Shepherdess219
Ridin' The Range
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I have an 8 year old Nigerian dwarf/Pygmy cross doe. She’s never had any issues birthing, feeding her kids, until this year. She gave birth to triplets this year, no issues, spat them out like a pro. Cleaned just fine.
But about a week after she stopped eating her grain completely. Grass was ready so I I turned her out with everyone out. I noticed her kids were looking hunched so I started trying to feed them, only one would take a bottle and believe me I tried…lots, so I figured they were getting enough, and supplement one would ease the pressure. She looked good nice and round, albeit out of shape, she is 8 (ish, the owner didn’t know exactly her age when I got her).
Anyways, we’re at almost 6 weeks for the kids. One is a bit skinny but all are eating grass, chewing cud, peeing. They are getting some milk, I can see some milk mouth, but moms udder isn’t very big and when I felt her today she is quite skinny under that roundness. Still won’t eat any grain.
Her teeth are fine, she eats grass, hay and step 4 horse nuggets with no problems. She’s clean of worms, did a fecal. She still comes a running when I call everyone in. Just so thin.
Is she just done?
But about a week after she stopped eating her grain completely. Grass was ready so I I turned her out with everyone out. I noticed her kids were looking hunched so I started trying to feed them, only one would take a bottle and believe me I tried…lots, so I figured they were getting enough, and supplement one would ease the pressure. She looked good nice and round, albeit out of shape, she is 8 (ish, the owner didn’t know exactly her age when I got her).
Anyways, we’re at almost 6 weeks for the kids. One is a bit skinny but all are eating grass, chewing cud, peeing. They are getting some milk, I can see some milk mouth, but moms udder isn’t very big and when I felt her today she is quite skinny under that roundness. Still won’t eat any grain.
Her teeth are fine, she eats grass, hay and step 4 horse nuggets with no problems. She’s clean of worms, did a fecal. She still comes a running when I call everyone in. Just so thin.
Is she just done?