Penny kidded! Pics / long story page 2

[Roll farms]

Penny's my fav. doe, a black Ob. She's had difficult kiddings both times in the past, and was left open / milked through in 2010. This time she was bred to our Togg buck, just to see if I can get twins / smaller kid(s) so she kids easier.
If this one is hard on her, I may just retire her and keep her as a pet once she dries off.

She looks HORRIBLE right now, we are suffering some issues b/c of a shipment of truly awful hay we bought in late January.

Her udder ain't pretty, but it sure is a productive thing.

Stupid me decided to feed it (I should have tossed it) and we've had goofy-legged kids, copper deficiency issues, does losing condition, etc.

I did toss part of it and bought new and Penny's been Bolused, drenched w/ copper sulfate, BoSe'd 3 times, and alllll the good alfalfa she can want.

I hope we turned it around in time that the kids won't have issues.

She'll be at day 150 on Weds.

 

[jodief100]

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Hopefully this time it will be easier on her...
If not, you could try one more breeding, but breed her to a Nigerian or Pygmy... the kids will be guaranteed to be smaller and much easier for her to kid.
There are farms near me that only breed to freshen and don't really care what breed the sire of the kids is or even if the buck was registered. If you are only wanting to freshen this doe each year, this could be an option for you also. Obviously(as with any stud), you want to see and have a copy of the buck's test results to ensure he won't pass a disease onto your farm.. but this is something that I am certain you already know.

If I lived closer I would let my little boys be there for your girls in exchange for the resulting kid.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

That's too bad about the hay issues... Good luck Penny!!!

 

[warthog]

She's a pretty girl, hope things are easier for her this time round.

Looking forward to pictures.

Good luck.

 

[oakmarsh nigerians]

Good luck Miss Penny!

 

[swest]

 

[St0rmyM00n]

 

[Ariel301]

I've been having the same issues with the last load of hay I bought...also in January. Was told it was 125 pound bales of alfalfa, but it was actually 70 pound bales of alfalfa, bermuda, and ground up cactus. :/ Nothing I could do though, since it was the only hay for sale under $15 a bale.

Good luck Penny!

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I've been having the same issues with the last load of hay I bought...also in January. Was told it was 125 pound bales of alfalfa, but it was actually 70 pound bales of alfalfa, bermuda, and ground up cactus. :/ Nothing I could do though, since it was the only hay for sale under $15 a bale.

Good luck Penny!

Ew! Glad I don't live in a cactus area!