[Skirza]

Having kept goats for many years (on and off) but never ventured into the showing world, I thought that maybe it was time to dip my toe in the water, so to speak.


1st show date dawned and I duly set about bathing our 2 goatlings only to find that one little darling had developed chorioptic mange - bless her little hairy socks!


2nd show is on Saturday and we have beautifully clean feet (thanks Katie for pointing me towards flowers of sulphur) but today I find the other goatling has decided that summer is here and has shed half a sack full of hair off her spine. Looks very threadbare and there is no way I can take her to a show.


Looks like I'll be giving the show next week a miss too - roll on August and fingers crossed that we manage at least one show this year 

[tizaala]

Now you are really up against it because a lot of shows are cancelled through the bad weather.

[HelenVF]

I thought this was a thread about a lot of the shows being cancelled because of the weather!  Fingers crossed August is good for you.

Helen

[Anke]

Yes, I have one (double) this Sunday, male and young stock only. Am making goat coats like mad, but I bet it will be cancelled on Saturday night....

[Penninehillbilly]

Which show is that Anke?

[Anke]

Northumbrian Male & Youngstock at Belford, just off the A1 in Northumberland. Not the most salubrious of show grounds being the council yard (with lots of old vehicles in there that I am not allowed to describe as junk.... ), and no undercover area for goats at all... so we will see.

[Mays]

o no!! poor goatys, these things are sent to test us! we had a sick goat at RHS (thankfully recovered a few days later), they are nothing if not a challange!

[Brucklay]

Was that the one who spent a lot of time trying to eat you banner Mays? Looked as if it was having fun!!

[sabrina]

Showing this season will be wet I think 

[Mays]

Was that the one who spent a lot of time trying to eat you banner Mays? Looked as if it was having fun!!

ah no that was Candy    it was Daisy that got poorly. She went off her food all of a sudden. The vet was called who diagnosed with FeelingGrottyitis probably from the up and down tempertures in the tent. She had a high temp, but all her other signs were good except being off food and not cudding.
We went to the food hall and got the free yakults (finally a use for them!) and syringed her with them. That plus some drugs had her back to normal by the end of the show, now at home and blooming 

[Lesley Silvester]

Do you think that yakult will fix my Feelinggrottyitis?   

[Penninehillbilly]

There is the Great Eccleston Show this weekend, goats on Sunday, if the weather picks up we might pop over for a look round.
I could do with a 'proper agricultural' show, with USEFUL stands with animals goods, not fluffy toys and sweeties 

[Brucklay]

Was that the one who spent a lot of time trying to eat you banner Mays? Looked as if it was having fun!!

now at home and blooming 

Glad Daisy's back to her usual self 

[Mays]

Do you think that yakult will fix my Feelinggrottyitis?   

ok we can try, but I warn you, you may not be at all happy with my method of administration involving a tight grip & a huge syringe!

[Skirza]

This forum is getting decidedly kinky!