one of my does gave birth to twins this am. we went down to feed and found one baby up and nursing and the other laying down not looking too good. neck was bent to one side and limbs were cold. I rubbed him down to get circulation going.....still di
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So we are getting close and I am freaking out a bit, as this will be all of our first births. I know I will never be "ready" until it is all over, but I really want to make sure my ducks are in a row about after care. Should I give th
Read more…Hey guys. My doe Annie kidded whopping healthy buck twins at day 142 last year, so I have been thinking she might go early again this year. Today she is at day 139. I am pretty certain about due date, she was only bred once, then Biopryn confirme
Read more…Pholia Farm in Oregon has a live cam on their does.
One of them is delivering right now!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/goat-farm-cam,-live-from-pholia-farm,-oregon
Read more…I want to be ready for anything, so if I end up having to bottle feed the kids, what is the best milk/milk replacer to give the kids, if regular goat milk is not available.
Read more…Having never had a pregnant goat before - how do I tell if my 3 pregnant goats are showing or if those 3 are just fatter than my 1 dry doe who is looking svelte. I have 2 10 month old doelings who have different body shapes - one is heavier looking
Read more…My 17 month old first freshener Oreo had triplets yesterday. They are little bitty, but all healthy and lively, even though 2 of them came out backwards. Her udder is huge, and she's got milk. But is there anything I need to do to make sure multiples
Read more…One of my does miscarried triplets yesterday. Two boys and a girl. She appeared normal at morning feeding. I went out at 2 and she had dropped two babies and was working on her third. She has delivered one girl lady spring fine. All babies appeared n
Read more…I found these two websites one of which had a recipe for milk replacer and the other for colostrum obviously you would want moms or another dams milk and colostrum, but if that was not a choice are these a good idea compared to store bought from some
Read more…I was just wondering if my kidding list was good and ready enough for kidding. Here's what I have:
Empty feed bags or garbage bags
Paper towels
Puppy training pads
Scissors
Unflavored dental floss
Baby bottles or pritchard teats w/ soda bottle
7% io
Read more…Not really a kidding or birth announcement, but it's a FIRST on my farm!! MigMog MiniMe is my VERY first kid to hit the ground on my farm, and she is my first goat registered with MY herd name!!
So now that I have already registered her, I have a Q:
Read more…I successfully made 4 little splinty boots for the buckling's noodly feet. I don't think his front knees are right either, and I tried some taller boots that covered his whole front legs but he didn't walk very well in them and got very frustrated a
Read more…Hey guys...I have a La Mancha who is due right about now. She was bred Jul 1. So according to the 145-155 rule she really ought to be getting down to business.
About two weeks ago she started bagging up and she is pretty full looking though not r
Read more…I was going to wait on this question until we kidded in March but now I am curious. One of the new bucks I used to breed this fall is polled. Since he has buds that I can feel on the top of his head, how will I tell on the newborn kids?
Read more…Deb, I found this post, and I wondered what you thought?
Obviously, one would want to use REAL colostrum, preferably from the dam of the kid that is bottle feeding... but what do you think about this instead of a store bought colostrum replacement?
Read more…Annie had triplets. Two 3 lb bucks and and tiniest doeling I have ever seen. We may have weighed her wrong. I will double check, but it read .5 lb. She was shivering even though it was about 70 degrees when they were born. It was breezy. I took
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My two does are both due to kid the end of February for their 2nd time (my first! :O) . When dry we feed only free choice, good quality hay. I plan to add grain toward the end of the pregnancy and then through milking.
So, when would be the b
Read more…My little doeling weighed exactly 2 lb 1 oz the first time I weighed her but this was after some good number of hours nursing so I am assuming she weighed more like 2lb even when she was born.
Today she is 6 days old and weighed 3lb 5oz. Does anyon
Read more…I'd appreciate very much your opinions and ideas on the matter of my son's doe. For the past 36 hrs. I've done a great deal of reading on pregnancy toxemia & hypocalcemia in goats.
Yesterday morn my son's doe (not known date/looking very close to te
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