SkyWarrior Kidding Thread -- Lisa had her baby! Pictures on Pg 12

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pridegoethb4thefall said:
I just have to say- Heidi is just beautiful! And if ever a goats name matched her looks, Heidi would be the poster child, er..goat for it!!! Just love her!!
Looking forward to seeing all the kids from all your pretty girls!

Good luck with kidding, and I sure hope you have time to get everything prepared! :fl

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She is a pretty goat. She and Oreo will have great looking kids. :lol:
 

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CrazyCatNChickenLady said:
:pop Do you have any recent pictures or oreo? Good luck!!!
The latest photo I have of him is back in November. He's the brown and white "Oreo" goat.

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Pretty buck.

Also, my week-old buckling survived single digits here in Michigan a few days ago. No heat in the barn, no heat lamp, no blanket. Just snuggled in the back corner and his mom and grandma slept between him and the door.

Don't tempt fate but also don't underestimate the young'uns ability to survive so long as they are healthy and well-fed.

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michickenwrangler said:
Pretty buck.

Also, my week-old buckling survived single digits here in Michigan a few days ago. No heat in the barn, no heat lamp, no blanket. Just snuggled in the back corner and his mom and grandma slept between him and the door.

Don't tempt fate but also don't underestimate the young'uns ability to survive so long as they are healthy and well-fed.

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I agree for the kids that come out, hopefully while the weather is good.

The bottle baby I have (a boer/nubian cross), I'm not so sure. This little guy has no mom and I want to make sure the others don't hurt him before I add him to the mix. If one of my does kid, I'm going to have him nurse on her. A friend of mine has done it where you feed him while surrogate mom is in the stanchion. Supposedly after two weeks, she'll let him nurse as her own. :idunno
 

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SkyWarrior said:
michickenwrangler said:
Pretty buck.

Also, my week-old buckling survived single digits here in Michigan a few days ago. No heat in the barn, no heat lamp, no blanket. Just snuggled in the back corner and his mom and grandma slept between him and the door.

Don't tempt fate but also don't underestimate the young'uns ability to survive so long as they are healthy and well-fed.

:pop
I agree for the kids that come out, hopefully while the weather is good.

The bottle baby I have (a boer/nubian cross), I'm not so sure. This little guy has no mom and I want to make sure the others don't hurt him before I add him to the mix. If one of my does kid, I'm going to have him nurse on her. A friend of mine has done it where you feed him while surrogate mom is in the stanchion. Supposedly after two weeks, she'll let him nurse as her own. :idunno
It is unlikely that she will accept a kid that is not her own. You can try covering him with some afterbirth "goo" and hand him to her to help her clean him, but even then some does are too smart and will not be convinced. I had a doe let kids nurse her while she was still pregnant. She's just an amazing mom. Others, no way, they'd chase the kids away faster than they could run.
 

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Ann114 said:
It is unlikely that she will accept a kid that is not her own. You can try covering him with some afterbirth "goo" and hand him to her to help her clean him, but even then some does are too smart and will not be convinced. I had a doe let kids nurse her while she was still pregnant. She's just an amazing mom. Others, no way, they'd chase the kids away faster than they could run.
A friend of mine puts her doe in a stanchion and has the baby nurse for two weeks that way. She's been successful getting a doe to accept a baby that way. :idunno
 

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It all really depends ont he doe. Some will take another baby no problem, even steal them. Others will not take another baby no matter what. I think most are somewhere in between. Be persistant and it maight pay off.
 

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Heidi update-- thick yellow discharge now. I think that means she'll kid within a week, yes? Man, just my luck, she'll kid on my birthday. I hit a serious over-the-hill milestone then. I'll probably end up with my hand up a doe's rear end instead of doing something fun. :caf

Ah well, if the kid IS born on my birthday, I suppose I'd have to keep that one. :rolleyes:

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