{"id":2192,"date":"2012-04-22T03:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T07:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=2192"},"modified":"2012-04-22T03:00:50","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T07:00:50","slug":"q-and-a-baby-goat-and-using-surround","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2012\/04\/22\/q-and-a-baby-goat-and-using-surround\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: Baby goat and using Surround"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baby goat<\/strong><\/p>\n

What does it mean when my baby goat that is going to be 2 weeks on Monday is having white slimey stuff coming out of his behind?<\/em><\/p>\n

Tina Corona<\/em>
\nMerced, California<\/em><\/p>\n

If the kid is nursing on the mother, he may just be getting a bit more milk than his body can adjust to; you may have to milk the doe out a bit so he gets less milk. This is most often seen in single kids or twins from a high producing dam. If you are bottle feeding him, he may be coming down with scours, which is a severe diarrhea, often of a bacterial nature. Stop feeding him milk from the bottle and replace those feedings with an electrolyte solution, available at your vet’s or a local farm store in the calf department. Mix the same proportions of electrolyte to water as if he were a calf but only as much as his bottle holds, usually 8 oz. If he seems ill, oral sulfa drugs are often necessary; see your vet right away as scours can be quickly deadly if left untreated. — Jackie<\/p>\n

Using Surround<\/strong><\/p>\n

Could you explain how you use Surround? When do you apply it? What kind of spraying system is best? (Thanks for the help with my spindly plants–they seem to be a bit stronger since I put them very close to the shop light.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Sandy Agostini<\/em>
\nNixa, Missouri<\/em><\/p>\n

Surround is a kaolin\/clay based product that you first apply at apple-blossom drop time, then weekly thereafter for 4 applications (unless there is a rain and you must then re-coat your trees). You can apply it with a cheap pump-up garden sprayer or a backpack sprayer. Be sure to shake up the sprayer from time to time to keep the Surround mixed well with the water.<\/p>\n

I’m glad you’re having better luck with your spindly plants. You might also give them a shot of fertilizer, as well, to perk them up even more. — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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