Ready or Not....... Shouldvknwnbetter- Fall

[Hens and Roos]

Thanks for the info. @Sweetened

How often should he poop? He did early this morning

Ellie is currently in surgery and her leg will be amputated above the break- she will come home later this afternoon. Our vet figures she will recover just fine.

 

[Southern by choice]

We do wash udders here.
We lost a Kiko doe due to e-coli that got up in her teat and she got bluebag mastitis. That was from her kids.. we weren't milking her as she had just kidded.

We use a warm soapy water with a drop of bleach to wash, then strip in a cup and milk. Afterwards we use to dip with the same wash (but out of another container that we would pour into dixie cups... so a new cup for each doe) but we now use "fightbac". I liked dipping the teats better but the fightback is easier.

 

[Southern by choice]

Sorry about Ellie.

 

[norseofcourse]

Glad the kid is doing well, and best thoughts that Ellie heals up fast.

 

[babsbag]

Poor Ellie I know they do fine with 3 but still

The baby is adorable and so tiny...and cute. As far as washing, I do it just like @Southern by choice. If the babies are nursing and I am milking too then I don't clean the teat after I milk as 99% of the time the kids are right there to nurse ASAP but the rest of the time they get cleaned before and dipped after.

 

[OneFineAcre]

We used to just wipe off with a damp cloth
Our friend the vet who breeds Toggs told us that was all he did only using fightbac when at shows ( germs they weren't normally exposed to)
Then we hosted a meeting of our goat club and the speaker was Dr Anderson the mastitis guru at NC State
Realized how bad it could be
Now we wipe with an individual damp cloth for each goat spray with fightbac before milking and again after

 

[Hens and Roos]

Thanks for the information on milking- it is good to know.

Rascal is doing well- takes the bottle very well- not sure there is any point in taking him back to mom- as he shows no interest in nursing from her. We milked out another 8 oz of milk and Dh finished building the milking stand so we will try that out tomorrow. Kids are off from school so I will have extra hands to help. This will allow me to get into a routine with Ellie's needs.

Ellie is now home and on restrictions for 14 days- she is still somewhat out of it from surgery and will need close watching. Given her level of activity and the seriousness of the break- this was the best option for her. We are happy to have her home- it could have been a much sadder outcome.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Forgot to ask, does anyone leave the milking stand in the area by the goats or do you take them to another spot to milk?

 

[Hens and Roos]

So school is off today- I have extra hands to help out DS(13) helped with chores and milking Coco this morning- we used the new milk stand DH made-it worked out really well and all 3 does wanted to be on it!

DS(9) is entertaining Rascal-by letting him climb all over him not sure who wore who out!

DD(15) has the hardest job of watching Ellie to make sure she doesn't lick the stitches area- as long as DD is hanging out by her, she stays quiet. The stitches must be itchy as Ellie tries hard to lick- we have a cone but Ellie's figured out how to get that off her in minutes. She has multiple meds to take and is still somewhat out of it.

Off to clean rabbit cages since I can!

 

[babsbag]

Yeah for the helpers around the farm, always nice. Sometimes I think I should have done country life when my kids were young and not start when I was 50. I could sure use the young help sometimes.