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    Bottle babies, am I feeding enough

    Thank you for replying. We were just worried about giving them too much. Over the next couple of days I will gradually work them up a couple more oz. They are gaining weight and are playing and active so I don't think we are starving them, but they probably could take a little more milk at...
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    Full size buck to dwarf doe?

    The buck and doe Straw mentioned was mine. The buck was a ND/Pygmy mix but big for either one of those breeds, the doe was a small pygmy. Two of the triplets were normal ND pygmy size 2lb and 3lb. The one that didn't make it and caused all the issues was probably around 6 or 7lbs (it didn't...
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    Bottle babies, am I feeding enough

    I have two 8 day old bottle babies, the doe had birthing issues and we had to pull them. They did get three days on the mom so they got the necessary colostrum. They seem healthy and happy, and are just so adorable but they do seem hungry all the time and I'm wondering if we are feeding them...
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    Pregnant goat, something weird coming out, please help!!

    I had a small doe do the same thing, she was full of babies and there was no room left so she had a vaginal prolapse. It however went away as her labor progressed and wasn't a issue any more. She also had the goo for several days before she kidded I think because of the prolapse. Watch it and...
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    What Time Do You All Wake Up And Why?

    Between 6:30 and 7am almost every day. My DH does the morning animal chores on weekdays but I still have to get up to go to work and I do the morning chores on weekends so it's pretty much the same every day, although I have been known to go back to bed on weekends after morning chores if I'm...
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    Back end scratching at end of pregnancy

    My very large, very pregnant (day 133) nigi/pymy mix doe is almost obsessed with scratching her back end. She stood for a good 15 min the other day going back and forth on the water bucket scratching the backs of her legs and her udder which is expanding. She has scratched so much that she is...
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    1 year old doe trying to nurse off pregnant mom

    :tongue I hear you, I hear you. But I'm a big softy and just hate to hear them cry, you know. I understand your point though.
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    Straw Hat Kikos

    They are all so very cute Straw. Can't wait to get up there and see them in person if this weather would ever cooperate. This weather is also making it very difficult to get my garden in as well. I had planned to have spring stuff in and growing by now but I still need to do some fence...
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    1 year old doe trying to nurse off pregnant mom

    Wasn't exactly sure where to put this but I have a 1 year old doe that nursed off her mom until she was 8 months old. I didn't want to force the weaning, the mom was in good health and they both seemed happy so I was just letting nature take its course. Thankfully when the mom was bred back in...
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    BOSS

    Thanks for posting this. I was wondering about giving my goats boss. I had heard so much about it, but wanted to do some research first. What about giving it to chickens? Any benefit?
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    Showing already??? (day 128 pics)

    Yea he has been dealing with back issues for over two years now. We were originally scheduled to go to Asheville but finally found a Dr. at Duke Raleigh however the 8th is the earliest appt we could get. My husband doesn't need to be with me for the birth although it would be nice this year...
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    Showing already??? (day 128 pics)

    Wouldn't you know it, my husband was just scheduled for a spine specialist (2 year long story) appointment for March 8, (that is day 145 for this girl) so let's hope and pray she doesn't decide to go on that day. After we meet with the specialist he is going to be scheduled for surgery but I am...
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    Trixie's kidding thread.UPDATE: WE HAVE A BIG, SINGLE BUCK!

    They just have to work out all the ground rules and then all is good. I am also wondering how my pregnant moms first daughter is going to act with new babies that should be here in the next 3 weeks. The first daughter is a year old this month and is so attached to her mom. I have even caught...
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    Showing already??? (day 128 pics)

    :yuckyuck Now you see what I mean, she is full of babies.
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    Showing already??? (day 128 pics)

    Got some pics yesterday of my very large girl
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    Showing already??? (day 128 pics)

    Sorry no new pics but today I was checking on her and I can not only feel babies on her baby side but also on her rumen side so I think she is full of babies. It's going to be interesting to see just how many and we don't have too much longer to wait. She has also dropped a bit. Maybe I'll...
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    Transporting a goat

    He's a 1.5 year old Nigerian/Pygmy mix, so he's pretty small. They were just worried that with all that space he might get hurt during the ride. I thought he would be fine as well. Thank you
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    Transporting a goat

    I have someone interested in buying my buck. They are coming to look at him soon and they asked about transporting him. I've only transported kids in dog crates. Is there any reason to think that transporting in a horse trailer will be unsafe for him? They were asking about tying him up in...
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    Goat Terminology

    Yesterday a co-worker sent out a "junk" email to all of our office collegues with the following: "I have two angora wethers that need to go to make room for this years kids" that of course only people with goats would understand. Not even sure why he thought sending this out on our work email...
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