Let me explain Nellie Olsen my saanan gave birth on May 9 to a boy and girl snowball as my husband calls them. I got everyone all situated together in birthing chalet and go to eat some dinner. Aparently you are not allowed to eat with goats because when I came back in 30 minutes the Mama had squanched the baby girl kid underneath her! (my heartbreaking )I guess i will seperate when im not around here on out. has anyone else had this happen? Like why, did i do something wrong?desperatly seeking experienced advice
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You didn't do anything wrong with the goats. We've had close to 500 kids here, and I don't recall this happening. Please do NOT separate mom and babies when you leave the barn. It would lead to a lot of problems. There is no way the kid could get enough to eat if she's not with mom 24/7 unless you're bottle-feeding. Plus the doe would probably reject the kid fairly quickly if she's separated from her that often. About 11 years ago, we had a doe reject her kid after the kid kept disappearing in the pasture. That's why I keep moms and babies in the barn together for the first couple of weeks now. I want to be sure they're fully bonded before they go out.