Suburbanfarmer
Ridin' The Range
We just brought our does home this weekend. We got Bella on Friday and Penelope on Sunday.
Bella is pregnant and due (probably, the lady we got her from is guessing) around this Wednesday. The problem is that she is not eating well. The lady we got her from was feeding her 3 C of dry cob 1 C alfalfa pellets morning and evening. Now she is hardly eating 1 C total. I'm worried about the baby/babies (she isn't very big).
She isn't drinking very much either. I dump and refill the water when I feed in the morning and evening. I also dump the old food and put in new food morning and evening.
Is this just her not having settled in yet?
Neither one is really eating, but Penelope is not pregnant and is a bit over weight anyway, so I'm not as concerned with her.
I have raised just about every other animal, but I am new to goats and these are our first ones.
Thanks for any help!
-Kristin
Bella is pregnant and due (probably, the lady we got her from is guessing) around this Wednesday. The problem is that she is not eating well. The lady we got her from was feeding her 3 C of dry cob 1 C alfalfa pellets morning and evening. Now she is hardly eating 1 C total. I'm worried about the baby/babies (she isn't very big).
She isn't drinking very much either. I dump and refill the water when I feed in the morning and evening. I also dump the old food and put in new food morning and evening.
Is this just her not having settled in yet?
Neither one is really eating, but Penelope is not pregnant and is a bit over weight anyway, so I'm not as concerned with her.
I have raised just about every other animal, but I am new to goats and these are our first ones.
Thanks for any help!
-Kristin