My other doe, Daphne, should be kidding in a few weeks. She's 6 years old and a third freshener, but even so, she's getting huge. Just in case she has 3 or more (please no!) in there, would it be possible to foster a kid or two on to my other doe, Ju
Read more…I've learned so much about my beloved goats from this part of their lives. I realize my experience with my two does and a wether is small scale, but it's been very valuable to me.
I'll start with my first freshener, Juniper. I've raised her since she
Read more…We had goat kids born this afternoon. We kept checking on her (the barn cam broke) and when we found them she had all three but no placenta out. They had been licked but were wet and we got them cleaned up. One has had raspy, wheezing breathing so
Read more…Our doe gave birth yesterday evening and I am unsure of which dewormer to use. Alot of information on the internet says Safeguard for Goats ok to use on nursing does but not on does being milked. Label says do not use on lactating goats. Please help!
Read more…So I sold Juniper's 11 week old buckling Kip today. He screamed as he was loaded in the crate to leave. It just about ripped my heart out.
He's gone to be a herd sire to Mini-Alpines, so he should be fine. Juniper was calling back to him so I expected
My Juniper has about 4 weeks left in her pregnancy. She's not terribly wide, so I'm guessing she'll have the typical first freshener singleton. Though she's not sticking out side to side much, I can't believe the changes in other parts of her body. F
Read more…**CORRECTION: I must be REALLY tired, but I was looking at the kg. side of the scale and not the lb. side. These babies do not weigh 2 lbs. They weigh almost 5 lbs as of Day 3 post birth!
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Maple Triplets Nursing Quandary
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Read more…So it has been a crazy week. My favorite doe was straining/pushing with a prolapsed vagina, cervix, and rectum on Tuesday morning, which required a trip to the vet. She is due June 26, over 2 weeks away still. The vet got everything back in and g
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I just wanted to share this fantastic photo of a weird thing my daughter's doe birthed. It's an empty amniotic sac (baby #1) dangling, with an actual baby (#2) beginning to emerge in its sac. Then there's a fun little bonus up top, with little p
Read more…It appears that one of the triplet doelings born this afternoon to my first freshener does not have an anus. She was the first kid born and it was immediately apparent that she was small and scrawny, but she did stand and nurse after a good cleaning
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I was wondering what you all do for birthing/kidding pens for Nigerian goats? Do you make separate stalls or do you make one large room and let the birthing moms and babies roam together? If you do separate penning stalls what size to do you
Read more…Hi all! I had one of my first fresheners kid last night--a healthy buckling that presented nose and one hoof first. She got him out quickly, but with a lot of effort! (She made sure we all knew about it, too.) Now that things are starting to tighten
Read more…Is this anything I should worry about, or is this just the body doing its thing? The delivery was uneventful, everything went great, she's eating, drinking, pooping, peeing--everything is fine except for the wet/dry blood I saw on the back of her ton
Read more…One of my does had triplets 4 days ago (yay!). Two, a doeling and buckling, are big and strong. The third, a doeling, is smaller, although very spunky. The two bigger ones dominate mama's udders. I have noticed that when the little one finally gets a
Read more…As I've shared on here before, I've had a heck of a time getting my doe Juniper pregnant. She's had two "successful" breedings and didn't take either time. In December I decided to just let her spend a week with the buck when she was due to be in hea
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I have 2nd-time mama that was bred on Dec 10th & 14th. She kidded with twins last year at her original farm with no issues. So she's either almost on Day 142 or Day 138 (obviously I hope it's the former if she's actually in early labor). She i
Read more…Hi. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with her being pregnant, or not, but, my doe who is 139 days pregnant, seems to be losing the hair on top of her head. As far as I can tell, (this is our first time!) she seems healthy in every way. The hair
Read more…Rather then re-type this, I have copied it from my page at VanEdenGoats.com - I hope that does not offend anyone. Regardless of what you are told; if you have questions, call your vet!!! The very last sentence *is* absolute truth.
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Read more…My doe, Willow, has a kidding date of April 13, 2016, so I'm starting to add more to my goat kit, so as to cover kidding needs. The only thing is, I have no idea what I should add. Someone mentioned that I'll want to have some milk replacer on hand.
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