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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: firemansam on January 21, 2013, 12:40:39 pm

Title: new kid on the block
Post by: firemansam on January 21, 2013, 12:40:39 pm

We kidded our 1st kid at 9am this morning, a little grey and white billy.
We are keeping a close eye on him as its cold and mum doesnt feel like she has any milk althugh he has been suckling.
I will upload phots soon

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: Anke on January 21, 2013, 12:46:22 pm

Make sure you put him onto the teat if he doesn't do it himself. If not, milk some colostrum out from mum and give it to him in the bottle. Especially if it is a first kidder they are sometimes a bit slow....
 

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: firemansam on January 21, 2013, 01:08:58 pm

It took him a good hour but he has been suckling on and off since then.
Ive left them to it now, will check on them around 2pm

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: firemansam on January 21, 2013, 03:57:11 pm

checked on them at 1:30 and again at 3:15 and he was feeding both times, so I feel a bit calmer now.

As he is our 1st ever, its a bit traumatic! :-\

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: firemansam on January 21, 2013, 04:14:53 pm

Here is gizmo

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: Anke on January 21, 2013, 04:37:51 pm

That's good, I didn't realise it's a pygmy you have... milking out could be a bit of a challenge :) . Very cute though...

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: Daisys Mum on January 21, 2013, 05:04:44 pm

Super cute congratulations,  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: goosepimple on January 21, 2013, 05:37:55 pm

Awe, they are great, really, love mums beardy, she is really pretty, well done - we are hopeful for one/some being born in May.

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: richmorpygmygoats on January 21, 2013, 06:56:32 pm

Well done!!! He looks very nice!!!

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: Brucklay on January 21, 2013, 07:10:29 pm

Well done Firemansam and pygmy mum - a very nice wee lad  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 21, 2013, 09:36:18 pm

What a sweetie.

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: jaykay on January 21, 2013, 09:42:56 pm

He is very sweet  :love: - and so is mum  ;D

If he's sucking well, and seems well and isn't crying, then she's got the colostrum/milk he needs. Little kids don't take that much at a time in the first few days.

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: Pedwardine on January 22, 2013, 08:23:35 am

Lord I'm tempted by goats when I see all these baby pics at this time of year. They're SO gorgeous.

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: Roxy on January 22, 2013, 11:08:05 am

Aww.... lovely. Once they get some milk in them they can cope with the cold.  Ours kidded  couple of years ago in December - the following night was the coldest on record.  Must admit I was worried, but kids were fine

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: firemansam on January 22, 2013, 01:49:35 pm

Gizmo 1 day old, obviously he will be looking for a new home in the future

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: jaykay on January 22, 2013, 04:19:50 pm

He is ridiculously cute  :love:

Title: Re: new kid on the block
Post by: Mammyshaz on January 22, 2013, 10:05:31 pm

Congratulations to you and well done mum.  :thumbsup:

 He is soo cute but not surprising with a mum so pretty  :love: