Daisy Finally Gave Birth!!! *~!*~PICS ADDED~*!~*

[Plazyfarm]

Very exciting! He's adorable!

 

[FarmerBoy24]

Thanks for all of the comments everyone! I really wish I could keep him.

If I was to separate them lets say tonight, would I have to worry about the colostrum in the milk when I milk here tomorrow morning?

 

[Mamaboid]

Thanks for all of the comments everyone! I really wish I could keep him.

If I was to separate them lets say tonight, would I have to worry about the colostrum in the milk when I milk here tomorrow morning?

I wouldn't separate them for at least 2 weeks, and she will have colostrum for several days. I wouldn't start milking her for at least 2 weeks and we wait 4 weeks here before we separate them at night.

 

[FarmerBoy24]

Thanks for all of the comments everyone! I really wish I could keep him.

If I was to separate them lets say tonight, would I have to worry about the colostrum in the milk when I milk here tomorrow morning?

I wouldn't separate them for at least 2 weeks, and she will have colostrum for several days. I wouldn't start milking her for at least 2 weeks and we wait 4 weeks here before we separate them at night.

Okay. But This morning I noticed her milk bag was full. Can one baby drink all the milk from their mom, or do I milk out what he doesn't finish?

 

[Mamaboid]

he should be able to keep her milked off enough to not cause problems. You might have to relieve one side or the other at some point, but don't drink the milk for at least a couple weeks.

 

[FarmerBoy24]

Ok great! This morning I noticed that her bag was full, and last night it was tight as well. Thats why I was thinking I have to be the "2nd" kid.

 

[Queen Mum]

If you want to keep her volume up, milk her twice a day. You can drink the milk after about a week. She will produce enough milk for her baby and you will get some as well...

 

[SkyWarrior]

Congrats on the buckling!

Colostrum is yucky tasting.


I'd keep him on her 24x7 for the first two weeks and milk her out once a day, saving the colostrum and freezing it. You can drink the milk after 3 or 4 days (or a week ) and then when the kid is 2 weeks, put him up at night and milk your girl first thing.

 

[nelson castro]

You can remove the kid from Daisy completely and milk twice daily- as close to 12 hours apart as possible. The advantage of this is that you will get a larger quantity of milk. While some goat breeders prefer this method to be certain that diseases, such as CAE, are not passed from the mothers milk to the kid.However there are still disadvanatage of this method and that is you must be home in the morning and evening at roughly the same time every day. You must either bottle feed the babies (another time commitment) or sell them. If you need to leave your homestead for a few days, you must find someone to milk.

Now when you say completly remove the kid what do you mean? I still want the kid to nurse from the mother, however I want to milk her as well. Is an udder full of milk more than enough for one baby? If so, couldn't I milk that out for myself?

No, simply remove the baby for about 8 hours (usually overnight) and milk her out then put the baby back with her.

 

[that's*satyrical]

So cute! Congrats!