Can I muscle up goats milk?

[freemotion]

Freemotion, I don't know if I have seen your branches recommendations.... Any specific trees?

Just find out what is safe in your area and is readily available to you. I can get birch, sugar maple, poplar, apple, grape vines, goldenrod, staghorn sumac, etc. I bundle them tightly with a ball bungee and clip that to a snap hung at the perfect height so the branches are in reach but not dragging on the ground.

 

[Roll farms]

My only drawback w/ obs is at kidding time.

In fact, I sold my Ob buck who is a doll, b/c I 'blamed' him for all our kidding problems. Sold my other 2 Ob does, one even came from a different breeder.

Every kid was big, hard to get out....I figured it must be his 'fault'...

Found out it's not...even our Togg boy (who's other kids weighed at max 8#) gave Penny that 12# monster kid.

I spoke to Penny's breeder at length, he conceded he *does* have more single / large kids born w/ his Obs than he does w/ the Nigis or random other breeds he's owned.

Now, I am in no way implying you will have the same problems, your Obs are clear across the country from mine...just saying that *if* mine had had an easier time kidding, I'd probably have 10 Obs by now.

I hope yours spit their babies out easily!

 

[Our7Wonders]

My only drawback w/ obs is at kidding time.

Every kid was big, hard to get out....I figured it must be his 'fault'...

Now, I am in no way implying you will have the same problems, your Obs are clear across the country from mine...just saying that *if* mine had had an easier time kidding, I'd probably have 10 Obs by now.

I hope yours spit their babies out easily!

Definately good to know! I'll be on high alert, just in case, come baby time. I'll be talking to the gal I bought her from today anyway - since she has 100+ I'll ask her take on it. I can't imagine 100 difficult births every year - eeks! I don't like the thought of one, can you imagine!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

My Ob doe has a fine time kidding. Not fine as in "boy this is fun, we're having a fine time!" but fine as in does ok without needing help. Well, I did help her with her buck kid just a tad this year, but she probably would have been fine. She's had normal sized twins both kiddings I've had her.