Hi, yes I use St Boswells vets, and Nigel is very knowledgeable, and I think likes goats. My goats need twice a year vaccinations, once a year blood taken for CAE, and that's it for injections. Need worming as and when, and do their feet every four to six weeks in summer, and last time just before Xmas until after kidding. No other foot problems here, a touch of foot rot every so often (no lameness though), which comes from my sheep. But disinfectant gets rid of it, and I have not done anything stronger as it's not a real problem.
Yes I am fairly friendly terms with their undercarriage, as I am now milking three nannies twice a day (the last kidded last night and had her first taste/feel of milking - not a success as yet, but we will persevere). I absolutely love having them around, my GG's are long coated and have their coat brushed every couple of days during the summer. The BT loves a good brush too, but prefers my daughters to do it...
So I think different type of management, but tons of milk and for us some goat meat again this year (4 boys born and we are rearing two of them).
PS.: Anke is a she.
PPS.: Both my GG nannies had twin boys - so very disappointed. My second year of breeding GG's and still no registration in my own prefix! Better luck with the BT's, but they were intended as a sideline....
