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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: maybelle on July 26, 2011, 09:24:53 pm

Title: New kid
Post by: maybelle on July 26, 2011, 09:24:53 pm

Yesterday morning we had 2 kids born. One was dead (very small) and the other one was outside and very cold. She is not strong enough to feed off mom at the moment due to being small and not very strong. We are feeding her from the bottle every 3 hours and is doing ok.

(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/maisy1/007.jpg)

(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/maisy1/005.jpg)

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: little blue on July 26, 2011, 09:34:58 pm

bless, hope she is ok.

can't see the photos though...

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: maybelle on July 26, 2011, 09:52:31 pm

(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/maisy1/GOATS/007-1.jpg)

(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/maisy1/GOATS/006-1.jpg)

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: jameslindsay on July 26, 2011, 10:08:57 pm

Fantastic, beautiful  :)

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: littlemisspiggy! on July 27, 2011, 07:41:32 am

how tiny!!! and gorgeous.. :) :) :)

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: jaykay on July 27, 2011, 08:12:54 am

Excellent  ;D Hope she continues to grow and thrive  :)

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: maybelle on July 27, 2011, 07:06:54 pm

Thanks. She's doing well at the moment. Me and hubby are taking it in turns with the night feeds!

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: Anke on July 28, 2011, 09:55:41 pm

Very cute - what breed is she? is she feeding well - bottle?

If I compare that with my nearly 5 months old BT girls... they are so destructive already...

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: maybelle on July 29, 2011, 06:19:59 pm

Hi, She is a pygmy goat. Feeding very well off the bottle. None of my goats are destructive, think I am lucky !  :goat:

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: NormandyMary on July 30, 2011, 04:40:45 pm

Ooooh she is just delightful. Very many congratulations. Will you be keeping her? Have you named her? She is just so beautiful. Im getting broody!!

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: maybelle on July 30, 2011, 07:50:02 pm

Thanks. I will be keeping her. I havn't thought of a name yet, my son wants to call her gee gee (greedy guts) a link to horses as I run a livery yard  ;D

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: McRennet on August 03, 2011, 07:08:42 pm

Oh I want her!! How cute is she? That is ridiculous, I should never have been allowed to have animals, now i don't think I can stop!

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: maybelle on August 04, 2011, 10:58:20 am

Does that mean you have lots of animals  ha ha  :)

Title: Re: New kid
Post by: sabrina on August 04, 2011, 12:22:13 pm

So cute, hope she keeps doing well  :)