Cole Fyr Farms

04/05/2024

Cornell virology experts are sequencing the bird flu virus that struck cows in the Texas panhandle last week, after work at Cornell and two other veterinary diagnostic laboratories found the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in cattle samples, a first for this species.

04/04/2024

Edit: Ours is spoken for, thank you!
We will be selling our used version of this cart, so if you are nearby and interested, shoot us a message. We only have one, though, and I just discovered that they are on clearance at Valley Vet! Link in the comments.

03/28/2024

Madigan Squeeze Technique

Full disclosure, I hadn’t heard of this technique until fellow breeder, Julie Matthys, made a comment about it a year or two ago in a group I admin. I actually had a tab opened in my phone since she mentioned it… yes from way back then! Little did I know, this would be a true lifesaver.

This kid was born big, full term, nose and toes normal delivery but was off. I couldn’t get him to drink and he had zero suck reflex even with extra doses of vitamin E. We resorted to tubing him colostrum but he was weak and couldn’t stand. I then remembered a bit about the Madigan Squeeze, found some links, YouTube videos, and TikToks. At this point we had nothing to lose and decided to try it. I won’t say we are experts or that we even did it perfectly (maybe use thicker rope??) but the result is a kid who started to get a suck reflex almost right away, to drinking well from a bottle, is now on the lambar, and stands and walks around. 🤯

Moral of the story: Always, always be open to learning new things and listen to trusted breeders. Big thanks to Julie for sharing her wisdom and knowledge… this has been fascinating to learn and we’re grateful for a positive outcome.

More info:

https://ceh.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/health-topics/neonatal-maladjustment-syndrome-foals

03/22/2024

They're off to their new home ❤️

05/30/2023

Attention soapmakers, livestock owners and dog breeders: we have a small chest freezer absolutely loaded with goat milk that I will not be making into soap. Also excellent for bottle feeding virtually any four legged baby, fattening up pigs & chickens LOVE it, too! $4/container. Will discount for volume purchases.

This milk was intended for soap and was not handled with the intention of human consumption- I will NOT sell this for human consumption! Herd is CAE, CL, Johnes & Brucellosis negative.

Additionally, PM if interested in more info on the availability of the source of this item 😉🐐 or soap making supplies.

11/25/2022

Made some (very long overdue) updates to our links page today!
Also, a little shout out to the newest addition to our favorite products: Hoof Boss -check them up for holiday gift ideas for your favorite hoofstock owner!

Please, please, please familiarize yourself with the major diseases of goats. Do it for yourself, because dealing with these diseases can be financially and emotionally devastating. Do it for the goats, because their lives are in your hands!

01/10/2021

The Progressive Dairy Goat Club is excited to host Dr. Mary Smith in a virtual talk as she discusses Udder Health of the Dairy Goat with us via Zoom. All are welcome to attend on January 27th at 7 pm EST.

Dr. Mary Smith is a Professor of Ambulatory and Production Medicine at Cornell University's Vet School and the author of Goat Medicine. We are thrilled to have her present and hope that this will be a helpful lecture as does start to freshen!

Just send us a message or email us at [email protected] and we will send you the link to join.

10/27/2020

This looks like an interesting site!

Learn the biology of the goat through animations, illustrations and articles

09/15/2019

Sometimes a change of scenery is in order. We never thought he would leave here, but Thunder (Cole Fyr LME Dark Knight) was getting a bit stir-crazy not having does to breed, so today he headed east. Thanks to Sprout Creek Farm for giving our boy a great new place to work! I'll miss my buddy, but I'm excited for him ❤

04/19/2019

I know it's been pretty quiet on here, but we've been focusing on taking care of our human residents. In that vein, we've taken a year off from breeding. Kidding is such a stressful time & we're practicing some self-care.
Our kids are definitely an important part of self-care, though, so I spent some time hanging out in the pasture with the girls yesterday. I just sit amongst them & they wander over individually, or in small family groups, to get some snuggles from mom, then continue on with their grazing. ❤

12/23/2018

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested that animal drug companies voluntarily revise the product labels for their approved anthelmintics used in livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, poultry and swine) and horses to add information about antiparasitic resistance.

https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/ProductSafetyInformation/ucm626913.htm

12/17/2018

THE world’s first biological worm control for livestock has been developed in Australia.

09/19/2018

2018 Cornell Sheep & Goat SymposiumOctober 12th thru 14th, 2018 Click for complete programClick for registration Details Hands-on Activities and Lectures Friday, Oct 12th 2 pm – 6:00 pm 2018 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium Saturday, Oct 13th 7:45 am – 5:30 pm National Sheep Improvement Genetic Pr...

08/20/2018

10 years ago, these lovely ladies started the addiction. 8 years ago we had a very traumatic first kidding season where we almost lost Miss Jazz (on the left), did lose Miss Mule's doeling and had to tube feed Mule's extremely weak buckling for a week. Jazz earned permanent retirement when she decided to live after a week of intense, round-the-clock care, and a few years later both of these ladies moved to 'retirement village' at my Mom's to be doted on and spoiled. Today we laid Miss Jazz to rest at the tender age of 15. Sweet, gentle and unbelievably loving, she was also ever in charge. Her's is a presence that will definitely be missed.

07/18/2018

It has finally begun! We have updated the website with our current list of available goats (more to be added as I get it sorted out). We're hoping the bucklings find working homes rather soon, but we would love for all of them to find great new places to work in the near future! www.colefyrfarms.com/sale

06/23/2018

Yearling buck, Dexter, demonstrating why welded wire is wasted time & money for containing goats. We are transitioning acres worth of welded wire to this sheep & goat woven wire fencing, because a goat's favorite activity is rubbing against EVERYTHING, and they make short work of chintzy welds. Even using a fence stretcher, this fence shows bends, but doesn't break down.

06/02/2018

We use these, with some outdoor modifications, in our dry doe & buck pens. We have relied on them for years & will just be building a replacement for our first one this weekend.

How-to instructions on how to build double-sided or single-sided feeders using Premier feeder panels.

05/04/2018

South Carolina health officials say four people have been referred to their health care providers for consultation after being potentially exposed to rabies in the southwest area of Pickens County by a young goat that tested positive for the disease. The victims were exposed to rabies while providin...