Thank you for this video!!! We were fools and bought goats with flip flop hooves🤦♀️ 💔💔💔💔 It has taken almost 1 full year, to get them in "good" shape. This video makes me feel good about the progress we made.
It happens! We are glad you were able to correct the problems and help them out! Thank you for watching and thank you for taking the time to leave a message!
Goodness. I feel such relief for her, poor mama. Thanks for the video, you're one of my favorite resources, the information you post has been invaluable for our farm.
Thank you very much! We appreciate your support and we appreciate you taking the time to leave a kind comment. We fixed her up the best we could for now. We are hopefull her feet will begin to correct themselves.
I am so glad you did all four hooves I needed to watch that. I acquired 3 goats to help a friend and I know nothing about goats and trimming their hooves is a problem for me. Thank you.
Poor Momma! I have taught people how to trim hooves before and this is usually the condition that we start in, except...how does she not have hoof rot!?!?!? Amazing. Thanks for showing and explaining and not shaming. A lot of people don't know that it needs done, let alone how to do it and then have the strength to do it.
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. You are correct, a lot of people just don’t know. Hopefully this helps some folks out. Best wishes to you and your family this year. 😬
I had a buck once whose hooves were so hard I didn't have the strength in my hands to trim him. I got my farrier to trim him. He wasn't perfect, but better than not trimming him at all.
I would agree. Sometimes you just do what you can. We have experienced some hooves that are very hard as well. Definitely makes trimming much more difficult. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment!
Good afternoon, Here is a spray on product that I have used as a Farrier for over 25 years; it is called Hoof Marvel. I am not a paid sponsor, just a very impressed customer. When sprayed on the hoof it almost immediately starts to soften the hoof. For really hard hoofs give it a second application and wait about 5 minutes before starting to trim. I started using it with the neighbors goats when I went over to help since he has developed a bad case of arthritis & has trouble squeezing the trimmers.
With severe overgrowth, does the capillary bed recess over time. I ask because you mentioned taking off little by little and coming back with frequency in order to get them where they need to be in order to get them where they need to be.
We just took in a goat from a woman in Arizona who's daughter was murdered 2 years ago. Beautiful home, plenty of love and money, but this goat belonged to her daughter. The poor thing has terrible hooves. Brought her home yesterday, tackled the first layer today. Nice to know I'm on the right track. Thank you!
Baking soda is to keep them from getting acidosis. They are completely different products. For acidosis, baking soda is cheaper and better. We don’t know Ann, but I would do your own research based on why you’re giving it and make sure there is literature to back it up. A lot of people have opinions and statements they can’t explain.
I would have attempted to rehome her with it known she cannot reproduce and provide successfully if i was that goats owner. I know as an animal lover, i would adopt her under those conditions. Even a rescue would be lovely. Would hate to see this cycle continue for her. Hoping she finds a kind and loving home!❤️
There was a time that we did this. Unfortunately, we do not have the time to screen people before purchasing. At one point in time we would bring “problem” animals here, help them, find a home for them, etc. as our presence grew online we were becoming inundated with these animals and had to stop. Every time we bring an animal like this to our farm, we take a significant risk at exposing our livestock to potential problems such as disease, parasites, etc. To sell her to a farm responsibly would need to require blood work, fecal egg count, etc. this is not to mention the things we cannot check for such as abortive bacteria, so on and so forth. So… it’s tough. We brought her on as a special case for a special person. With all this being said, we do our best to do what we can for the animals. For example, if we have a “problem” sheep or goat that needs to go we will reach out to our community to see if someone wants a pet or companion. We can do this because we know we aren’t going to place other livestock at risk by doing so. This kind of case makes things complicated because we don’t know enough to say, “this isn’t going to hurt your existing flock or herd”. If a when we take an animal to the auction, we let them know why the animal is there. We have a good auction house we deal with that will generally tell the customer. Unfortunately, what that customer chooses to do with the animal is another story. Long winded response to say, I hear you. We appreciate your attitude and concern for the wellbeing of the animal. Thank you for commenting and hopefully our response helped a little.
You could actually retrieve in about 3 days again 5hen you will see what your up against. Keep her and give her a chance. She's sweet. With proper care miracles do happen. She may end up a wonderful mother. If they didn't care for her feet they probabily didn't give her proper minerals and feed to make more milk. I've had does that seemed to be poor milkers but never had problems again. It's the food.
