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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Carl f k on April 21, 2013, 08:08:28 pm

Title: Bleeting
Post by: Carl f k on April 21, 2013, 08:08:28 pm

Willow is being a little pain in the arse the last few days with her bleeting, she has everything she needs and in good health..the only way she shuts up is when locked up for the nite..any ideas??could she be extra hungry as she is nursing?

Title: Re: Bleeting
Post by: Dogwalker on April 21, 2013, 08:54:22 pm

Has she got plenty of grazing or hay?
Perhaps she just wants some adult/people company. :)

Title: Re: Bleeting
Post by: plumseverywhere on April 21, 2013, 08:59:59 pm

Mine get extra noisy when they are a)in season or b) needing extra hay/water (ie. if its run out and I've not had my eye on the ball)...

Title: Re: Bleeting
Post by: Carl f k on April 21, 2013, 10:07:26 pm

Got hay at lib and water..went down at 8.30 and she was still at it,gave her some feed and dairy nuts and she shut up..looks like hunger,I'll have to find something to fill her up..any ideas?

Title: Re: Bleeting
Post by: tizaala on April 22, 2013, 07:47:35 am

She could just be lonely, they will eat till they burst so don't confuse hunger with greed , when ours have eaten enough hay they will just pull the rest out of the rack and make a bed with it, then shout for fresh .

Title: Re: Bleeting
Post by: plumseverywhere on April 22, 2013, 08:21:30 am

Have they got lots of boredom busters to keep them happy? could be like Tiz says loneliness/boredom

Title: Re: Bleeting
Post by: Carl f k on April 22, 2013, 12:11:33 pm

plenty to play on in there......her poo wasnt like little pebbles this morning..was like propper stools..any ideas?

Title: Re: Bleeting
Post by: cuckoo on April 22, 2013, 12:15:12 pm

Too much concentrate, worms

Title: Re: Bleeting
Post by: Carl f k on April 22, 2013, 12:26:13 pm

i thawt concentrate gave her extra last nite, thanks