We are relatively new to goats and recently purchased 5 does - all pregnant - as well as a wether and two bucks in addition to the two 6 month old does we already had. One of the does is due within a month and the other 4 are due in March. Having a
Read more…Hi all, I had my first kidding of the season 4 days ago and it was a doozy. My 3 year old (3rd freshener) went into labor early in the day and did not progress much all day long. She had streaming mucus that was normal, clear and milky for many hours
Read more…Last year one doe (a first timer) had twins..i found them late; one was dead; the other barely alive but my hubby scooped him up and brought him in the house and saved him. It appeared the doe had no interest at all so we bottle fed. Last nite I ch
Read more…Looking for help or suggestions. I have twin, 24hr old does. 1/2 Nigerian and 1/2 Fainting goat. I believe they have blue eyes. One of them has very "cloudy" eyes. Today I am also seeing a red, inner, upper eyelid puffing down, partially covering the
Read more…I was on another forum this morning where I noted several posts regarding "pooch tests"....one owner posting pictures of the "happy parts" of their does and asking others whether or not they thought the does were pregnant. Most of the responses were
Read more…Can a doe have a congested udder when the babies are only 1 day old? I've never had problems with that before 3 days. Our herd is CAE neg. TIA!
Read more…January 20th Polly gave birth to a beautiful black and white buckling without warning. By the time we found him he was dead. I assume that he was born dead but wasn't actually out there when he was born. Last night she gave birth to another buckling
Read more…My doe Honey kidded at 11:30am today with one large buckling, one slight small buckling who was stillborn and one very tiny doeling. The large buckling is doing just fine, up on his feed drinking from mama Honey pretty much immediately. But the doe
Read more…From the 1# 3oz little weakling - she is now just over a month old and quite the little character. She can get out still thru the 4 in squares in the fence, under gates and cruises the farm. She goes anywhere she wants - looking forward to her ge
Read more…The littlest of the three remaining kids from the quad birth is very little and has only sucked two times. Every few hours I try a bottle ( no sucking) here either, so I squirt some into her mouth. She is walking but weak. The mom has very runny stoo
Read more…My first freshner had a baby girl about 1 this afternoon. Her mom always had triplets so I was bummed it was one but mom and baby were healthy, I waited till 5 to make sure there was no more babies coming. I left for my sons game and got a call from
Read more…First, congratulations to all the goat owners with new kids!
One of my newborn doelings was born last night with a slightly lopsided head. Also, her jaw just looks a bit too small for the rest of the head. She is half, or less, the size of her sis
Read more…We had a little one 1# 4oz - weak. Had to drip milk into her mouth the first day and half, then tried holding her up under her mom and she would suck a little. Took some work - I think my dogs helped with their loving kisses. Anyway she is no
Read more…1. My doe was 32 lb before breeding and has gained 16 lb. We don't know the exact date of breeding but think she is about to go. Is there any rule of thumb on how much a doe will gain? Of course I know this will have something to do with how many
Read more…I can't seem to find a clear answer to this question anywhere.
Can a doe be given ultrasound to determine pregnancy at any time during her pregnancy, or is it just certain times?
Read more…My doe delivered twin bucks tonight. One is doing well. He is pictured nursing. The second didn't make it. I don't know if he was born alive, but neither me, my mom, my friend watching on camera, or apparently my doe even noticed he was born. My doe
Read more…Hi everyone!
Our little buckling Cappuccino (Cappy) is going to turn 3 months tomorrow.
He is healthy and happy, and we are planning to wether him with our goat-mentor/whisperer in the next 1-2 days. The method he always uses is to open the bottom
Read more…My does have 6 weeks to go before their due date. I have had free choice Selenium out for them, but nobody touches the stuff! The inhale the kelp, yeast, nibble on the Sweetlix mineral salts and baking soda, but noone seems to touch the Selenium.
Read more…one of the triplets has one ear that is not quite upright...I imagine it was kinda crowded inside of mama....they were born Tuesday......will this perhaps straighten up as he gets a little older? I ve seen this happen with puppies; as long as you do
Read more…My girl Simone had twins tonight - and the little doeling was so swollen in the abdominal area. Felt like she was full of jello. I have never seen such a thing before. Her head and front legs were out and we had to get some lube around her and p
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