Wow, hope she makes another month!

[NaturesPace]

Congrats! I would like to know their weights.

 

[mdavenport0121]

Well here comes a week or so of bottle feeding. I went out at noon today and they had not eaten. The girl's teat was still plugged. Got several ounces out of her. The kids have trouble eating out of her because her teats are so low to the ground. They were trying just not close enough. I had to bottle feed her last kids too and then about a week or so later when they got stronger I got them on the mom. The girl is quite a bit larger than the boy. Right now she (the kid) kind of has a messed up back leg. I'm hoping it will fix over time.

 

[bonbean01]

YAY!!!! Have been following this, sure there were 4 in there! Congrats!

 

[bonbean01]

Well here comes a week or so of bottle feeding. I went out at noon today and they had not eaten. The girl's teat was still plugged. Got several ounces out of her. The kids have trouble eating out of her because her teats are so low to the ground. They were trying just not close enough. I had to bottle feed her last kids too and then about a week or so later when they got stronger I got them on the mom. The girl is quite a bit larger than the boy. Right now she (the kid) kind of has a messed up back leg. I'm hoping it will fix over time.

 

[SheepGirl]

Thats what happened with one of my ewes this year. Her udder was so full and she has long teats and her lambs were having trouble finding them. I didnt want to bottle feed them so two times a day I went out and stuck them on their moms teats for a couple minutes until their bellies were full. They only ate twice a day; everytime I went out their bellies were sunken in. I think they werw about a week old when they figured out how to eat ontheir own. The ewe figured it out a day or two faster than the ram.

 

[bloonskiller911]

They are here! She only had two. One buck, black head, and one doe, red head. The doe is nice sized. Hopefully I can get better pictures tomorrow when we have some day light. I was going to sale all the kids this season, but I may have to keep the girl.

they are beautiful! hoping her leg straightens out!!

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

Awww... congrats on the kids! Your doe was huge; I thought she might have had three or four in there!

 

[mdavenport0121]

Good news, both are nursing. Only had to bottle feed for three days!