BarnyardBlast
Ridin' The Range
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I have a goat currently (or just finishing) kidding. I'm not sure when it started, but it couldn't have been more than an hour or two. One of the kids is still 'dirty' and hasn't been cleaned. It was wandering around the pen and trying to play with another kid (different mother). The other kid has been meticulously cleaned, has fed, and is being nuzzled by the mother goat. I put on a pair of gloves and took the other kid near. She sniffed, bleated a bit (and the kid bleated back), tentatively licked an ear and then backed away to groom the preferred kid.
I plan to keep an eye as best as I can, but I suspect she's rejecting the kid. How long can I give her to accept the kid before I need to pull and bottle feed? (I am not certain that she's rejecting but I haven't seen this happen before). She makes no attempt to call, even when it's bleating, or move towards it.
I plan to keep an eye as best as I can, but I suspect she's rejecting the kid. How long can I give her to accept the kid before I need to pull and bottle feed? (I am not certain that she's rejecting but I haven't seen this happen before). She makes no attempt to call, even when it's bleating, or move towards it.