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Due date 2 weeks away

First kidding season for me but it seems like this doe is small for being due in just 2 weeks. Her last kidding (when owned by the original breeder) she had quads. After reading I am a bit concerned that she might have a mineral deficiency. She appea

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Pregnancy weight gain

How much weight does the average doe put on during pregnancy? 

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Kidding Difficulties

Hello! I have a goat, who in the past, has had difficult kiddings. The first kidding happened two weeks before her due date (Bred: 11\12\18? Due Date: 4\11\19 Kidded on: 3\30\19) . The kid was born with its head touching its spine, thankfully it was

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Early/premature labor

How early is too early for a goat to go into labor? What is the earliest that a doe can safely kid? 

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I have no idea when my goat is going to kid

On October 25th of 2020, I brought home a buck for my does and the problem is that I was unfortunately not paying attention to when the buck bred my doe. So i have no idea when she was bred however i do know that she should be kidding soon because of

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Bleeding during pregnancy

Last year I had a doe miscarry and Deborah mentioned that bleeding is not always a sign of miscarriage. The doe last year did miscarry but she bled bright red blood for 4 days. She was 8 weeks along. Now today I let my girls out of the barn to find a

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Can my doe feed 5 kids without help?

One of our does gave birth to 5 babies on Saturday.  They all seem healthy and strong but Mamma is struggling today.  I noticed she didn't eat her scoop of grain, something that is unheard of for her.  She has plenty of alfalfa mix and she shares her

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Wether trying to nurse from doe about to kid

Hello! I have a doe due to kid in two days. I’ve spotted her son (a wether that lives with the herd) trying to sneak a quick nursing from her as her udder has been filling up. I stop it when I see it but I can’t be there all the time of course. I’ve

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Doe turned aggressive

Last year, I had to help my 4 year old ND doe (her first kidding) with a very large stuck baby. The kid was over 4 lbs, head first, but front legs back. So hard to get hold of to help, and it took so long the baby died. (No vets available as they wer

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A strange bad year

Hello all,

I just had the worst weird kidding season. I bred 3 of my does for late summer early fall so far so good there I breed them for that because our winters are terrible at this elevation, now here is the weird part Maddie had a single bucklin

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Weak kid

I have a kid who was born yesterday and I’m trying to determine if she is just tiny and weak or if there is something else going on like a selenium issue or other problem. Her front legs are perfectly strong and normal but her back legs are very weak

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Udder progress so far

This is a close up of what my does udder looks like so far. Based on her udder what would you say how far long she is and when she’ll kid? In a week? 2 weeks? I just need more insight Thanks

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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

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Rejection

Earlier in the fall I bought a new doe that Inintensed to practice AI on. It soon became evident that I would not get the chance to do that because she was already pregnant. When I brought this up to the seller she kind of said oops sometimes my buck

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How much milk to keep on hand

I have a doe who has a single (twin died during birth). I have been milking her from day 1 and froze the colostrum for emergencies. I am wondering how much milk should I keep in the freezer for future kids that might need it? I do not bottle raise, b

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Our First Kid!!!

We had our first kid born last night!  He was a singleton buck and is the cutest little guy we've ever see.  The delivery went well and was very quick...or at least it was a lot quicker then I was imagining it would be. 

Our doe is a FF and was very

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FF rejecting one of her twins

This is our first time breading our NDG and one of the dams is rejecting one of her twins. I don't know why this is happening or how to get her to re-welcome her kid. The only thing I can think of is that she lost her dams scent when people were here

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Udder Development

What is the latest that anyone has seen an udder start to develop on a first freshener?

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Goats Giving Birth -- my sixth book

I just wanted to let everyone know that my sixth book, Goats Giving Birth, is now available. And I also have a new online store where you can buy my books right here! Of course, they are also available through your favorite bookstore. If they don't h

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Preparing for bottle babies

I want to be prepared in case we end up having bottle babies when our does kid in late April.  I've read that the kids (should) get colostrum right away.  Both of our does are FF and this is our first time having kids.  Both of our does came to us as

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