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
Read more…This morning while checking my pregnant doe Falene. I was quite surprised to find she's lactating clostrem! I also checked her tail ligaments and, although they're soft to the point where I can wrap my fingers around her tail head, I can still feel t
Read more…At 7:am I noticed that the doe had a thin string hanging. Now at 10:20 am she looks lije this. Not eating and in her house. Panting, some times standing sometimes laying down. Nothing is presenting , and an occasional contractions not close together.
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This was my first winter kidding 2 weeks ago and I was super nervous about freezing kids so I built a warming hut for them. I found a great blog that had very specific instructions and I modified it a bit using what I had.
I had a 30 gallon
Hi there,
looking for some advice, sadly one of our goats delivered an early kid this week. It was not fully formed so I presume it was early (we bought them when they were pregnant and the seller didn't know when they were due). She usually deliv
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
Read more…Does anyone have a post pregnancy tonic recipe? I've seen a few videos of people giving a cider vinegar, molasses tea (or something) to their does after they kid, but no one gives a recipe.
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…I have been reading past posts about weak kids...Reading all those posts makes it seem like weak kids are common. I know that usually kids DO get up and thrive w/out assistance....buttt....if they are weak what is the best supplement to have on hand
Read more…Hello all,
I have 3 little nans all due to kid in 2 - 3 weeks. It was our billy's first year old enough to mate so we're not entirely sure he 'nailed it' during his first week -- so I'm not 100% sure on the exact due date.
One of the nannies has k
Read more…Just in case anyone is interested. I just discovered that you can look up "cam list - mare stare" and click on their customers in a list and view their live streaming barn cams. So far I only know of one located at a goat farm and it is Pelican Acres
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…Meet the newest addition to our little farm! I think I'm going to name her Lilith, after the fabled 2nd moon... since she faked us out so many times with her arrival (and her daddy's registered name is "Dark Side of the Moon"). Born last night.
Magg
Read more…I wrote about her on another post, but I have a goat that I think has made it her goal to keep me guessing. When I bought her, she had been with a buck from October to January and was supposed to be bred. The other goat who came with her freshened
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