Goat Wise | Meat Goats, Feeding Goats, Goat Fencing, Livestock Management

Today we're wrapping up the four-episode series on goat health supplies, and we're finishing with medications — what's on the shelf, what's in the fridge, and the single best storage hack I've come across that costs almost nothing. I'll walk through the full list: what I actually reach for, what I keep on hand but rarely use anymore, and some things that are worth understanding before you need them — the Corid and goat polio connection, early intervention for urinary calculi, and the shift in our vaccine protocol. We'll close out the series with the thread that's run through all four episodes. Let's get to it.

Episode Mentions:

101 | The Most Important Tools in Your Goat Medical Kit - PART 1

102 | What's Actually in My Goat Health Boxes — Part 2A

103 | What's Actually in My Goat Health Boxes — Part 2B

46 | Early Banding vs Late Banding in Buck Kids/ Will Your Goats Be Healthy if You Band Them Early?

82 | Internal Parasites in Goats: Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment for Barber Pole and Other Worms

 

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Today we're back in the health supply boxes for part three of this series — eye care, disbudding, first aid, wound care and injury prevention, a few rarely used kidding supplies, and the storage systems that hold it all together. I've got a couple of stories in here too — a prairie dog hole, a stick coming out of a goat's chest, and a dog that made a decision it quickly regretted. Let's get into it.

 

Episode Mentions:

43 | How to Treat Entropian or Inverted Eyelids in Baby Goats

07 | Should My Goats Have Horns or Not? Pros and Cons of Disbudding Goats

101 | The Most Important Tools in Your Goat Medical Kit - PART 1

102 | What's Actually in My Goat Health Boxes — Part 2A

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Today we're opening up the goat health boxes, the ones I actually reach into on a regular basis. Last week we talked about the philosophy behind low-intervention management and the must-have supplies. This week we're getting into the working kit, what eight years of goat management looks like accumulated in boxes, and what actually sees regular use now versus what I used back in the show goat years. We'll cover weighing equipment, marking tools, tagging and records, hoof care, blood draw supplies, kidding tools, and a few things I keep in a five-gallon bucket right by the barn door. Let's get into it.

Episode Mentions:

101 | The Most Important Tools in Your Goat Medical Kit - PART 1

11 | Should I tag my goats? What You Need to Know About Government Requirements and How to Use Tagging to Benefit Your Herd

52 | What’s in My Kidding Bucket and the Supplies You Should Have On Hand When Your Goats Kid

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Today we're starting a three-part series on your goat medical kit, what actually needs to be in it, and why the most important item isn't something you can order from a supply catalog. In this first episode we're covering the foundation that makes everything else work: observation, your vet relationship, and then the supplies for diagnostics and supportive care. We'll also get into basic treatment supplies and what to do when things get serious. Let's get to it!

Mention:

Episode 102 — inside Millie's medical boxes, supplies accumulated over the years (coming soon)

Episode 103 — medications in depth + storage hack (coming soon)

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One storm after another, and we're managing through it. Today I'm sharing what we did last week when our night trap pens had no dry ground left anywhere for the goats to lie down — what we did, the thinking behind every decision, and just as importantly, what we didn't do. Plus: why over-intervening in tough weather conditions can actually work against your animals' long-term resilience.

 

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31 | Are Winter Heat Lamps Bad for Chickens? How to Prepare Your Flock for a Comfortable Winter

 

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This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for veterinary advice.