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Title: First kids of season
Post by: mart6 on November 22, 2017, 11:16:58 am

Thought last years were early
Doe kidded @10 days premature at 4 am this morning unexpected  went up at 7 am found kid
barely alive :'( tried everything took him down under heat lamp went back to doe she just had second kid
warmed him up took him down under heat lamp.
Sadly neither survived ,gutted  :'(
Fist was a full red been after one for years, start of many sleepless nights

Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: Lesley Silvester on November 22, 2017, 09:16:46 pm

How sad for you and for the goat. How does she seem?  :hug:

Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: mart6 on November 22, 2017, 10:14:50 pm

Quote from: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley on November 22, 2017, 09:16:46 pm

How sad for you and for the goat. How does she seem?  :hug:

Thanks.
Always heart wrenching dont get easier 
Moms fine, missing kids obviously .
Got another due anytime always has triplets have fingers crossed i can possibly foster one over if need be.
If she excepts it

Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: mart6 on December 11, 2017, 12:23:29 pm

After loosing two kids premature on November 22????
Kidding is finally in full swing , first photo kids born Dec 9th second photo Dec 10. Two boys and a boy and a girl :)

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/24991490_1344220235682133_6165451095669883628_n.jpg?oh=b3dff592209f0af372fa0c1f2f387566&oe=5AC2AE64)

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Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 11, 2017, 11:23:02 pm

Just beautiful.

Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: mart6 on December 15, 2017, 06:39:41 pm

Latest additions
Young doe kidded by herself at 3am this morning, 2 does  :)
By time i got up at 5am they were running around drinking

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25299172_350488212089350_3213103835373583100_n.jpg?oh=be178a1e1cdc53bb93d4fea5aab6660c&oe=5A8D2BB9)

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Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: Dogwalker on December 16, 2017, 06:37:47 am

Just as it should be! :)
Well done doe. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: mart6 on December 20, 2017, 04:02:58 pm

Follow up to copper bolus and vitamin debate
Its still early in season so outcomes could change but fertility rates seem to be up.
Kids seem  more with it and very quick to get to thier feet and suckle
Only had to intervine with one dow and that was because her udder and teats were close to floor

Imo  the differences are quite noticible

Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: mart6 on December 24, 2017, 08:14:28 pm

Well into kidding now,about a third of the way through . Percentages looking good, girls 60/40 so far

Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: mart6 on January 12, 2018, 05:54:16 pm

Was always against breeding a doe after a caesarean
Relief one of my does Beech-Hay Kabuki Dancer had a traumatic caesarean a couple of years ago at first kidding.Vet thought kid was dead and things went wrong during op so it took longer than normal, kid was born alive but due to anesthetic died. Never intended to breed her after that despite her being one of my favorites.
Well she kidded today all went well one doe  :)

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/26678409_1372037019567121_3464074153036526034_o.jpg?oh=e4d82181bd4e9afcba393a968619d833&oe=5AB5F76B)

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/26685966_1372037012900455_5708300412101131406_o.jpg?oh=4537fa61b2ed99d5b3d114c28d3d221b&oe=5AE2322E)

Title: Re: First kids of season
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 12, 2018, 09:48:59 pm

That'd great to hear. Hope they do well.