Wehner Homestead 2019 Kidding Thread

[Wehner Homestead]

These babies are good medicine for my soul! I’m currently just sitting in the pen. Nellie is chewing her cud. Babies are in heater barrel. DH is nearby working on a pen for a pig. Human kids are in the house acting goofy after cough meds.

Jewel wants to be near Mom!

Gunner

Sweetheart

Flower

Nellie and her does from this set. Flower-L, Sweetheart-R

Flower

Sweetheart

Gunner in the heating barrel

The other three laying in the back

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I’ve decided to retain the does and see how they grow!

I failed on a naming theme this year. Since I’ll only be freshening a few does, I’ll just let the kids have fun with choosing names.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Aww, congratulations on the kids! What a great way to start kidding season. So glad they are all doing well! You must be so excited!

Wasn’t Nellie the doe with mastitis? How’s her udder looking?

 

[Wehner Homestead]

@Goat Whisperer she is the doe that had mastitis! Her udder looks awesome! I’m going to give her a couple days and do another CMT on her and see what it shows. (More out of curiosity and just to make sure she’s good than anything.)

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Awesome! Glad to hear.
Do you think the later CMT could have been off- maybe she was building up her colostrum and threw the test?

 

[Wehner Homestead]

@Goat Whisperer I’m definitely considering that as a possibility! I truly think everything points toward the fact that she was pregnant. I expected an extended lactation and her production dropped about the same times as the “mastitis” started. I didn’t end up doing a culture. I talked to our vet and they said that it’s quite expensive where they send them to and she raises Nubians with several contacts with large dairy herds. She decided to do Excenel. I only gave two doses. Her being bred clicked and I couldn’t find info on using it during gestation. I opted to leave her alone, preserve colostrum, and reevaluate several days after freshening.

 

[MiniSilkys]

What kind of dogs are those?

 

[Wehner Homestead]

What kind of dogs are those?

Australian Shepherds. I own 4. We need a LGD but my heart isn’t ready yet since Queenie and I’ve got to make some changes to our layout.

 

[MiniSilkys]

I thought so but I wasn't sure. My English Shepherd is the sweetest and so full of energy. I can't leave the porch unless he gets a hug.

 

[promiseacres]

Congratulations on the kids, they are adorable.