"Ok! Thanks for the explanation! It makes sense to me now. I won't be milking the doe so she can just keep making what the baby needs.
When I first had goats, I was over-feeding them -- killing them with kindness as they say -- so I am a little…"
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I have a buckling who is a week old. We lost his sister (that's another post) so he is alone. We had a rough start with momma (FF) not wanting him...was 5 hours before he nursed much...but now he is…Continue
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"There is nothing to look for. It's just what happens. The fat kid isn't really problematic because like any mama-fed baby, it's not so much fat as it is just growing super fast because it's getting so much milk. So it will…"
Singleton Nursing...
I have a buckling who is a week old. We lost his sister (that's another post) so he is alone. We had a rough start with momma (FF) not wanting him...was 5 hours before he nursed much...but now he is nursing well, though he does have a side preference which we are having to manage. Fortunately, he will eat on the other side -- but we have to remind him to do it now and then.On another post regarding nursing a singleton Deborah said: "You really should be milking the doe with a single. Otherwise…See More
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- At 8:45am on April 25, 2020,
Aimelyn Trasmonte Pael said…
Hello Leslie! Welcome to the group!
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