Monday, June 2, 2008 | Day 30

The back of the udder is starting to slough. The part that has been detached is starting to dry up more. Andi is in great spirits - jumping, running and head butting - as goats do. Appetite is great - no matter how bothered by the cleaning and medicating, she still gets on the milk stand - knowing she'll get some grain.

I'm very concerned about the whole copper deficiency thing. I have read that unless you see several serous signs of a deficiency, you should not treat for it. My thinking right now is, a deficiency won't kill them, but toxicity will. At the same time, a deficiency can be the underlying cause for a few things we've had on the farm, such as gangrene mastitis.

Yellow-green color is medication (Fural)