mikiz
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Ohhh he's a sweetie! Fingers crossed he gets the hang of suckling tomorrow 
Ready or Not....... Shouldvknwnbetter- Fall
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Congrats on your first kid as well as your first kidding! 
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Hens and Roos
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Thanks! I appreciate all the help and support-you all are the best- we are learning for sure! 
Rascal did great over night was actually very quiet. I got up 2 times to feed him. This morning we will see if we can get him to nurse his momma.
if you could keep your fingers crossed for our Aussie-Ellie that would be greatly appreciated. We know she has anxiety to thunderstorms and in the middle of us helping the doe with kidding and the goat crying out very loud- Ellie went nuts in her crate trying to and ended up getting out through the front of the crate- in this process she caught her right hind leg in the wire- she broke her femur in several places so she spent the night at the vet clinic and we are waiting to hear from them as to the next steps.
Rascal did great over night was actually very quiet. I got up 2 times to feed him. This morning we will see if we can get him to nurse his momma.
if you could keep your fingers crossed for our Aussie-Ellie that would be greatly appreciated. We know she has anxiety to thunderstorms and in the middle of us helping the doe with kidding and the goat crying out very loud- Ellie went nuts in her crate trying to and ended up getting out through the front of the crate- in this process she caught her right hind leg in the wire- she broke her femur in several places so she spent the night at the vet clinic and we are waiting to hear from them as to the next steps.
frustratedearthmother
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Congrats on the new kid! But poor Ellie - hope she recovers with no permanent issues.
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Hens and Roos
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Well- it looks like we have a bottle baby- took Rascal out to see if he would nurse off mom but no luck- she was more interested in licking him then letting us try and get him to nurse- it's cold here today -9 degrees with wind chill below that. Milked 1 cup from her this morning and will milk her this afternoon and evening.
what does everyone use as far as cleaning the udder before milking and is there a teat dip put on after milking?
At this point we are waiting to hear from our vet and come up with a game plan.
what does everyone use as far as cleaning the udder before milking and is there a teat dip put on after milking?
At this point we are waiting to hear from our vet and come up with a game plan.
Sweetened
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Ill be honest, unless their teats are visably dirty or dirty to the touch, i dont wash them. If its for our consumption, i milk out the first two squirts onto the ground or into a bowl for the cats and then milk nornally. Me, i wouldnt wash teats for a kid, they dont worry about it when theyre on it! I do however, clean bottle nipples multiple times a day.
OneFineAcre
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Congrats on the new baby. Sorry about your dog, I hope she is OK.
