Within one hour after birth:

• Make sure the kid receives colostrum.
• Dip umbilical cord in 7% iodine

Day 2- Week 1 - 1 1/2:

• Disbud when appropriate.

Day 4-5:

• Give a dose of Probios to help get rumen going.

Week 2:

• Start Coccidiosis & Worm Prevention Treatments using the Herbal Methods laid out here.  You will continue this schedule, administering the Herbal Formulas every week from now on.

Week 3:

• Give first CD&T vaccination (if you choose to vaccinate- we do not) (If you vaccinate, the mother should have been vaccinated 4 weeks prior to kidding. This provides the kids with their first CD&T "treatment").

Week 4:

• Neuter boys that are not being kept as bucks. (We use a burdizzo to do our neutering. If you band or cut to castrate your boys, you will have to do it at the appropriate times)

Week 6:

• Give second CD&T vaccination (if you choose to vaccinate- we do not)
  

Week 8:

• Check neutered males to make sure the burdizzo "took". If not, recastrate.
• Tattoo
• Trim hooves

NOTE: All goats receive Herbal Worm Formula & Tonic in their grain once a week, every week all year round. 

Spring:

• CD&T booster (if you choose to vaccinate- we do not)
• Trim hooves

Summer:

• Trim hooves

Fall:

• In Selenium deficient areas give Selenium/Vitamin E gel (we use gel) to breeding bucks.
• Trim hooves

Winter:

• Trim hooves
  

NOTE: All goats receive Herbal Worm Formula & Tonic in their grain once a week, every week all year round. 

Before breeding:

• Trim hooves

5 weeks before kidding:

• In Selenium deficient areas give Selenium/Vitamin E gel.
• Start giving Herbal Pregnancy Tonic each day mixed with their grain

4 weeks before kidding:

• Give CD&T vaccination (if you choose to vaccinate- we do not)

3 weeks before due date:

• In Selenium deficient areas give Selenium/Vitamin E gel
• Start adding Vitamin  E to food each day.

Day after kidding:

• Always worm the doe the day after she kids with Formula 1# no matter where she is in the "cycle" -Give the Wormwood Wormer for three days in a row)

Our pregnant does get Herbal Worm Formula & Tonic in their grain once a week.; they do not get Wormwood Formula 1# while they are pregnant.

Within one hour after birth:

• Make sure the kid receives colostrum.
• Dip umbilical cord in 7% iodine

Day 2- Week 1- 1 1/2:

• Disbud when appropriate

Day 4-5:

• Give a dose of Probios to help get rumen going.

Week 3:

• Give first CD&T vaccination ( the mother should have been vaccinated 4 weeks prior to kidding. This provides the kids with their first CD&T "treatment").
• Start Coccidiosis prevention treatments.

Week 4:

• Trim hooves
• Neuter boys that are not being kept as bucks. (We use a burdizzo to do our neutering. If you band or cut to castrate your boys, you will have to do it at the appropriate times)
• Worm - Time to start the kids on their worming schedule if using chemicals. (We take a holistic approach to parasite control and use Herbal Worm Formula from Molly's Herbals which we actually start at week two.)

Week 6:

• Give second CD&T vaccination (if you choose to vaccinate- we do not)
• Start Coccidiosis prevention treatments if using chemicals.
• Check neutered males to make sure the burdizzo "took". If not, recastrate.
  

Week 8:

• Worm.
• Tattoo
• Trim hooves

Week 9:

• Coccidiosis prevention treatments.

Week 12:

• Worm

Treat for Coccidiosis as needed. If any or our kids under 10 months gets runny diarrhea, treat him for Coccidiosis and also give him Probios.
Worm at other times if needed. See Worming Information.

Spring:

• CD&T booster (if you choose to vaccinate- we do not)
• Worm (if you are using a chemical wormer- we use Weekly Herbal Worm Formula, so we worm on a weekly schedule all year round)
• Trim hooves

Summer:

• Trim hooves
• Worm

Fall:

• In Selenium deficient areas give Selenium/Vitamin E shot or gel (we use gel) to breeding bucks.
• Worm
• Trim hooves

Winter:

• Trim hooves
• Worm
  

Worm at other times as needed. See Worming Information.

Before breeding:

• Worm
• Trim hooves

5 weeks before kidding:

• In Selenium deficient areas give Selenium/Vitamin E shot or gel (we use gel)

4 weeks before kidding:

• Give CD&T vaccination (if you choose to vaccinate- we do not)

3 weeks before due date:

• In Selenium deficient areas give Selenium/Vitamin E shot or gel (we use gel)
• Start adding Vitamin  E to food each day.

Day after kidding:

• Always worm the doe the day after she kids

We do not worm pregnant does with chemical wormers unless absolutely necessary, but you may need to worm if needed. See Worming Information. If it is necessary, you could use Ivomec, since this is proven safe for pregnant does.