SDBoerGoats
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Oh WOW! They are gorgeous! I absolutely LOVE the little doeling! Our Nubian cross had a paint buckling, much like your doeling, but lighter red. I SOOO wish he was a doeling! Congrats, they are really nice.
LHF kidding 2012 PHOTOS AFTER THE STORM
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Wow those kids look really nice....It is hard to imagine what they will end up looking like usually. But with those two I think anyone would be thrilled with the end product. They are really nice and good luck with them.
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20kidsonhill
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you would think after 15 years of raising goats we could tell if a doe is due in 1 or 2 days or in 30 days. I will have to post pics tomorrow and let you all guess.
I am referring to Little B, who I posted about 3 or 4 pages back.
I think 30 days, dh thinks this week, because he doesn't think there is any way she could go another 30 days. She was either bred on the one day, making her 151 days today, or she was exposed to a buck for 3 weeks, making her due May 16 to beginning of June.
I am referring to Little B, who I posted about 3 or 4 pages back.
I think 30 days, dh thinks this week, because he doesn't think there is any way she could go another 30 days. She was either bred on the one day, making her 151 days today, or she was exposed to a buck for 3 weeks, making her due May 16 to beginning of June.
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20kidsonhill
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Noticed last night, that one of my bucks that is already sold and going to his new home was favoring one of his back legs, and this morning it is worse. He isn't standing on it at all. 
Figure he must have caught it on something and twisted his ankle, but we are putting him on Penn G and confining him to help the healing process. It is Indie's buckling, he is pictures 3 or 4 pages back in the standing up on one of the feeders in the creep feed area.
Figure he must have caught it on something and twisted his ankle, but we are putting him on Penn G and confining him to help the healing process. It is Indie's buckling, he is pictures 3 or 4 pages back in the standing up on one of the feeders in the creep feed area. Mitransplant
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Hope the Penn G works and the confinement. Poor guy, hope he is better and able to go to his new home.
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drdoolittle
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Very beautiful!
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20kidsonhill
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Finally getting some much needed spring rain. It rained every week through the winter, but as soon as spring gets here we haven't seen a rain in 3 or 4 weeks.
Our first kid went to his new home to get ready for the fair that he will be attending.
Little B is still pregnant and nothing major has changed on her. looking more and more like it will be another month. Will get some pics, when I get a chance and it isn't raining.
The buckling with the injured leg, must of caught it on something or was banged by a doe, he has some swelling in the upper part of his leg. But I am being hopeful that it is a temporary injury and it will heal.
The new kids are being offered a bottle twice a day. The doeling drank 8 ounces this afternoon. we are going to evaluate the doe and probably worm her. She should be milking better than that, but she does look like she came down on a quite a bit of weight. I am thinking parasites are to blame. We were trying not to worm her with anything too strong while she was pregnant, we did notice she looked a little pale when we checked her mouth, but wanted to wait until after she kidded to worm her with synanthic.
I consulted with Roll about bottle nipples, since I have my first bottle baby in 3 years. She is doing well by the way, she will be going to her new home in Maryland in a couple weeks. I was using the pritchard nipple, but she kept chocking on the bottle, and just in general seemed congested and having a hard time. So we gave her a round of Penn G, and tried a bigger nipple that Roll recommended. It is a lot better for a boer kid than the smaller pritchard nipple. Even the new born kid drinks on it really well. I probably wont buy Pritchard nipples again, or maybe keep one on hand for a runt emergency.
This is the link to the nipple, it just fits over the end of a soda pop bottle, doesn't screw on. Doesn't leave air into the bottle, so every know and then the kid has to let go to let air back in.
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/lambar-feeding-outfit/camid/LIV/cp/16743/
Our first kid went to his new home to get ready for the fair that he will be attending.
Little B is still pregnant and nothing major has changed on her. looking more and more like it will be another month. Will get some pics, when I get a chance and it isn't raining.
The buckling with the injured leg, must of caught it on something or was banged by a doe, he has some swelling in the upper part of his leg. But I am being hopeful that it is a temporary injury and it will heal.
The new kids are being offered a bottle twice a day. The doeling drank 8 ounces this afternoon. we are going to evaluate the doe and probably worm her. She should be milking better than that, but she does look like she came down on a quite a bit of weight. I am thinking parasites are to blame. We were trying not to worm her with anything too strong while she was pregnant, we did notice she looked a little pale when we checked her mouth, but wanted to wait until after she kidded to worm her with synanthic.
I consulted with Roll about bottle nipples, since I have my first bottle baby in 3 years. She is doing well by the way, she will be going to her new home in Maryland in a couple weeks. I was using the pritchard nipple, but she kept chocking on the bottle, and just in general seemed congested and having a hard time. So we gave her a round of Penn G, and tried a bigger nipple that Roll recommended. It is a lot better for a boer kid than the smaller pritchard nipple. Even the new born kid drinks on it really well. I probably wont buy Pritchard nipples again, or maybe keep one on hand for a runt emergency.
This is the link to the nipple, it just fits over the end of a soda pop bottle, doesn't screw on. Doesn't leave air into the bottle, so every know and then the kid has to let go to let air back in.
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/lambar-feeding-outfit/camid/LIV/cp/16743/
SDBoerGoats
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So you have to bottle feed babies too! I am not liking it this time, I am too busy this time of year. Is your doe just not making enough milk? Penny has plenty of milk, but for some reason, the one buckling just won't nurse. Joey, with the legs, will nurse if you hold him up to mom and hold her, but she's so wild she jumps around and he gets knocked off.
So I guess I am just going to settle in with the bottles. But I am going to try and get them to use the bucket maybe tomorrow. I LOVE Pritchard nipples! I had the ones to go on the pop bottles and the babies I had in January hated them. I got the Pritchards and they went to town on the bottle. I even have Pritchards on my nursing bucket.
So I guess I am just going to settle in with the bottles. But I am going to try and get them to use the bucket maybe tomorrow. I LOVE Pritchard nipples! I had the ones to go on the pop bottles and the babies I had in January hated them. I got the Pritchards and they went to town on the bottle. I even have Pritchards on my nursing bucket.
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20kidsonhill
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I think I will keep both kinds available, just in case.SDBoerGoats said:
My bottle baby is from a first time doe, who had twins. She is taking care of one of them, but she rejected her 2nd born. Hopefully she will do better the next time.