I had HALLELU- YAH BOERS. I DID HAVE 148 DOES UNTIL I GOT VERY ILL. HAD TO FIND THEM A GOOD HOME. FOUND C A 4H BOER LADY. I GAVE HER MY HERD. I STILL CRY .IM 74 I HATE GETTING OLD. BUT MY BUCKS WERE OUT OF SMARTY JONES AND ENOBLED MY BIGGEST BUCK WEIGHT WAS 586# BEAUTIFUL. VERY SWEET AND WOULDNT TOUCH THE DOELINGS IN HEAT. ONLY THE MOMMAS. THE 15 YEARS I HAD HIM IT WAS ALL JOY. NO FENCE PROBLEMS, NOT EVEN ONCE. NO FIGHTING WITH OTHER BUCKS. IT WAS HEAVEN. BUT HE LOBED DRINKING HOT COFFEE / W CREAM😅😅😅. I MISS HIM ❤
You can calm the goat even more by saying stay capra stay capra and matching their sound of their voice with your words like you're almost speaking goat😂❤ that's what I do but my language in Romanian they can understand it better Latin matches with goat language
This what happens when people treat these animals as pets. They stand in their back yards uncared for like a dog on a chain. You're not going to be taking your goat into your stripmall pet vet. If you want to own livestock, you have to be willing to learn how to care for it, including becoming its vet!
This is true. People can definitely have a couple animals on their small farm/home but still need to do their best to learn how to care for them appropriately. As you mentioned, there are limited numbers of small ruminant vets out there and in many cases, individuals need to learn how to do basic vet care on their own. This can actually be an enjoyable part of having some livestock. If people don’t want to provide the care, they should avoid getting them.
@@LinessaFarmsFurthermore, this gives small homesteaders/farmers a bad rap, and you will find other, non-homesteader, people advocating/lobbying for the governance/regulation of livestock on small farms - in the interest of both the animals and safety.. This pushes people away from becoming independent.
I'm embarrassed to say, if those are the worst hooves you have ever seen please don't visit my farm. lol Actually, that was years ago but I still have some lamancha/boer does that are great mamas but man they have horrible hooves that have to be trimmed every 8-12 weeks.
I’d rather fill my freezer or donate the meat to other families than take the risk of someone else getting a goat for breeding and have nothing but issues out of it.
Excellent video. My health had been down and my goats hooves needed attention but not that bad. I am glad to see I was not doing a bad job. Thanks.
Thank you for this video!!!
We were fools and bought goats with flip flop hooves🤦♀️ 💔💔💔💔 It has taken almost 1 full year, to get them in "good" shape. This video makes me feel good about the progress we made.
It happens! We are glad you were able to correct the problems and help them out! Thank you for watching and thank you for taking the time to leave a message!
Goodness. I feel such relief for her, poor mama. Thanks for the video, you're one of my favorite resources, the information you post has been invaluable for our farm.
Thank you very much! We appreciate your support and we appreciate you taking the time to leave a kind comment. We fixed her up the best we could for now. We are hopefull her feet will begin to correct themselves.
I am so glad you did all four hooves I needed to watch that. I acquired 3 goats to help a friend and I know nothing about goats and trimming their hooves is a problem for me. Thank you.
Poor Momma!
I have taught people how to trim hooves before and this is usually the condition that we start in, except...how does she not have hoof rot!?!?!? Amazing.
Thanks for showing and explaining and not shaming.
A lot of people don't know that it needs done, let alone how to do it and then have the strength to do it.
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. You are correct, a lot of people just don’t know. Hopefully this helps some folks out. Best wishes to you and your family this year. 😬
Thank you Tim for this informative videos, for saving her as well from the bad hoof
You are very welcome
You have a big heart ❤️ Good work!
Thank you! We do what we can. 👍🏻
Great videos, so clear and to the point. A wealth of good information! Thank you!
Educational. Vedio. ... ❤❤
Thank you very much!
I had a buck once whose hooves were so hard I didn't have the strength in my hands to trim him. I got my farrier to trim him. He wasn't perfect, but better than not trimming him at all.
I would agree. Sometimes you just do what you can. We have experienced some hooves that are very hard as well. Definitely makes trimming much more difficult. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment!
Thanks
Thank you!
That was a great video on trimming hooves thank you
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
Good afternoon, Here is a spray on product that I have used as a Farrier for over 25 years; it is called Hoof Marvel. I am not a paid sponsor, just a very impressed customer. When sprayed on the hoof it almost immediately starts to soften the hoof. For really hard hoofs give it a second application and wait about 5 minutes before starting to trim. I started using it with the neighbors goats when I went over to help since he has developed a bad case of arthritis & has trouble squeezing the trimmers.
With severe overgrowth, does the capillary bed recess over time. I ask because you mentioned taking off little by little and coming back with frequency in order to get them where they need to be in order to get them where they need to be.
It can. This process will potentially take years.
We just took in a goat from a woman in Arizona who's daughter was murdered 2 years ago. Beautiful home, plenty of love and money, but this goat belonged to her daughter. The poor thing has terrible hooves. Brought her home yesterday, tackled the first layer today. Nice to know I'm on the right track. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Do you have an update on her has her milk increased are her ankles and hooves well?
We were able to fix her up and everything did correct. I think most of the issues were neglect.
Also - what age do you start trimming for the babies?
so how often do you trim a hoof ? 4 times a year or once a month?
How often do you trim? I have a Boer who seems to need a trim every 2 months
Ps - That knee trick helps me out big time!
I switched from baking soda to Redmond Volcanic Clay on the recommendation of “Ann of all Trades” YT. Can you give your opinion on that?
