Finally got copper bolus down goats!

[CarolynRenee]

....and it was actually EASY!

I've been reading the problems that some of you had been having with getting those pesky copper blouses down your goats chompers and I've been putting off giving it to them because I was kind'a dreading it.

I also read somewhere on here that some of you skipped the whole balling gun thing & went right to marshmallows or other kind of treat. I was a bit worried that doing it that way they'd chew on the copper rods.

So we had a "test treat run". I gave them prunes and they basically inhaled them; maybe one or two chomps at most. I shoved one bolus in each prune & down they went!

So thanks for the sweet encouragement!

[Oat Bucket Farm]

Congratulations! I bolus with a bolus gun and peanut butter but I am a firm believer in getting them down how ever you can and in whatever way you are comfortable.

[Laverne]

Congratulations! I need to try the prune or marshmellow method on the neighbors goat so I can give it through the fence.

[Alice In TX/MO]

I never thought of prunes!

Good job.

[CarolynRenee]

Originally Posted by Laverne

Congratulations! I need to try the prune or marshmellow method on the neighbors goat so I can give it through the fence.

You medicating your neighbor's goats on the "sly"?

[victory]

Laverne, you naughty girl!! Sounds like something I would do!!!

[Laverne]

I just wormed her through the fence also! They don't worm. They asked me if I'd take her and raise babies for them. Untested with horns and she's uses the horns. They only feed her LAWN. Dirty shed to live in. I said no of course. They wanted to buy one of my babies. I said no. Now they just got a buck to breed the doe. They will let the doe be pregnant and kid out on weed and feeded lawn as it's sole food. It's horrible.

[Alice In TX/MO]

Just makes you sick, doesn't it? We used to have neighbors like that with a herd of horses.

The woman finally went to jail for trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband.

[fishhead]

Originally Posted by Laverne

Now they just got a buck to breed the doe.

If you have does I would be concerned their buck will get over the fence and breed your does.

[Laverne]

I thought of the buck jumping the fence. It would have to go over 3 fences. He's long legged Alpine looking with huge long horns. If I see any indication he wants to jump I'm going to put cattle panels on the first fence, that will make it about 8 feet tall. It is about 5 feet now, and chain link.

[victory]

Laverne,
These are the folks in the big house next door??
Geeze!! How horrible to think of that doe kidding!!
Too bad she couldn't just end up disappearing one day,
but then, they would get another. Those people
have human kids too don't they? Wow, do they only
have the one goat??

[Laverne]

They have the one Boer female. Now they just got a black alpine buck. They give them zero attention. I even have a bucket with water I lower over the fence for them. I also give them salt and minerals, some hay at times. They had three others but butched them this summer. These people have money also. Big trucks, huge house probably 3800 square feet. But they have the mentality that is all too common that goats are self sustaining, don't need any attention. The worse part is the pure poop bedding in the shed. Will they put some down for kidding? I doubt it. I will probably cut a hole in the shed which is right up against my fence and shovel some shavings and straw in there.

[victory]

Bless your heart!!