Joey's crooked legs, pics.

[20kidsonhill]

I would for sure be giving those other does another shot of selenium. Are you saying the other 6 are all from the same farm? If that is the case and they are due with in the next 6 weeks or so, I would put them on a round of tetracyclene in the water, or 4G in the feed or oxy-tetracyclene shots(5 days worth).

 

[ksalvagno]

If you can get meds from the vet, I would be getting a bottle of Banamine, BoSe and Nuflor or Excede. The Banamine will help with the rattling in his lungs if the problem was colostrum going down the wrong pipe.

 

[SDBoerGoats]

I would for sure be giving those other does another shot of selenium. Are you saying the other 6 are all from the same farm? If that is the case and they are due with in the next 6 weeks or so, I would put them on a round of tetracyclene in the water, or 4G in the feed or oxy-tetracyclene shots(5 days worth).

yes, we bought all 7 does from the same place, all bred to the same buck. The younger ones aren't in as poor of shape as Penny but still rough coated and thin compared to my does. We got them a month ago, gave them all Bo-Se and wormed them the next day. Also gave them the pneumonia shot.
Planning on giving them the Bo-Se shots this afternoon when the kids get home to help. What is the tetracyclene in the water for?

 

[SDBoerGoats]

If you can get meds from the vet, I would be getting a bottle of Banamine, BoSe and Nuflor or Excede. The Banamine will help with the rattling in his lungs if the problem was colostrum going down the wrong pipe.

I have Banamine paste, will that work? And I have Bo-Se, gave him 1 cc sub-q last night when he was born. My daughter works at the vet clinic so if there is anything else that would help him, she can get it for me.

 

[SDBoerGoats]

This is the house baby, last night after I got him to eat a little from the syringe.

This is the barn baby this morning. He is doing really well, but will only eat from a bottle. We hold him up to his mama and it's like her nipples are too big for his mouth or something. He won't nurse but chugs a bottle right down.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I would for sure be giving those other does another shot of selenium. Are you saying the other 6 are all from the same farm? If that is the case and they are due with in the next 6 weeks or so, I would put them on a round of tetracyclene in the water, or 4G in the feed or oxy-tetracyclene shots(5 days worth).

yes, we bought all 7 does from the same place, all bred to the same buck. The younger ones aren't in as poor of shape as Penny but still rough coated and thin compared to my does. We got them a month ago, gave them all Bo-Se and wormed them the next day. Also gave them the pneumonia shot.
Planning on giving them the Bo-Se shots this afternoon when the kids get home to help. What is the tetracyclene in the water for?

It is for treating kidding diseases like chlamydia and enterotoxemia, but we have found that it really helps with overall health of the kids and having more evenly sized kids at birth. Even if they don't have a kidding disease(bacteria) it may help with the kids overall health and weight.

It is also common for big farms that bring in new stock to treat all new animals with tetracyclene.

 

[SDBoerGoats]

I would for sure be giving those other does another shot of selenium. Are you saying the other 6 are all from the same farm? If that is the case and they are due with in the next 6 weeks or so, I would put them on a round of tetracyclene in the water, or 4G in the feed or oxy-tetracyclene shots(5 days worth).

yes, we bought all 7 does from the same place, all bred to the same buck. The younger ones aren't in as poor of shape as Penny but still rough coated and thin compared to my does. We got them a month ago, gave them all Bo-Se and wormed them the next day. Also gave them the pneumonia shot.
Planning on giving them the Bo-Se shots this afternoon when the kids get home to help. What is the tetracyclene in the water for?

It is for treating kidding diseases like chlamydia and enterotoxemia, but we have found that it really helps with overall health of the kids and having more evenly sized kids at birth. Even if they don't have a kidding disease(bacteria) it may help with the kids overall health and weight.

It is also common for big farms that bring in new stock to treat all new animals with tetracyclene.

Awesome! I will run to town and pick some up and get it in their water.

 

[20kidsonhill]

This is the house baby, last night after I got him to eat a little from the syringe.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/6258_imag0235.jpg



This is the barn baby this morning. He is doing really well, but will only eat from a bottle. We hold him up to his mama and it's like her nipples are too big for his mouth or something. He won't nurse but chugs a bottle right down.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/6258_imag0236.jpg

They are nice thick kids, unfortunately her udder problems are probably why they sold her. Sounds like she has blown teats. I would look for a repeat of problems next time she kids. At least she has lots of milk for them. keep milking her and trying to get the kids to nurse on her. Unless you don't mind bottle babies.

 

[SDBoerGoats]

This is the house baby, last night after I got him to eat a little from the syringe.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/6258_imag0235.jpg



This is the barn baby this morning. He is doing really well, but will only eat from a bottle. We hold him up to his mama and it's like her nipples are too big for his mouth or something. He won't nurse but chugs a bottle right down.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/6258_imag0236.jpg

They are nice thick kids, unfortunately her udder problems are probably why they sold her. Sounds like she has blown teats. I would look for a repeat of problems next time she kids. At least she has lots of milk for them. keep milking her and trying to get the kids to nurse on her. Unless you don't mind bottle babies.

Aha....that makes sense. We bought 6 does and she kind of threw this one in the group. Said she has nice big kids and they always make good market wethers but she has a sister of hers so she could let her go. But you are probably right. None of mine have teats like that and I had never heard of it before. I don't MIND bottle babies, had 3 the first set in January, but it sure does take up a lot of your life. I'd much rather she would nurse them but i think after i'vbe had them on the bottle, that's not gonna happen. We keep trying though. Gonna take the house baby to the barn so she doesn't turn on him, and try to keep him with his brother. They are in the barn in a stall and have a heat lamp so I think he'll be ok, if not he'll have to come back in.

 

[20kidsonhill]

This is the house baby, last night after I got him to eat a little from the syringe.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/6258_imag0235.jpg



This is the barn baby this morning. He is doing really well, but will only eat from a bottle. We hold him up to his mama and it's like her nipples are too big for his mouth or something. He won't nurse but chugs a bottle right down.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/6258_imag0236.jpg

They are nice thick kids, unfortunately her udder problems are probably why they sold her. Sounds like she has blown teats. I would look for a repeat of problems next time she kids. At least she has lots of milk for them. keep milking her and trying to get the kids to nurse on her. Unless you don't mind bottle babies.

Aha....that makes sense. We bought 6 does and she kind of threw this one in the group. Said she has nice big kids and they always make good market wethers but she has a sister of hers so she could let her go. But you are probably right. None of mine have teats like that and I had never heard of it before. I don't MIND bottle babies, had 3 the first set in January, but it sure does take up a lot of your life. I'd much rather she would nurse them but i think after i'vbe had them on the bottle, that's not gonna happen. We keep trying though. Gonna take the house baby to the barn so she doesn't turn on him, and try to keep him with his brother. They are in the barn in a stall and have a heat lamp so I think he'll be ok, if not he'll have to come back in.

I purchased a 6 year old doe with blown teats, knowing I would probably have to bottle feed. Hoping to get a couple nice does out of her. So far I have Gotten Little B out of her, it is Aunt B in some of my recently posted photos of does yet to kid. She has a terrible udder, I am hoping from poor management and not from genetics, I guess I will find out. Little B is expecting her first kids this month or next. Thought she would make a nice wether maker.