First freshener with triplets, how do I know if she has enough milk?

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first welcome to BYH, the babies are adorable! if your buck is polled then there is a 50/50 chance the kids are polled. just keep feeling the top of their heads and if or when you feel the horn buttons starting to push up under the skin you'll know its time to dehorn. a polled kid will have the hard area under the skin but it won't grow to a point. it's ok to wait a few days till you know for sure that they are growing horns or not.
 
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Also, just for fun, here are a couple pics from this morning. Everyone is doing well.

https://goo.gl/photos/L7Fm4YotyEUxNst26

Mango, the little spotted one, is the weakest. She had an increased respiratory rate with slightly raspy lung sounds, so we started her on a short course of antibiotics just to be safe. She's doing great this morning.
 
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Yeah, go ahead and wait. But, if they do have buds they will have a swirling hair around them before you can actually see the bud.
 
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The kids are doing great! The little ones are over 3 lbs and Sassy is over 6 lbs! They're all growing at the same rate, so that's all I can expect. It's very hot here this week, so we're using fans, misters and lots of shade to keep them comfy. They're very active in the morning and evening when it's cool, running and jumping on everything!
 
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Aww, well I hope they continue to do well. Hope the heat will go too. It's actually pretty nice weather here. In the 80's, and that's really good compared to last week's 102.
 
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Yeah it was 105 here yesterday and supposed to be as hot or hotter today. At least this time it's only supposed to last a few days. Earlier in the summer it was close to 110 for over a week!
 
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Love these photos- such beautiful coloration on them! I've only ever experienced twins, so I am curious to hear about the progress of these three babies (and see more cute photos obviously!)
 
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Thanks! I will post more pics asap. They're adorable and very friendly! We have two more now also, twin bucklings from our other doe. They're all doing great, although the doe with the triplets is being kind of aggressive with the other doe and her kids. I'm not sure how to fix that, I'm hoping they'll all just get used to each other soon.
 
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