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     Cheryl Hayward New member Username: calliescomet Post Number: 19 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 67.0.133.9 Rating: N/A |
Awesome. Thanks for all the encouraging words and how all of yours are doing. I am not worried anymore about him not doing well, he is eating and growing like a weed. Thanks again. Cheryl | ||
| Barbara and Barry Neiderhiser New member Username: barbbarry Post Number: 95 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 65.168.148.158 Rating: N/A |
Our lead Boer Buck has an underbite. He was shown last year at a sanctioned show and placed 3rd in his class! And his underbite does not impair his ability to browse or manage feed. He's a strong 200 lbs | ||
| Cheryl Hayward New member Username: calliescomet Post Number: 18 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 169.204.229.54 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for the info. Grandpa (as I call him) is doing great, his underbite is actually improving, since I have started combatting my iodine deficency. Not sure if the iodine is really doing it or if it is just him getting better. He is almost all the way lined up now. Thanks again | ||
| Sandi Scott New member Username: sarasotasandi Post Number: 85 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.50.252.113 Rating: N/A |
Cheryl, we had a boer buck born with a severe underbite - we called him Buffet (parrot-mouth, parrot head). He did just fine nursing and eating from the creep feeder. A friend bought him as a companion for a wether they had bought from us the previous year. He has a little trouble with grazing, but he's a year old now, healthy and happy and doing very well. | ||
| Cheryl Hayward New member Username: calliescomet Post Number: 12 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 67.0.133.64 Rating: N/A |
Yes, his molars looked/felt like they all lined up. Thanks for all the info, we will see how he does, so far no problems, other than needing a little BoSe for weak legs. Thanks again. | ||
| Christine Schmitt New member Username: eyor913 Post Number: 13 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 152.163.100.14 Rating: N/A |
Thought I'd chime in here. My doe has an overbite. The top half of her mouth goes over her bottom half. She has no problems eating, and is the healthier of my 2 goats, overall. I only have 2 goats as pets. She was sold to me due to her inability to be in shows. She is 1 1/2 years old w/ no problems. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1491 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.215.105  Rating: N/A |
Goats deal alot better with an underbite than they do an overbite. Glad you check this and your customers will appeciate it all the more too! Slight underbites do often correct themselves and you said his molars line up. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Cheryl Hayward New member Username: calliescomet Post Number: 11 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 67.0.133.1 Rating: N/A |
Oopps, yes I did mean an underbite. His bottom teeth are just on the outside edge of his top plate. He will for sure head to slaughter as I won't allow someone else to have a problem from my herd. Thank you Maggie. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1490 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.215.105 Rating: N/A |
Overbite is where the top dental pad extends well beyond the bottom teeth, are you sure you don't mean underbite like some bulldogs? A slight underbite is fairly normal for kids, but a severe one of course is not. A kid with an overbite will only get lots worse. But since he only has to do reasonably well for 6-8 months he should be okay. Be sure he goes for slaughter. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Cheryl Hayward New member Username: calliescomet Post Number: 10 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 67.0.133.1 Rating: N/A |
I have a newborn Boer/LaMancha buck that has an overbite. He looks like a grandpa without his top teeth in. He is nursing like a normal kid. Should we put him to sleep, or can he function fine when it comes time to eat hay, I realize grazing maybe difficult. I checked his molars and they all seem to line up properly. He will be a meat wether, so will only be with us for about 6 months. This is the first birth defect we have dealt with and we have had over 50 kids born. Thank you |