Kidding season at sweet horizon minis

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Above two are doelings
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Photo shows how little the buckling is! We went ahead and pulled him right away, his temp was 94* at birthšŸ˜¬ got his temp up to 101.5 for 20 mins(without a source of heat) then gave colostrum from Bella and a bit of milk from lillie(milked her this evening)
 

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Congrats! Wow! So tiny!

So we put the kids with the does five times a day after feeding them, that way they are searching for food. They are always under supervison while theyā€™re with the does, as if they latch on once, they will always remember. Hereā€™s some pic of the set up:

This one is a hog panel with some squares cut bigger so the does can stick their head through. I shoudve cut a square higher though because the kids can jump through when theyre about a week old. Which isnā€™t a problem most of the time, but sometimes you just have those stickers, lol
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The one below works better than the hog panel, since they cant climb through as soon. And if they do, we just add another board.
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As far as pulling kids from a doe whoā€™s raised kids before..it might be a little harder, but still should work the same way as long as the kids donā€™t know where milk comes from. Lol. Our first fresheners can be nonchalant about their kids since they donā€™t raise them, which makes it even easier. I mean, they still love them, but wouldnt let them nurse.
 
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