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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-26-07 10:20 AM
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Need help! Baby goats.
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Yesterday, while I was out of town at a meeting, my youngest and his girlfriend came home with a house warming gift. Two baby pygmy goats. While I am thrilled, my husband was beside himself, not at all happy and of course nobody knew what to do with them. (I am the only one remotely interested in the farm) So, they take them to the farm (the house is not done yet so we are not living there) and put them in a horse stall until I can get home. I get out there about 12:30 AM, the poor little things have not eaten but I do have mamas milk and a couple of bottles. I give them the bottles, put down some water and some brome and attempt to settle them down in the stall by sitting quietly with them. (Ha Ha) This morning I go get milk replacement and feed and find out they are only 5 weeks old. Any suggestions? I have some wormer but I need to call the people who bred them to find out when they were wormed, if they were wormed. Will baby goats stay close if you take them out? I have no idea what is the best enclosure for them, I need my horse stalls. We have coyotes and bobcats by the dozens through here and fox. I would die if something got them.

I will leave the story of my unlocked gate (thanks family) and the 7 horses lost at 3 AM and the wonderful sheriff who helped me locate them and stayed until I managed to get them all 1/2 mile home one at a time. What a night!
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