hi there, i was just wandering if im being totally paranoid, but for a bout a week or so our mum Pip seems to have slowed down a little.
Shes 4 years old, has one kid still sucking, i was milking but then driend her off as we had too much on. no mastitis, her milk did taste a little more sourish than the usual goats milk when milking. i drenched her, and wormed about a month an a half ago. she has concentrates mixed with adam hensons minerals and rolled oats in morning and willow branches every now and again, plus some srappy vegetables. but lately she seems to started to be a little more dopey and look a little quiet and skinnier than ive ever seen her, you run your fingers over her spine and its all bone , i dont know if this is what she should be like and that the heat is slowing her down.
she just seems a little off, is there anything i should look out for that might relate to the way her milk tatsted and this kind of behaviour?? shes eating and drinking fine, fresh water twice a day plenty of fresh hay and no coughing, she had bumps on her udder, which i have cream for, and seem to be clearing ....any adive, my instincts say try and fatten her up a bit before breeding again, as i would like to see if her milk comes nicer next year, but i want to make sure shes 100% healthy. thanks for your help