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Hello! Short version is that my goat had triplets on Monday, day 144. Two kids had to be pulled and had trouble regulating temp. Mama was acting off by Tuesday- not eating like I felt she should, not a ton of energy, her breath smelled weird. My vet (awesome man, but incredibly busy) came out...

She’s a 2.5lb Nigerian. How much colostrum do you recommend? I’d heard 15% of their body weight in the first 24 hours. They’re all in a warming box outside with mama. We’re having them nurse as often as we can. Thanks!

Thank you! I was worried I was missing something. They all made it through the night and the smallest one actually got up and nursed on her own this morning. They were born on day 144, but her teeth haven't poked through. Hoping they all make it through this!

I’m exhausted so I hope this makes sense. Babies born around 2pm today. First two tried to come out together, and it’s my first time having to assist. It was a little rough, but I assume not awful? It was 20 minutes from first pushes to all three being out. It was a high of 75 degrees but kind...

Thanks, we don’t have a ton of space or electricity in our barn. Yet... We still have them in the mud room and our vet said he’d rather we keep them there as it was supposed to be 29 degrees last night. Now that I have typed all that, I’m gonna google a warming barrel, lol. Maybe it doesn’t need...

I just brought home a 4 week old nigerian dwarf buckling who's on a bottle. We got him as a companion for our 3 month old buckling. If baby goats aren't with their mother, what kind of temperatures can they be outside in? We have a small barn with a roof, but it isn't completely closed. Two...

Hello! I’m trying to nourish my goats properly (which seems harder than it should be!) and there is a recipe by pat coleby for a mineral mix that contains something called “fine yellow (99%).” Can anyone tell me what this is? I’ve googled and I can’t find anything relevant. Thank you!