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6/30/2013

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We have a sick goat - a buckling.  Unfortunately, we have too many boys, so I'm not going to do anything heroic for him.  It's a sad part of this life - the boys aren't needed, and they aren't worth as much as the girls - even though they are half your herd!  :sigh:

It's one of Risky's...the pretty one.  Jordie (we call him "Tripp") has runny poo, isn't eating, and has lost a lot of weight in a very short amount of time.  I'm thinking it's dehydration - the waterer was FILTHY (my son has been chastised - it's his job to keep the waterers filled and clean, and he's been slacking) and I think Tripp decided it was too nasty to drink.  We've moved him into the kid area in the barn, with fresh water; I've given him a dose of Banamine (for any pain), a dose of Oxytetracycline (in case it's a bug), a couple of doses of Thiamine (for his appetite...and just in case it's polio) AND I treated him with Baycox again (it's 1 dose for cocci......but just in case.)  We're now in wait-and-see mode.  (DH said he just took another 1/3 of a bottle - yes, he's weaned, but we're still giving the boys 1 bottle/day - because we have the milk.  This is a good sign...I hope!)

Cheese:  Today is Manchego.  I just ordered the culture for Swiss, so I'll be making some of that soon.

Soap:  The dragon's blood is AWESOME.  The Cedar and Saffron is nice....but Grandma's Flower Garden kinda flopped.  It's still good soap, but my swirl...didn't.  I have a lovely batch of rose-colored soap.  :lol:  I know what happened - as I was getting ready to swirl the rose into the natural, my left hand lost it's grip and I ended up kinda dumping the whole container of rose into the rest.  So....no swirl - but it's a lovely shade of rose, and it smells great. :lol:


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ali link
7/7/2013 04:47:57 am

next time you have a sicky with scours - try slippery elm balls. no kidding! We had a few not doing too well and it really really helped - and taking themoff milk completely (our youngest babies were born on cinco de mayo.)
PS I am feeling really weird. health wise - dizzy, confused...so if you do not see me for a while...I wish I knew what the deal was. but ifI am concerned about my health is *is* a big deal already.

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Fiberaddict
7/7/2013 05:35:41 am

Thank you! I'll hunt some up....

I'm sorry you're feeling poorly.....I'll up my prayers for you.

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Heather Walt link
8/24/2021 04:41:43 am

Loveed reading this thank you

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