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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Azzdodd on March 04, 2013, 08:56:22 am

Title: Letting a nanny rear triplets
Post by: Azzdodd on March 04, 2013, 08:56:22 am

Had a nanny kid on Friday with triplets she is a boer dad is a Pygmy (accident) there pretty small an there seems plenty of milk she is scraping the floor the much milk! Will she rear them ok? I don't have the time to hand rear one....

Title: Re: Letting a nanny rear triplets
Post by: fifixx on March 04, 2013, 09:32:32 am

I've got 3 sets of triplets so far (Boer x) - sometimes the 3rd needs a top-up when a month old, but they'll be fine if she's got plenty of milk

Title: Re: Letting a nanny rear triplets
Post by: Brucklay on March 04, 2013, 10:10:26 am

One of my pygmy's had triplets a couple of years ago and she raised all three fine - so I would think you Boer would do fine  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Letting a nanny rear triplets
Post by: Anke on March 04, 2013, 01:43:23 pm

Can you post some photos? I have nevr seen Boer x Pygmy....