B&B Happy Goats....journal

[B&B Happy goats]

Being a first time mom can she feed that many? All our dogs over the years that had puppies never had more than 6 or 7 that I can remember; so I have no experience with that many. I know with the hogs, we had to make sure there were enough teats for the piglets. I usually had litters of 10-12 born and never kept a female as a replacement that had less than 12 teats.
That is one "pile of puppies" .... they are cute.

Yes she can with assistance,... she is learning to divide the litter and stagger nursing times...and .she is doing awesome ... enjoying her meals being warmed up and served to her "magisty the queen."..she only has eight teats and is a small standard poodle, but a focused calm mom who stays with her pups willingly...I do plan on supplemental feedings of puppy gruel at two weeks ( sooner if needed) , and will adjust from there...Jazz has four meals a day with extra protine, tons of fresh water and a personal heater to keep the puppies at 79 degrees.......nobody's spoiled here lol

 

[B&B Happy goats]

This is how she divides and feeds...such a smart girl !

 

[farmerjan]

WOW I am impressed. I had no idea..... KUDOS to you and her.

 

[Finnie]

So many changes have happened since last posting, ...all but two goats have been sold and we are keeping Eddy the wether and Penny the pregnant mini nubian...Piper had to be put down as she had a horrible time after her two kids were born, even though the kids were pulled from her she never regained any strength and was fading fast, had her fecal tested, no worm load, threw everything we I had at her and nothing helped.....
The KC ducks absolutely surprised us with 19 hatched ducklings, they are so darn cute and we moved them to a enclosed area so the circling hawks won't get them...
All the rabbit kits have been sold so Mr and Mrs Wilson can have some alone time and a short rest.....And tomorrow starts puppy pick up day one is flying to Boston, one will be going to the keys, two are going to be trained as service dogs and the other two are pending their deposits....
Lilly ( mom of pups) will not be bred again and is leaving me as a service dog for another person...one pup had a neurological issue and died, and another had to be put to sleep due to a invitro issue that progressively got worse, absolutely heartbreaking to hold a seven week old puppy in your arms while being given her final shot. I did have diagnostic tests done on her to find out what the issue was, and that's when I made the decision not to breed Lilly ever again, get her fixed and into her new home...ALL of the puppies are getting fixed by their new parents / owners...it was a hard decision to make but although the vet thought it was a invitro issue, I am not willing to risk the possibility of it being genetic and breeding her again....
Jazz is ready to whelp any day now so round two of puppies is about on us...hopefully this will be a easier litter and things will go smoothly....
.DH is about ready for a wheelchair, legs are failing and back is about done, he wants a good looking black wheelchair lol, ...I asked him if he wants me to custom paint it for him and he laughed and said not yet, so that is in our near future....at least cutting down on the goats seems to have eased chores up some, pigs will go to freezer camp and I am going to cut the chickens by fifty percent...ducklings will get sold also....
Really looking forward to Sunday when my special boy comes to get Buddy, he watched that puppy be born (by photos I sent) and finally has made to the eight week mark, he will have his puppy all to himself finally
So it has been pretty busy but letting some animals go has helped quite a bit, gotta stay positive and keep on keeping on ...you never know how things are going to go next

Thank you @ farmerja , even I am looking forward to you getting your knees done, you will be unstoppable when you recover ...
My neighbor just came over crying, the baby ducks have disappeared, ....POOF ...gone, ...no signs of what or whom got them but nonthing was disturbed in the area, door was latched...just gone , not even a footprint ..

That’s just awful about the ducklings!

First one arrived at 11:30 pm....last at 3:00 am ...seven boys and two girls , ....
Make that TEN puppies, she had another after I went to bed

Holy Cow!

Did the autistic boy come yet to get his puppy?

 

[B&B Happy goats]

@Finnie, Sunday is the big day for all of us , so excited for him

 

[chickens really]

Oh my Barb! !
I love the pictures and what a great mother to split her litter herself. So happy for you.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Oh my Barb! !
I love the pictures and what a great mother to split her litter herself. So happy for you.

She only had to be shown once, and so far has it down pat...may get a little overwhelmed when they are two weeks old but we will adjust things as they progress in size and movement.....

 

[chickens really]

She only had to be shown once, and so far has it down pat...may get a little overwhelmed when they are two weeks old but we will adjust things as they progress in size and movement.....

I have all the faith in the world that you will have everything under control. Once again, congratulations on such a beautiful litter of puppies.

 

[Baymule]

What a fantastic, gorgeous litter, mom is doing great! Will be waiting on tomorrow's post.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

About the autistc boy and the puppy, ....they arrived yesterday late afternoon and visited for a hour then went to where they are staying.....spent two hours here today and will be leaving for home tomorrow morning with Buddy the puppy and Lilly the mom, ...where they are staying their are two pit bulls whom are older and animal aggressive, so obviously the dogs stayed here......
Joy is a very small word to use to describe the look on his face when he saw Lilly and Buddy again, they played , ran, hugged and he was giggling like a little kid at Christmas lol....Lilly is going to change his world immediately, ...plans now are.. grandma gets her bed back grampa their room , dogs are in his room and it was HIS idea lol....
Going to be loving up on Lilly tonight as saying goodbye to her isn't going to be easy, ...but it will be a wonderful life for her being totally devoted to him....and that's a beautiful thing, ...Lilly will be getting certified as a service dog , and receive more training to meet his needs... autistic kids are way cool when you get in their heads and they trust you, I got a hug and a kiss today from a boy who doesn't show emotions or like physical contact...life is good