I am bottle feeding a newborn goat, that the mother seems to have no interest in.
The milk replacer intsructions suggests feeding every 6 hours, 2 to 4 ounces. So far that seems to be not enough for the kid. He is hungry about every 3 hours. I don't
Read more…It is with great sadness that I tell you that we went out this morning to find the perfect little blue eyed doeling dead. She was 9 days old. Her eyes were glazed, but she wasn't stiff yet. Any idea how long she would be dead based on those signs?
Read more…Well the good news is Piper had two little doling under a full moon and it all went well. Today she is not eating...and seems weak...the does are doing fine. I called my vet and she said give her calcium ground up in molasses...I didn't have but I h
Read more…I have a doe who is supposed to be a first freshener any day now. I'm starting to wonder if she has a precocious udder. I leased a buck and he left April 13th so that was the last possible day she could have been bred. Thursday, September 5th was 145
Read more…Hiya Ladies,
Just wanted to check in and offer many thanks to ya'll.
Yesterday my pygmy girl Itty Bitty gave birth to our first goat baby. She only needed a little help getting a foot out and a little help getting the babies head out of the dirt.
So
Read more…I have been reading about pooch tests. Anyone feel like they are experienced enough to weigh in on accuracy. Had the vet out to the farm to confirm pregnancy on goat and he said he couldn't give a definite yes or no. He palpatated her tummy and first
Read more…Hi all
I've been gone from the forum for a while but now that my home loan is almost complete...(a 4 month process I wouldn't wish on anyone) I am back.
Piper finally got pg and is looking really good and I am detecting some signs that she might be
Read more…1) How much should my doe Surrey get in grain now that she's nursing? I feed her Dumor Sweet Feed and alfalfa pellets and she browses and eats hay (minerals and baking soda free choice). In a week or 10 days I will begin to milk her in the mornings.
Read more…Surrey is alive and hopefully will survive this. The reason she labored all night and day after she delivered the twins is because she had another one in there. The doeling was way back and her head was turned to the back. Other people kept telling m
Read more…Surrey had twin bucklings last night! Both good size (3.8 and 3.6) and both breach! It was a difficult birth, each one took about 30 minutes of pushing and with me a newbie trying to get the heads out quickly (without pulling!). They are all doing fi
Read more…My 5 yr old doe, Surrey, is due anytime now and as of yesterday, her vulva suddenly got very swollen. As she was laying down it looked like her tail was arched too. When she got up, she has those "hollow" areas on her back now which means I guess tha
Read more…Hello everyone, my sweet husband and daughters decided to surprise me on Mother's Day with three new kids to love. Zander who is 4months old we got from a breeder who seemed on top of her herd. She taught us how to trim hooves the had him dewormed an
Read more…My first freshener gave birth to triplet girls 4 days ago. The small one was only 1.75 lbs Last night I noticed she and another had goopy eyes. My 14 day old triplets in the next stall look fine. Any advice?
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Wow, it has been a tough goat year - not just for me, but all the breeders in the area... For me, it began about a month ago with the loss of my favorite buck due to Urinary Calculi. By the time we got him to the vet, his bladder had already ruptur
Read more…Advice/critique wanted please. This is my FF that gave birth to a single doe 20 hours before this photo. She had a 3.1 lb doe that has been nursing but not a lot. I am hoping they don't nurse a lot the first few hours. She has gained weight now 3.3 aRead more…
I am a first timer with goats and I have a question about birthing. My Nigerian just gave birth to two kids about an hour ago. She has a large sack of blood and fluid hanging out of her still. The sack is about as big as a quart sized plastic bag, ma
Read more…Capri is due the 2nd and Summer is due the 9th (this is counting 145 days). Today, we gave their stall a thorough cleaning and bedded it with deodorant, shavings and straw to be ready for babies. I am finishing expanding it so I can separate new mo
Read more…One of my little goat mamas gave birth sometime early this morning. Triplets. 2 - 3 weeks early, definitely tiny and premature. All of them are dead. I don't know what on earth could have gone wrong. I'm so sad.
The mama is dragging around a l
Read more…I've searched on this site but I haven't found it. What is the approximate temperature for the milk when bottle feeding?
Read more…My doe, Leah, had quads two days ago. They are all doing fine and I have been checking them a lot to make sure they are eating etc. This afternoon I went into the stall to check on everyone and make sure that Leah is doing okay and the runt was try
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