[countrywoman]

My twin boys born last Thursday have been offered a home by an ex-goatkeeper nearby who used to have milkers and no longer wants the work involved but misses having goats around.  They will have an experienced home with good facilities.  Perfect!

I want to ring them but, quite frankly, there is nothing to put a ring round.  We used to have rare breed sheep and never had a problem ringing lambs, are goats testicles more, well, elusive?  They are small kids, being GGs, but not anywhere near as small as pygmy goats.  I am taking them for disbudding on Monday but had hoped to avoid the cost of vet castration because I am giving them away to this particular person to ensure a good home.

Anyone else had this problem?

[tizaala]

Wait a couple of days and all will be well, 

[countrywoman]

Thank you!

[Anke]

My vet does it at disbudding when they are under, and doesn't charge extra for it. Ask your vet, if not, wait a few more days and do it when they are a week old.

[wytsend]

Get the Vet to do it.....I do everytime.   It ensures that BOTH testicles have been removed !!!!!!!!!

[Lesley Silvester]

My vet ringed Curry and disbudded him at the same time for the same price.

[Roxy]

I have a problem ringing the smaller pygmy goats quite often, as there is nothing there, and have to wait a little longer

Hopefully the vet will do the Anglo Nubian male when he is there with his sisters for disbudding.