Daisychick's First Kidding Thread!! PICS! It's a boy and a girl!!!!

[daisychick]

Buckling #1 the runt

Buckling #2

 

[RPC]

That sure is a tuff one. I would probably do what you are doing until they get a little stronger like tomorrow or 2 days old. I would keep taking them out often to nurse and bond with their momma with you in there with them. I would also build a creep box in the corner so they can get away from her. If she bonds with them here soon I would just leave them in with her since they would have the safety of the creep box. If she doesn't bond with them within 2 days I would just bottle feed them. I have only been raising goats for 3 years so I am not a pro but that's my 2 cents.

 

[Catahoula]

They are adorable and beautiful colors too. How big do you think they'll get full grown?
Hope all goes well.

 

[daisychick]

Thanks Roger, that's kind of what I was thinking. This is a good lesson for breeding large breeds to minis, because I can't believe the tiny size of the runt. I had my son get on the bathroom scale and then with the runt and he weighs 3 and 1/2 pounds, which for a nigerian dwarf is probably normal. But next to his big Nubian momma he is so tiny.

 

[daisychick]

They are adorable and beautiful colors too. How big do you think they'll get full grown?
Hope all goes well.

The closest guess I can give right now is mid sized, shorter than a Nubian but they will for sure be taller than the Nigerians. I have a friend who has a 1st generation mini nubian and her doe is mid sized.

 

[crazyland]

Omg I love that little runt with his dark ears. Big brother of course is handsome too. Congrats!

 

[manybirds]

Pictures are on the way. I have been working with momma and the babies for hours. She only had the 2 and passed the placenta. The problem I am having is that the first born is a tiny, tiny little squirt and she steps on him all the time and rolls him and is going to hurt him. I have him in the house with me. She lets them nurse if I hold her collar but she does not lick them or look at them or watch for them at all. I would keep giving her more time if only they kids weren't so tiny. Remember these are mini nubians and boy did they come out mini. Considering mom's size, just one step on the runt would hurt him badly if not kill him. So I am not sure what to do. I can keep letting them nurse off of her but I don't feel safe leaving them in the pen with her.

Any advice would be great. I don't mind bottle raising them if I have to and I don't mind working with her waiting on her to bond with them. I just can't believe how much she doesn't care where she is stepping when she tramples them!! :/ What is the best course of action???? Any opinions????

:/ thats to bad. she dosn't clean them or willingly let them nurse? If she dosn't do that and dosn't care if she steps on them you may have to bottle raise them. all good mama's will generally watch where they step, although it may be just cause she's a confused first time mom. I would try and get her to bond with them a little more and if you can't then bottle raise them

 

[Roll farms]

I don't dam raise (I just don't trust goats to be as good a mama as I am ) so I can't offer any advice there, but OMG, that runt is the cutest.thing.ever!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Aww they are so handsome. Love the colors!

 

[daisychick]

I don't dam raise (I just don't trust goats to be as good a mama as I am ) so I can't offer any advice there, but OMG, that runt is the cutest.thing.ever!

I am seeing just how flaky some momma goats can be so I am understanding why you don't dam raise.