The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Skirza on July 10, 2012, 12:54:13 pm
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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 :fc:
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Now you are really up against it because a lot of shows are cancelled through the bad weather. :wave:
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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
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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....
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Which show is that Anke?
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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.... :-J ), and no undercover area for goats at all... so we will see.
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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!
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Was that the one who spent a lot of time trying to eat you banner Mays? Looked as if it was having fun!!
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Showing this season will be wet I think :wave:
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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 ::)
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Do you think that yakult will fix my Feelinggrottyitis? ;)
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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 ::)
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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 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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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!
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This forum is getting decidedly kinky! ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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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 :fc:
I'm really glad the sulphur worked :thumbsup: Fingers crossed you make it to one - and of course win lots ;D