Bobby, We feed alfalfa cubes to our cheviots but we pound them up with a hammer first. I can't imagine that pellets would be all that different. Like any other...
Hi Sheila, We've tried in the past to feed some stuff called Chaff Hay but it was sprayed with molasses and my pygmy goats got fat very quickly so we stopped...
Hey Bobby, Sorry it took so long to get back to you. We basically use the same storage methods, only we use bungy cords to keep the lids on tight. For some...
Just wanted to say "Hi" to the group and introduce myself. I'm Margot Grim and I'm buying a couple ewes that my friend Laura Workman bought from Sheri, (who's...
M Grim
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Jul 14, 2005 9:51 pm
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Welcome Margot, It's always nice to have more sheep folks in our fold(pretty good, eh?). You could never ask too many questions...there will be someone with...
Hi, I've heard that sheep don't need the copper that goats do, and not to supplement with copper.Does the copper in a mineral salt block made for horses...
M Grim
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Jul 17, 2005 3:39 pm
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Hi Margot, It really depends where you live and if your area is deficient in copper. It also would depend on rather your miniature Cheviot have open graze or...
Hi Margot, I, too live in Az and at one time kept my goats and sheep together and had a cattle/horse trace mineral block in addition to a plain salt block for...
Hi Marlo. Got your reply here. I am not the greatest technology guy so not quite sure how Margot's question got connected to my mail. I am from Colorado, and a...
Ralph Walchle
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Jul 17, 2005 5:10 pm
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Hi again Ralph, You joined the miniature Cheviot Sheep group in Yahoo. That's why your seeing other members e-mail. :O) Bobbie Milsom Maricopa Arizona...
Hi Bobbie, Thanks for the info. Thought I had goofed. I am from Colorado and will be here in Scottsdale for a couple days. Are you near here and do you have ...
Ralph Walchle
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Jul 18, 2005 12:40 am
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Ralph, I only have one little black Ram Lamb for sale. I wish I could help you out but I don't have that many Cheviot miniatures. Bobbie Milsom Maricopa...
Hi Marlo, Do your goats then become copper deficient? A couple of my older pygmies show some signs of possible copper deficiency, so I'm either going to give ...
M Grim
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Jul 18, 2005 9:14 am
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Thanks, Bobbie, There are areas around here, I believe, that are copper deficient. I have large cattle (and horse) mineral salt blocks out, and it sounds like...
M Grim
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Jul 18, 2005 9:25 am
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Margot, Bobbie is the goat expert and I really don't know what copper deficiently looks like. We've had these goats for 4 years and they look fine to me. As...
Margot, For my goats I keep a 37% protein block in there pens which has 40ppm of copper in them. The goats do very well on these blocks and look great. Don't...
Copper deficiency in goats has the following symptoms. A visible V in the tip of their tails from the side (caused by the bald tip of their tail) Little fish...
I guess to tell if there was a problem with copper deficiency it would be a number of the symptoms. Any/all of the coat conditions could also be caused by the...
I went out this morning at 6am to change out and fill all the water pails and Half Time was laying dead in front of the barn. She looked perfectly fine when I...
Bobbie, I'm sorry to hear of your loss. When stuff like this happens I just wish I was so much smarter. Marlo Schuh desertwindranch.com ... From: Bobbie...
Bobbie, Could you give us more info on half-time? How old was she? Was she lactating? What was she eating? Maybe we can help you puzzle this out.... I'm so...
M Grim
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Jul 18, 2005 11:07 pm
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Half time was 4 yrs old. She was always healthy. Kidded easily and had a healthy bag when in milk. She was dried off when she died. She was in with the...
It was 122 degrees yesterday afternoon. We have a black goat also and she is fine and you have more shade than we have. Her death will probably be a mystery....
Yep, in the two goats who seem to be deficient, the coats are faded and curly, which could be copper deficiency. I have another buck who had extremely weak...
M Grim
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Jul 19, 2005 12:02 am
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Hi Bobbie, The mineral salt blocks that I have in with my goats has 150ppm copper in them... so they must not be able to ingest enough of it... I also now put ...
M Grim
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Jul 19, 2005 12:47 am
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It was 122 degrees yesterday afternoon. We have a black goat also and she is fine and you have more shade than we have. Her death will probably be a mystery....
If the copper deficiency is sever the animals will develop what appears to be dislocated joints and the knees will bend to the sides or in. Copper deficiency...
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