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These 'nubby' does are both Nubians. Our buck is a pure bred Boer, who actually throws pretty nice kids. I don't think any of his does has extra teats. On another front, I don't think my kinder doe is making enough milk for her twins. She is getting extra feed, minerals, and of course, water...

Thanks. Our two does that have them are proving to be rather useless. My daughter's doe has become quite aggressive since kidding and rejected her doeling. We think she fatally injured it, since she died overnight. She is good with her buckling, but neither of us is thrilled with keeping this...

What is the best way to deal with extra teats? When is the best time to deal with extra teats? My daughter and I each have a doe with extra nubbins. Her doe is currently in milk, having kidded last Saturday. Her extra nubbins is confusing to her kids and makes milking tricky. My doe is either...

I have been working (I've been a sahm for 23+ years) just to earn money for better fencing. The new fence starts going up next week! Spring break=teenage sons at home = free labor (OK, maybe not free, I'll have to throw in lots of pizza I'm sure)!

I don't have another lgd at this moment. He was really showing great promise too. He didn't bother the ducks, chickens, piglets, or goats if they were our and about. He was keenly interested in Grammy goat's welfare immediately after she kidded. We never had the chance to try him with the new...

Grammy is doing well, and her kids spent last night out in the barn with her. She is a gentle yet protective mama. Interestingly, both of her kids apparently to be blue eyed. Neither parent is though. My daughter's first doe kidded yesterday, b/d twins. They are so cool. Tri colored Nubian...

We do all our own butchering. Or I should say my husband and kids do. I generally pull the princess card and stay inside with our disabled son. We've done deer, elk, turkeys, chickens, countless beef and pigs, even did an emu once. We cut and wrap all our own. My husband inherited a commercial...

Yes, last summer, I thought for sure my girls were all pregnant. Not one of them was. They sure we're fat though!

The day has finally arrived! Grammy goat has had twins! Buck/doe. I am not positive that she is done. No afterbirth has passed, but she seems very content to eat, drink, and move around. We've pulled the kids for now, it is snowing and blowing and she doesn't seem interested. We've milked her...

I know her right side doesn't bulge out all that much. She seems to have gotten much flatter on that side the past couple of days.

How terrible!

Grammy goat is driving me nuts! According to the date she was marked, she should have had babies last Monday. No such thing has happened. She has a bit of mucus (I thought) but what I saw was pretty miniscule. She is bagging up, and I am pretty sure I have felt movement. So I am completely...

We do have 4 kittens that are about 5 months old, they are great mousers, but I really haven't seen them in the goat's hay, although it is certainly a possibility. I know they are not in the grain. If toxoplasmosis is the cause, I don't really know what to do about it. (Feeling despair)

She wasn't chased by anything, is a good weight, and is midlevel in pecking order. I think she had too much baby for her body. The three were all pretty large framed, and very skinny. She has been really good on the milking stand. We aren't going to dry her off until the next doe kids, which...

Thanks for all of your support. I was really hoping too. I will chalk it up to a great learning experience. I finally found some good loose minerals, and have them out in the doe's pen. I am feeding a formulated goat pellet to my remaining pregnant does. I am praying for successful outcomes, for...

Sadly, when I checked her at 5:40, she had died.

I am so glad my husband insisted on tubing her a couple of hours ago. She is much perkier since. I am going to try to get a little more down her before I tuck her in for a few hours. I'm exhausted. I spent the whole night up last night trying to keep her temp up. I hope tonight is better. She...

This is her first time. Baby's health is all over the place. She is now toasty warm and has been talking a bit.