My doe who I bought a couple or so months ago kidded a single doeling on May 1st. Missed the whole entire thing, dang it! I took my vacation that week too, kept checking on her every 2 or so hours. I of course slept for 4 & 1/2 hours one night, woke up at 2:26 in the morning, opened the stall door & my doe (who butted me as soon as the door opened), the baby & my pig we all just standing there. I was pretty hesitant to put my pig in the stall with my doe just incase my doe did kid while I wasn't there, but I guess my piggy behaved herself thank god & didn't hurt the baby. The afterbirth was in the corner too. She didn't show any signs! But maybe her sitting like a dog is a sign, then I'll have to watch out for that next time.
Now, since she had a single, when should I start milking her? One side of her udder is pretty bigger then the other but I see baby nursing from both sides. Before she kidded one side was always bigger too. I don't want her to get mastitis. Should I start this weekend? She was milked last year, but anytime I try to go near her udder I get kicked pretty hard. The does is also not completely use to me either since I haven't had her for long so she's still kind of skiddish.
And lastly, what should I register her baby's colors as? Her black patches have some scattered white hairs in them. Her mom had the same "black" stripe going from the poll to the back of her shoulders when she was younger too, but now it's a red.
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Congratulations! If her udder is lopsided, you definitely want to start milking the fuller side ASAP to try and keep them even. Since you have a single, it's a great idea to just milk her out completely on both sides at least once a day, if not twice. Here is a post about starting to milk:
http://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/starting-to-milk
For color, you could just say "flashy black and white" or what Marie suggested.
Black with extensive white, roaning, & frosted ears?