Hello
I have a lovely Boer doe, dolly, who kidded two days ago, gorgeous twin girls so very pleased. This morning I noticed she was very full on one side and this only got worse as the day progressed. Watching the kids I can see that they only drink from one side, so I got hold of Dolly and emptied out the tight side... wondering if that was the right thing to do? Another of my goats, Kiwi, had a single 2 weeks ago and he only drank from one side and she simply dried up on the other side... but with twins I am sure she will need both sides as their appetites grow, not to mention she is very milky and looked very uncomfortable before I stripped... No mastitis or other strangeness so that's good, she did kick at her udder for a few seconds when I finished and gave it a lick and a sniff but then settled.
I think the way it stretched out must have made it a bit sore, hoping tmrw will be better... should I continue to strip out daily if they don't latch on to that side... any tricks you can recommend to encourage them to drink from both sides? As I say she is very milky and even though they are on just one side they are growing like weeds! But surely they will want a side each later on.... Anyway, I shall stop rambling on. Any advice would be hugely appreciated!
Thank you