Shorty's Kindling thread

[SA Farm]

Congrats! What a good mama!

 

[Baymule]

What sweet babies!!

 

[Shorty]

because I know we all love baby pictures here is one of my 1 week old kits!!

 

[Hens and Roos]

how cute!!!

 

[Shorty]

2.5 Weeks old!!
I'm still having the same problem as my last litter with 3 having eyes stuck shut. They do eventually open but they are goopy, it doesn't spread to the rest of the litter. I'm kind of wondering if it has something to do with the parents since I didn't have this problem with my first litter who was same doe different buck. It doesn't effect their grow out weights I tried some eye ointment but it didn't help I'm kind of at a loss for what to do for them.

 

[Hens and Roos]

interesting - not sure, have not seen this. Do you have a different buck to try and see what happens?

 

[Shorty]

I don't really have the cage space to have more then a trio and a grow out cage I was thinking of trying to sell my buck but he is so sweet. I'm going to bleach the nest box and try with try other doe if it still happens he may have to go :-(

 

[Hens and Roos]

Good luck, keep us posted on what you figure out.

 

[SA Farm]

Eyes stuck shut can happen. I've used warm water and a cotton ball to gently soak, then help open the eyes if they still haven't opened on their own a few days past when they normally should (around 10 days old).
If they have pus, it's called "nest-box eye" - never experienced that one myself, but from what I understand it's basically just a mild infection. You can clean with a really mild saline solution or ointment twice a day until it clears up.

 

[Shorty]

@SA Farm they are almost 3 weeks old and do have a small amount of puss in their eyes I did try ointment with the last litter it didn't help I will have to try the mild saline solution. The last litter it never did clear up I felt so bad but I tried everything I could think of