Baking soda is to keep them from getting acidosis. They are completely different products. For acidosis, baking soda is cheaper and better. We don’t know Ann, but I would do your own research based on why you’re giving it and make sure there is literature to back it up. A lot of people have opinions and statements they can’t explain.
I would have attempted to rehome her with it known she cannot reproduce and provide successfully if i was that goats owner. I know as an animal lover, i would adopt her under those conditions. Even a rescue would be lovely. Would hate to see this cycle continue for her. Hoping she finds a kind and loving home!❤️
There was a time that we did this. Unfortunately, we do not have the time to screen people before purchasing. At one point in time we would bring “problem” animals here, help them, find a home for them, etc. as our presence grew online we were becoming inundated with these animals and had to stop. Every time we bring an animal like this to our farm, we take a significant risk at exposing our livestock to potential problems such as disease, parasites, etc. To sell her to a farm responsibly would need to require blood work, fecal egg count, etc. this is not to mention the things we cannot check for such as abortive bacteria, so on and so forth. So… it’s tough. We brought her on as a special case for a special person. With all this being said, we do our best to do what we can for the animals. For example, if we have a “problem” sheep or goat that needs to go we will reach out to our community to see if someone wants a pet or companion. We can do this because we know we aren’t going to place other livestock at risk by doing so. This kind of case makes things complicated because we don’t know enough to say, “this isn’t going to hurt your existing flock or herd”. If a when we take an animal to the auction, we let them know why the animal is there. We have a good auction house we deal with that will generally tell the customer. Unfortunately, what that customer chooses to do with the animal is another story. Long winded response to say, I hear you. We appreciate your attitude and concern for the wellbeing of the animal. Thank you for commenting and hopefully our response helped a little.
Every 3 mo. I trim all mine.
That is good! It is unfortunate that some people don't do it at all. Thank you for your comments and thank you for supporting our channel.
Shes way small for her age. Poor little girl. She didn't have hoof care it looks like at all or very little. She's a sweetie.
By the looks of her horns she looks about 4poor baby should be at least 300lbs by now. She's Boer or mostly
Good job bud
I could cry for how much pain she must have been in. 😢
You could actually retrieve in about 3 days again 5hen you will see what your up against. Keep her and give her a chance. She's sweet. With proper care miracles do happen. She may end up a wonderful mother. If they didn't care for her feet they probabily didn't give her proper minerals and feed to make more milk. I've had does that seemed to be poor milkers but never had problems again. It's the food.
I had HALLELU- YAH BOERS. I DID HAVE 148 DOES UNTIL I GOT VERY ILL. HAD TO FIND THEM A GOOD HOME. FOUND C A 4H BOER LADY. I GAVE HER MY HERD. I STILL CRY .IM 74 I HATE GETTING OLD. BUT MY BUCKS WERE OUT OF SMARTY JONES AND ENOBLED MY BIGGEST BUCK WEIGHT WAS 586# BEAUTIFUL. VERY SWEET AND WOULDNT TOUCH THE DOELINGS IN HEAT. ONLY THE MOMMAS. THE 15 YEARS I HAD HIM IT WAS ALL JOY. NO FENCE PROBLEMS, NOT EVEN ONCE. NO FIGHTING WITH OTHER BUCKS. IT WAS HEAVEN. BUT HE LOBED DRINKING HOT COFFEE / W CREAM😅😅😅. I MISS HIM ❤
You can calm the goat even more by saying stay capra stay capra and matching their sound of their voice with your words like you're almost speaking goat😂❤ that's what I do but my language in Romanian they can understand it better Latin matches with goat language
Very cool! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and of course, than you for your support of our channel!
ya i wear a left handed glove 😂
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This what happens when people treat these animals as pets. They stand in their back yards uncared for like a dog on a chain. You're not going to be taking your goat into your stripmall pet vet. If you want to own livestock, you have to be willing to learn how to care for it, including becoming its vet!
This is true. People can definitely have a couple animals on their small farm/home but still need to do their best to learn how to care for them appropriately. As you mentioned, there are limited numbers of small ruminant vets out there and in many cases, individuals need to learn how to do basic vet care on their own. This can actually be an enjoyable part of having some livestock. If people don’t want to provide the care, they should avoid getting them.
@@LinessaFarmsFurthermore, this gives small homesteaders/farmers a bad rap, and you will find other, non-homesteader, people advocating/lobbying for the governance/regulation of livestock on small farms - in the interest of both the animals and safety.. This pushes people away from becoming independent.
No milk not good feed
Agreed. Based on her size and overall condition, she was very poorly cared for.
I'm embarrassed to say, if those are the worst hooves you have ever seen please don't visit my farm. lol Actually, that was years ago but I still have some lamancha/boer does that are great mamas but man they have horrible hooves that have to be trimmed every 8-12 weeks.
😂 we have seen some breeds that grow super fast as well. It happens! Thank you for watching and taking the time to share your experience!
I’d rather fill my freezer or donate the meat to other families than take the risk of someone else getting a goat for breeding and have nothing but issues out of it.