norseofcourse
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Oh, I'm so sorry about the triplets 
Goats&moregoats: KickinUpDust Farm Journal
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bonbean01
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So sorry for the lost ones
bonbean01
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Southern....anything else besides the kelp? Can not find it anywhere near here....order online?
Southern by choice
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Yes you can go online. Almost any place that sells equine products will have the dry kelp though.
Hens and Roos
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sorry about your loss
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goats&moregoats
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Ty everyone. Been busy as a beaver with all life has to offer.
Brought Mavis to the house so now I have a bottle baby on top of everything else. Going to try to make shift some braces for her legs. It's her knee joints on front legs. She will be a month old in 3 weeks. If there is not a great improvement I would have to say I am at a loss. Will be praying on this. Right now I have a very unhappy baby that is missing momma.
Will try to get pics tomorrow and post so as you can see what I am dealing with and hopefully get some opinions.
Turned Haze and Annabelle back out with other goats, sheep and dogs. I am milking them for the Mavis's bottles. So I got a bit today, but Mavis had been nursing throughout the day so didn't get much. How often should I milk? 1 or 2 times a day?
Cassie is in a pen with her baby. To many goats about for the little one to be amongst them right now. I think? Opinions on that as well? Especially introducing the dogs to the babies? @Southern by choice.
The dogs can get into the barn where the pen is if they choose, but not into the pen. I think I will take them in the barn tomorrow and see what the reaction is from both sides of the fence.
All other animals are doing fine and the dogs are great with the goats & sheep once again. I did change their feeding place to outside the pen. They now have plenty time to eat and what is left is taken up. Then they are put back in the pen.
Brought Mavis to the house so now I have a bottle baby on top of everything else. Going to try to make shift some braces for her legs. It's her knee joints on front legs. She will be a month old in 3 weeks. If there is not a great improvement I would have to say I am at a loss. Will be praying on this. Right now I have a very unhappy baby that is missing momma.
Will try to get pics tomorrow and post so as you can see what I am dealing with and hopefully get some opinions.
Turned Haze and Annabelle back out with other goats, sheep and dogs. I am milking them for the Mavis's bottles. So I got a bit today, but Mavis had been nursing throughout the day so didn't get much. How often should I milk? 1 or 2 times a day?
Cassie is in a pen with her baby. To many goats about for the little one to be amongst them right now. I think? Opinions on that as well? Especially introducing the dogs to the babies? @Southern by choice.
The dogs can get into the barn where the pen is if they choose, but not into the pen. I think I will take them in the barn tomorrow and see what the reaction is from both sides of the fence.
All other animals are doing fine and the dogs are great with the goats & sheep once again. I did change their feeding place to outside the pen. They now have plenty time to eat and what is left is taken up. Then they are put back in the pen.
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goats&moregoats
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Thanks, that is the information I got from another goat source as well.
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Not a whole lot to catch up on here fro my journal.
Just grabbed a cup of coffee and caught up on the threads. Looks like kidding tie has hit for many. Good luck with all those new momma's and babies. Thinking pink for those still waiting.
Little Mavis is doing so much better. Legs are still bowed a bit, she has no problems jumping, climbing or bouncing around. Her favorite after feeding game is climb on mom (me). She will actively play like that for about 15 minutes, then calms down a bit, just checking things out. Will try to get some good pictures of her legs later today. The cats are getting use to her being around. They don't appreciate her playfulness though..lol. I can't allow my two Bassett Hounds in the same room while she is playing. One has no calm control device working in his brain. He is just supper hyper and he would accidently squish her. My other boy just smacks his lips like oh something new for dinner.
Another doeling I sold to me sister-in-law will be staying with my herd. She was out for a few minutes yesterday to visit the herd & LGD's from the outside of the fence. Izzy, my wether seemed to be the only one interested in the critter on the outside. The dogs were to busy getting their human loving. I have to get my dog run set up within the pasture by the end of Feb. The two doelings will go in there as we work on getting them adjusted to the herd and vice a versa. This won't happen until they are eight or 9 weeks. I will introduce the dogs one at a time with my daughter being there with me. Not expecting any trouble, but these two are new to kids, so want to take it slow.
The lady I help take care of with Alzheimer's is progressing pretty fast into moderate. I am finding this very difficult. I have known her for 26 years. Just sad to see a reverse process going on and she has so little interest in anything but the TV. She use to be a very active outgoing person. She is only 68. My heart breaks for her and her family.
On another note: My family members are doing better. Brother-in-law is back to doing pretty much everything he was. Mother-in-law is doing well. My significant other has seen two doctors in the last month and he is making an effort to be more active in general. Sleep apnea test this next month.
Not much to do out at the barn. Other than feed and check over animals. This is my down time there. Getting materials ready for a set up change in the early spring.
Waiting on the delivery of more babies from the person I purchase most of my goats from. looking to add a blue eyed buckling to my herd and maybe another blue eyed doeling as well.
So during downtime I turn my attention back to my home and do my Spring cleaning a few months early. Got that started yesterday.
Just grabbed a cup of coffee and caught up on the threads. Looks like kidding tie has hit for many. Good luck with all those new momma's and babies. Thinking pink for those still waiting.
Little Mavis is doing so much better. Legs are still bowed a bit, she has no problems jumping, climbing or bouncing around. Her favorite after feeding game is climb on mom (me). She will actively play like that for about 15 minutes, then calms down a bit, just checking things out. Will try to get some good pictures of her legs later today. The cats are getting use to her being around. They don't appreciate her playfulness though..lol. I can't allow my two Bassett Hounds in the same room while she is playing. One has no calm control device working in his brain. He is just supper hyper and he would accidently squish her. My other boy just smacks his lips like oh something new for dinner.
Another doeling I sold to me sister-in-law will be staying with my herd. She was out for a few minutes yesterday to visit the herd & LGD's from the outside of the fence. Izzy, my wether seemed to be the only one interested in the critter on the outside. The dogs were to busy getting their human loving. I have to get my dog run set up within the pasture by the end of Feb. The two doelings will go in there as we work on getting them adjusted to the herd and vice a versa. This won't happen until they are eight or 9 weeks. I will introduce the dogs one at a time with my daughter being there with me. Not expecting any trouble, but these two are new to kids, so want to take it slow.
The lady I help take care of with Alzheimer's is progressing pretty fast into moderate. I am finding this very difficult. I have known her for 26 years. Just sad to see a reverse process going on and she has so little interest in anything but the TV. She use to be a very active outgoing person. She is only 68.
My heart breaks for her and her family.On another note: My family members are doing better. Brother-in-law is back to doing pretty much everything he was. Mother-in-law is doing well. My significant other has seen two doctors in the last month and he is making an effort to be more active in general. Sleep apnea test this next month.
Not much to do out at the barn. Other than feed and check over animals. This is my down time there. Getting materials ready for a set up change in the early spring.
Waiting on the delivery of more babies from the person I purchase most of my goats from. looking to add a blue eyed buckling to my herd and maybe another blue eyed doeling as well.
So during downtime I turn my attention back to my home and do my Spring cleaning a few months early. Got that started yesterday.
