My doe with triplets seems to have a good supply of milk. She never gets deflated like my other doe - who is doing well with her twins.
I wasn't going to milk her as I wanted her to have tons for the babies but after reading Deborahs response about
Read more…My FF is at day 145 today. She has gone through some major changes over the course of the day and I wanted to post pics to see what ya'll think. Tonight when I went out to put the goats up in the barn, her udder made me do a second take! It has defin
Read more…I have a 2nd freshener who kidded this morning @ about 9am with triplets. 2 does and a buck. I have yet to see either doe nurse. When it went on for too long I put some colostrum in a bottle and the black doe sucked it down like a champ, the bucks
Read more…My Doe recently gave birth to two adorable bucklings and I'm wondering what to do when they "come of age".
What are some things to look for in a quality buckling?
Read more…My FF Leela is 3 weeks from delivery (150 days will be April 6th). Her udder is huge and so is she. I'm worried because when she lays down she has a prolapse (pictures posted). Is this "too much" prolapse? When she stands up it goes back in. Ugh, she
Read more…For those of us who don't live near our barns - do you use any/recommend any of the iphone compatible monitors and cameras.
Seems there are great ones out there but I'd like a real referral from a user!
Judy
Read more…I've read to take away water buckets when kidding is close, yet I want the goats to have water. What do you do. My buckets hang off the walls. Should I have something else set up for this time??
Read more…I am only slightly concerned (to the point of noticing a change) about this as all seems well, normal behavior, eating, drinking, etc., all fine. Summer is at Day 124, second freshening (triplets last year), and has had a little bit of mucous the la
Read more…Our doe finally had the kids her previous owners said she should have in December...and it looks like they are by her LaMancha as they have tiny ears. She had triplets, a buck and 2 does, about 9 hours ago now, and I'm a little worried about the doe
Read more…Hi All - I'm awaiting our first kidding -day 145 is on Sunday. Very excited!
I have my video set up over the kidding pen. I can't see any other part of the barn.
When should I put the doe in - I don't want to stress her by forcing separateness too ea
Read more…I had a 4 year old doe have quads this afternoon. Her udder was very big for the last two weeks, getting steadily bigger so I know some milk was sitting there awhile.
I always give a squirt off each teat to be sure they're working good once the kid
Read more…One first Freshener- Gabby produced triplets but our Xena also a first freshener had a positive pregnancy test in December but no babies and ultrasound showed no fetus. My problem is she seems to be a hormonal mess. She is behaving like a buck alte
Read more…I usually separate my does for kidding. However this year, things are a little tight and I was thinking of leaving one goat and her open doe daughter in the same pen at kidding time. They get along The pen is about 6x6 feet.
Will this work? Is the p
Read more…Hello All!
I've been lurking here for quite some time. I am so thankful for this resource!
I kept Alpines many years ago, but had to give them up when I had my third child - too much lactating going on! :) Now that my kids are grown, I've got
Read more…My doe will be due soon and since this is her first as well as mine I want to make sure I'm there to help and/or root for her if necessary. Also I'd just like to watch babies get born :).
I know many of the signs of labor: Belly dropping, full udder,
Read more…I'm not in a hurry, but wondered since my doe looks longingly at her herdmates up on the hill. They have an outside pen with a "goat door" from her kidding stall and they've been loving being outside part of the time. They're 3 days old now and alrea
Read more…First kidding for us yesterday! 2 does (2.4 lbs ea) 1 buck (2.3 lbs). We're still having 20-40's temps here - which is extremely unusual so wasn't planning on cold-weather issues when we bred last year. So many questions, so guess I'll just dive in ;
Read more…One of my goats - when she was 1 day old and over with her breeder - had an encounter with an owl. My friend/breeder came out that next morning to find owl feathers in the pen and the baby goat with a gash on her nose.
Later that afternoon - the owl
Read more…Hi all, it's been a while since I've posted here. Been busy, but missing the site and all you wonderful people. :)
I had a FF doe kid during the night. It was a long night, since she gave birth on the coldest night we've had in a while. Not sure h
Read more…Found this page with fantastic illustrations of kidding positions and how to deal with them. Thought I'd share it:
http://www.gryphontor.com/showarticle.php?id=7
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