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Old 04/12/06, 02:47 PM
 
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babies losing hair

I've got two babies, brother and sister, that are losing hair. On the doeling, her spine is completely bald and the rest of her body is thinning. The buckling isn't as bad but his hair is coming out in handfuls too. None of the other babies are having this problem. The two are both on their mama and she's healthy, no hair loss on her.

Any ideas? I've never seen this before and can't find anything in the archives regarding month old babies and hair loss. I know it's a sign of copper deficiency in adult goats but what to do about babies?

Debi
Kaufman Texas
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Old 04/12/06, 05:57 PM
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Do you have goat minerals out for them?
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Old 04/12/06, 06:37 PM
 
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My babies lap up the minerals along with mama.
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