Doe lying down on the job

[cindyg]

Hi all, these are my first goats, I have a Pygora doe in milk, and I am holding her for my ND doeling to nurse. Not bad at first, but then she began to lay down while the baby was trying to nurse. The doeling is 41/2 weeks old, so not much longer to go, but it's getting very hard to hold the doe. I am hoisting her hind end up and propping it on my knee while holding her collar and she eats her goat treat and while she has that she remains mostly still. I'm afraid of hurting her, but the doeling has to eat. I tried milking her but she does the same thing, lies down on the bucket, and the doeling won't take a bottle anyway. Any ideas on how to solve this? I want to milk her after the baby weans so don't want to let her go dry. I know there must be a solution, just need someone to point it out to me. Thanks.

 

[ohiogoatgirl]

put her on the stand and find a stool or something to stuck under her belly so she cant lay down. make sure it is exactly up to her belly so she cant just lay on it.
i have never had to do this. wish i could help more.
good luck!

 

[julieq]

put her on the stand and find a stool or something to stuck under her belly so she cant lay down. make sure it is exactly up to her belly so she cant just lay on it.
i have never had to do this. wish i could help more.
good luck!

Agree here. We had to do that with one ND doe early on that we were trying to milk. A little plastic step stool works nicely, or an over turned plastic bucket of the right height.