Recent content by cassie

I can't think of a thing. My goats would sometimes grab a mouthful of feathers off a passing chicken. I think it was for the same reason they tried to eat my hat. They thought it was fun.

I fed COB to my dairy goats. That is corn, oats, and barley. You can get it either with or without molasses. It is relatively low protein but that was not an issue for me because I fed very high protein alfalfa. If you do not have a catalog from Caprine Supply get one. It is chock full of good...

It looks like a fungus infection of some sort. I had a buck that was out in pasture come in almost bald. I gave him a good spray of BluKote. He looked pretty funny when I finished. How often do you have a purple buck? Anyway, I saw improvement in a very few days. Although there were several...

Unfortunately, I have had a fair amount of experience with tetanus. You are right about this kid probably not needing antitoxin because tetanus spores are found in the soil and since the area was cleaned before the band was applied, there would be no exposure. The following is just an FYI. I...

No matter what get the antitoxin into him as soon as possible. When you go in to get the antitoxin, pick up a bottle of CD/T. You should vaccinate all of your goats with this. It protects against both tetanus and enterotoxemia. You will need to wait a while to give it to your wether. It may...

As a precautionary measure, you can start him on a course of penicillin. Clostridia, and tetanus is one, are susceptible to penicillin. If the area was clean when the band was applied, tetanus is unlikely, but I have lost animals to tetanus, and it is not fun.

Has he been vaccinated for tetanus? If not do so as soon as possible. At this point he will need antitoxin not toxoid.

It is my understanding that birds do not rely much on a sense of smell.

Give them a good dusting of louse powder and then spray with BluKote. Either lice or a fungus (or both) is the likely cause of the problem

CX are not heat tolerant. I ordered mine in the early spring so they would be processed before the heat hit and in the early fall after the worst of the heat had passed.

The problem is not Cackle Hatchery. The problem is with the post office. If you live close enough you can arrange to go pick up your poultry yourself.

No. But cases seem to be milder

Chickens and rabbits really bring out the prey drive in dogs.

Chickens are scavengers. They can and will eat almost anything. They do avoid things that are bad for them.

I have no idea what to tell you. I hope she is better.