High Mountain Living
Thanks and final baby count {
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Thank you for such great feedback everyone. It really makes me feel welcome here and is just what I needed. :-)The final tally is 17 babies!! Wowser. There are 7 bucklings and 10 does. I do have a *challenge* as a goat friend call it: My first freshener had two huge bucks and a teeny doe with some problems. I was going to just snuggle her in my coat in the corner of the stall to pass while finishing up with the other two but my kids came down and were just broken up about not at least trying something. So now I have the tiniest doeling in the house. Yesterday she weighed 3lb 3oz. I am bringing her to the barn every two hours to nurse on my doe with the smallest teats so she can manage. I tried a pritchard teat(sp), a regular baby nipple, glove finger, black goat nipple and she cant use any of them. Admitedly, I have never bottle fed anything in my life so my confidence is lacking too. I had to brace her front legs as they are crooked(better today) but braced, she can walk so if there is any chance of them straightening(they always do on healthy big kids) then she needs to be up on them. Her bottom jaw is short too. I figured she wouldnt even be able to nurse but she is doing it. Her name is Belle(for Tinkerbelle) and she is a teeny little sweet thing. I am hoping someone on my spinning/weaving list will adopt her in a few months as a pet. I would love to see how she grows. Everyone else is happy and doing well so when it dries out up on the mountain, we will have quite a pasture full of goats for a few months. Amelia { Post a Comment } { Last Page } { Page 4 of 9 } { Next Page } |
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