Starting to get nervous about the goat getting close (Jan 29th, but I am going to check the dates again to be sure)...Trying to research as much as possible since just now she was huffing and puffing (could be the warmer weather getting to her)...Har
Read more…I am getting mixed reviews trying to find out if Ivomec Plus is okay for new mom nursing kids. Anybody done it? I have plain Ivermectin too but it was a wet soggy nasty summer and I would like to give her the plus.
Read more…My doe is at day 148 and yesterday witin about 3 hours her udder was full and tight so my mom and I watched her all night thinking she was gonna kid but she didnt and iv been watching her today and shes been eating and I noticed a tiny bit ofan amber
Read more…Hi,
My doe just gave birth to triplets a few days ago and I noticed something interesting that I had not seen before. She had given birth to two and then a bubble the size and shape of a large grapefruit came next with amniotic fluid in it. After t
Read more…Starlight kidded with triplet does today! :) Second freshener, second set of triplets. Man, I can't wait to show you pictures! I am tickled pink!
First doeling, tail first, but came with a little help. Worked to clear lungs and get breathing we
Read more…We only have 3 goats...2 does and one wether...How long should we pen each Doe and her offspring them separate?
Does due dates are Jan 29th and March 12th.
I am not planning to milk this time around so the babies will be sleeping with momma.
Should
My goat gave birth early this morning and I notice that the little girl is having trouble with her back legs. She can't seem to really move them. She can stand just fine, but not walk. I gave her selenium gel and nutradrench. My son did see her nu
Read more…Has anyone done this? I had hatched a hair brained scheme to maybe give one bottle in the morning first thing to make them happy when they are waiting for momma to be done on the milk stand (would require my daughter to help, we'll see) plus added b
Read more…First timer here! I was wondering that would it be cheaper to dehorn and Castrate the kids myself or take them to a vet to do it all.
Read more…Okay, so everyone is due for CDT & I meant to do it a m o nth before kidding but that came and went and I forgot. Now I'm 2.5-3.5 weeks from kidding- is there any reason why it wouldn't be okay to still do it?
Also my other doe is 2 mo nths away f
Read more…FYI for people looking to monitor soon-to-be-kidding does. I just bought a Vtech Safe and Sound baby monitor. It has a 1000' range, and night vision. I haven't actually used it but we tested it out last night. My daughter sat in the pitch dark ba
Read more…I have always wondered what people do when they don't know when there doe was bred and they don't know the due date about giving pre kidding shots. I was reading on the fias co farm website and it says to administer CD&t shot one month after the ki
Read more…So this year I was thinking about adding a barn camera to observe kidding instead of walking outside all the time in the freezing weather. Anyone have any suggestions? I rather not spend an arm and a leg. I like the idea of having one link directly t
Read more…Does any one have experience w/ a lambar feeder for Nigerian kids? I would like to bottle raise my kids but can not be there to feed every 2 hours, so was thinking a lambar feeder would work but I can't find any w/ nipples small enough for the Nigeri
Read more…Capri was bred November 9th. I swear she is getting bigger and is as big as she was just before giving birth to Ginger. She had triplets last year first litter and a single birth this year. She could not possibly be showing this early could she?
Read more…I had a kid born on Sunday and two more today, Is it ok to have one area of my barn as a nursery for both does and kids or do they need to be kept seperated?
Read more…Ok. I have a doe that is almost 2 and is pregnant for the first time. She shouldn't be due until middle of January, but the udder that is forming is telling me that somehow the buck got her before I put them together. Through the fence maybe? I don't
Read more…Ok, I need some experienced people! I had a doe kid last night. She had 2, the second one is having some issues. We have taken her off of her mom and we are feeding her with a dropper because she is very weak. She almost seems to be having seizures.
Read more…Annabelle, a second time mom, has had triplets! 1 girl & 2 boys. They are perfect, she had them while we were at work with no problems. Now its been over a week and a half and things were going great. As of yesterday, she has no interest in letting
Read more…
