Suburbanfarmer
Ridin' The Range
Bella is so interested in licking the baby she spins around when the baby tries to nurse. Is this normal? We held her and let the baby drink a bit, but do we need to milk her and bottle feed?
nursing question
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Mamaboid
Loving the herd life
It is normal, give them some time and they will figure it out.Suburbanfarmer said:
crazyland
Overrun with beasties
She will do it often and the doeling will get annoyed.
"quit cleaning me Ma! I'm trying to eat!"
"quit cleaning me Ma! I'm trying to eat!"
20kidsonhill
True BYH Addict
keep holding the doe 4 or 5 times during the day, so the baby can nurse and in a couple days the doe should figure it out. If her udder is tight, milk some of the extra out to help with the pressure.
You can also give banamine for pain, incase discomfort is the reason she wont let the baby nurse. But this isn't that uncommon for a first timmer.
Keep them in a small pen, no more than 4x 8, maybe 6 x 8 until she becomes a better mom.
You can also give banamine for pain, incase discomfort is the reason she wont let the baby nurse. But this isn't that uncommon for a first timmer.
Keep them in a small pen, no more than 4x 8, maybe 6 x 8 until she becomes a better mom.
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Suburbanfarmer
Ridin' The Range
She is doing better this morning. I think she is so tired that she would rather stand still. When I went out this morning the baby was definitely satisfied and one side of the doe was much less full than the other side. I milked out a bit of the other side because it was so full. Both seem happy and comfortable today.
Thanks for all the help though! This forum was super helpful through the whole process. Y'all are great!
Thanks for all the help though! This forum was super helpful through the whole process. Y'all are great!
