    Ouch.

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    Nerdbilly

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    Our little ladies had to get disbudded last night – and although it might sound naughty, and you could technically say it is a horny matter, it’s quite traumatic, really. Goats with  horns are dangerous to themselves and others, so it is normal practice to remove the horn buds when they are young to prevent…

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