Doeling has double teats....

[Georgiamainers]

So finally I inspect the doeling's teats at 1 week old, only to find both teats have two tiny nipples 2x2. What a bummer! Our first doe, all bucks last year! She has boer in her- is this common with boer's? Not sure what steps to take.

 

[20kidsonhill]

So finally I inspect the doeling's teats at 1 week old, only to find both teats have two tiny nipples 2x2. What a bummer! Our first doe, all bucks last year! She has boer in her- is this common with boer's? Not sure what steps to take.

it is very common with boers.

 

[ksalvagno]

The steps to take depends on you. Some folks don't care, some care a great deal. If you are talking registered dairy goats, then she is a pet. If you are talking home milker where people in the area don't care about the extra teats, then you could sell her that way.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

Is she actually 2x2 or is she fish teated?

http://www.abga.org/teat-structure.php

 

[20kidsonhill]

Is she actually 2x2 or is she fish teated?

http://www.abga.org/teat-structure.php

that is a good point.

split-teated or fish-teated is not an easy thing to milk. but if she is truely 2x2 that would be a little easier, and that is also more diserable for any boer doe than being split teated. Although their are many people using and breeding split-teated boer does for meat production and show wethers.

what is your goal with this doeling?

 

[Georgiamainers]

Looks more like the #8 in the link which is a split teat. Her mom is pure Sanaan and an awesome milker. Not interested in showing/registering, just increasing our dairy herd. There are people in the local classifieds looking for Boer meat goats. She's only 1/3 Boer, is that desirable? I'll probably keep her around until I see what our Togg gives us for kids in late April. Lots of goats in this neck of the woods.

 

[Roll farms]

I would sell her to someone for a pet or to a boer breeder who wants to up their milk production. You really don't want a split teat in your dairy lines.