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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: xemonsus on June 17, 2012, 08:01:02 pm

Title: Our first Kids :)
Post by: xemonsus on June 17, 2012, 08:01:02 pm

Have been trying to load some pics for you all of our very first Kids born yesterday morning but for the life of me i cant work out how to compress the pics!!
Mum and babies (boy and girl) are doing great all eating and suckling well, i do have one question for you all the male has a bit of a runny bum with mustard coloured poo, is this normal, to be honest it looks and smells like what my children did in their nappies!! lol

Title: Re: Our first Kids :)
Post by: Brucklay on June 17, 2012, 08:27:06 pm

Hi Xemonsus, yes the yellow poo is normal and just added info sets like concrete so beware were you get it - like wise on the kids bum or the backs of legs, sometime they need a wee bit of a bath (just bum in warm water to soften and remove - the joys of kids). Glad all went well  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Our first Kids :)
Post by: little blue on June 17, 2012, 08:30:03 pm

congratulations :thumbsup:

don't worry about the yellow mustardy stuff if its short-term, its probably the colostrum.
Just help keep it clean if mum can't, and keep an eye on it - if its more than a couple of days or so he might need some meds

Title: Re: Our first Kids :)
Post by: little blue on June 17, 2012, 08:30:34 pm

beat me to it Brucklay!

Title: Re: Our first Kids :)
Post by: xemonsus on June 17, 2012, 08:33:30 pm

Ahh yes we are deff talking the same stuff then, gave the little chap a clean up this evening!! Set like rock to his bottom and legs!
Shall see if i can get these pics up, mum took us totally by suprise and had them up the field with her herd mates around her, got them indoors sharpish tho as the weather here has been horrid at times, Emily has sofar been a very good mum for us the start with. ;D

Title: Re: Our first Kids :)
Post by: jaykay on June 17, 2012, 08:43:43 pm

Congratulations  :thumbsup: Definitely need pics  :)