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My Pygmy Goat doe Izzie with her triplets, two days old.

Sorry I didn't mention he is a Pygmy kid, weighed 2 lbs 3 oz at birth. Have not weighed him since, but I will do that. He did get BoSe at birth. I have used Banamine for pain and fever in the past. What will it do for him in this situation? The interesting this is that he seems to perk up...

HI all. My little buckling was born on Thursday at 139 days gestation. I am feeding 1/2 oz mother's milk plus some glucose every 2 hours. He has been hanging on, and showing little bits of improvement. Last night I slept through the alarm and missed a feeding, and now he is weak. I gave...

Yay for you and the babies! That is everyone's dream kidding, for sure! You can always keep the boy as a wether ;) I agree, handle them as much as you want and they will be fine. Congratulations to all :D:D

I would watch her carefully. She might very well be in early labor, lost her plug and you didn't see it. The teeth-grinding indicates pain or stress. They will breath faster when in labor. Typically they get up, lay down, get up again, like they can't settle. The fact that her belly looks...

This is common with pygmies. Breeders will just fold the ear in half lengthwise (along the natural fold) and circle a band-aid around it, like you are putting it around your finger. Children's band-aids work better since they aren't as sticky as the regular ones and will come off easily...

Average size for pygmy kids is 3 pounds. Multiples can come in as small as 2 pounds and still be fine. A 4-pound kid is considered large and cause for concern for the doe. I personally have never heard of a 6-pounder. The kid is beautiful. Congratulations! :D We are expecting our first...