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  1. lomine

    Supplemental heat?

    I’m in central CO. I don’t heat my barn that houses the goats, chickens, and ducks. They all do well. They do need a place to get out of the wind.
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    Concerning behavior from FF ND with preemie kid

    Interesting. Guess I’ll be taking some temps sometime soon. Thanks.
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    Concerning behavior from FF ND with preemie kid

    Oh that's good to know. Thanks. Do you take and record a baseline temp for all your goats?
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    Concerning behavior from FF ND with preemie kid

    Sorry for not responding sooner. I didn’t get a notification that there was a reply. Putting the two up for the day and night seems to have helped. Cookie is letting her nurse more now and was more protective. She’s still not super protective like the other FF but I guess that’s a difference in...
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    Concerning behavior from FF ND with preemie kid

    Some of you may recognize/remember my ND Cookie from this thread. https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/urgent-nd-doe-in-labor-too-early.38296/ A quick refresher, she kidded on 08/13 to a live kid and a sterile mummy. She was somewhere between 5-12 days early. It was rough for her and it wasn't...
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    Approved!

    Congrats! So exciting! Before I got my goats I was really on the fence about the whole horn thing. I like the look of goats with horns and the whole idea of disbudding seemed so painful. Then I got my girls from a breeder who disbuds so there were no horns. Now I’m so very glad I didn’t get...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    The active contractions/pushing part of the labor wasn’t actually very long. She started really pushing around 8 that night and the kid was on the ground around 8:20. At one point mom stopped pushing hard. I think she was just really tired from a long day of labor pains. The kid’s nose was out...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    Thanks for the tip. Most of my buckets are hanging off the ground but I do have a couple sitting on the ground. Kid and mom were out with the others today. I witnessed the kid get off and on the wood ‘deck’ so I felt she would be okay outside. Mom is very attentive and the other two does have...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    Seems everyone has a different way of doing things, makes sense. I guess with this little one I’m being extremely cautious, considering she’s my first newborn and her rough start in life. I’m not comfortable letting her out in the corral unsupervised yet. I think I’ll stick with short herd...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    Thanks for the tips. Right now it’s just her tail that’s kind of bad though it’s not too terrible. I’ll see if she lets me wrap a wet cloth around it for a few seconds to see if I can loosen it. When do you all let mom and baby back with the herd unsupervised? So far we’ve done a few meet and...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    Mom has had some bloody discharge. Is there a good trick to cleaning it out of her tail?
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    Wednesday night/Thursday morning was another tough time. I had to syringe feed milk for a bit to help her. I think she may have overheated on the electric heat pad. I thought she would get up if she got too hot but I don’t think that happened. I feel like we’ve finally turned a corner. She is...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    Oh boy these last few days have been like a roller coaster. The kid is responding well to the meds. She has her energy back and is moving around more. She’s even trying to do the little goat side hop jump. She can nurse on her own now, too. I’m still going to be checking on them every couple...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    Kid took a bit of a turn early this morning. She wasn’t eating as much and was lathargic. She lost weight. The vet is worried about a bacterial infection since the CD&T shot given to Mom would not be effective because she went into labor too soon. Vet had me administer penicillin and CD...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    She was walking around a little. She is gaining much better control and strength in her legs. I’m very surprised and happy about how well she is doing. Even found a sunny spot to rest.
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    She is full ND. The vet said the floppy ears are part of being premature. I got some new nipples and I think they are much better for her. She had no trouble eating a full oz. I think before she was taking .5-.75 each feeding.
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    Night time feedings went well. Cookie (mom) let the kid nurse a little but didn’t let her nurse this morning. She is licking a little but still trying to keep a distance. She lets me milk her with no fighting. Kid spent the night in the house. It was oddly cold and the kid was chilled so I...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    I got the doeling to take about an oz from the bottle. She is currently sleeping inside with a heating pad as she had gotten cold. It took a few tricks to get her to drink so I was very relieved when she did. Mom is still very vocal and the poor thing just seems so confused. The good thing is...
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    She gave birth to one live kid and one dead one ( vet called it a sterile mummy). She’s not interested in nursing at all. The kid is tiny and not eating currently working with the vet and buck’s owner on ways to help it.
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    Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

    Talked to the vet. She said it looks like it could be embiotic fluid, which is bad if she leaking it. Or could be the mucus plug. She had me check if she is dilated. I could only fit one finger so she’s not far along. She seemed to have a contraction after I checked. Right now she is still...
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