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He's not eating hay or grains yet.  We just disbudded his sibs tonight.  I'm giving him cows milk.  I haven't been able to get enough milk from either doe to give him.

If I understand it right, he was born Friday, so cows milk should be fine. Forgive me if I go to the basics here, but are you warming the milk, don't notice it to slightly warm on your wrist ?

Also, here is a thread on another sight that might help, also might want to check backyardherds.com.

http://thegoatspot.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7931&hilit=dam+rejecting+kid

(I think I'm safe... I deleted all references to hoodies)

 Morning SCG what kind of trouble are you going to get into today?

I managed to get myself out of clinic today so I can work on two things that need to be done within 30 days. If you've never tried to bring a new project to conclusion in 30 days in the federal government, you haven't lived. And I've got 2. I made sure my family size Excedrin bottle was full yesterday.

You got any suggestions on how to get rid of a GS-11? (other than killing him of course, he is not worth going to prison over)

They always promoted them from my experience.....the worse the quicker the promo....

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Can you put mom in a milk stanchion and let the little one drink? Did the vet do anything for the pneumonia? If one or more of the kids is a buckling, take it away when trying to get the little one to nurse. For some reason the dams seem to favor the bucklings over doelings, we prefer the opposite.

 

 

 

I don't have a stanchion, I sort of pin her in a corner and hold her to let him nurse, usually with 2 or 3 legs off the ground so she can't move or kick.  She gave him amoxicllin.  I keep the other kids away when I try to feed him.  I thought she would get rid of the doeling too, but she didn't.  She had 2 boys and a girl.

 

This just occurred to me.  When he was born, the fluid in his sac was yellow.  The others weren't.  Do you know what this means?

The yellow is fecal material leaked and mixed into the fluids. No biggie.

Does the kid latch on to mom to drink while you have her  . . in a restraint hold??? ANd how often do you do this? Every 2 hours?? Bottle feeding takes persistence with those that just can't figure it out or don't want to figure it out. WIth a tiny one, I hold on my lap with finger in mouth, the same hand holding syringe of warm milk and tickle with other hand under the tail area. If lamb sucks , repeat the tickle motion until you learn what triggers the sucking.

Hope he is still with us.

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(I think I'm safe... I deleted all references to hoodies)

 

 

You are in rare form!! Since the "incident' I will now purposely wear a hoodie at times. Being a white female in her  now 50's  I figure people will get the point. 

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I managed to get myself out of clinic today so I can work on two things that need to be done within 30 days. If you've never tried to bring a new project to conclusion in 30 days in the federal government, you haven't lived. And I've got 2. I made sure my family size Excedrin bottle was full yesterday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DH had a project some years ago, where the boss misunderstood the deadline and completion date suddenly loomed. It was a drinking water project going under a river and thru state park land and under  river again.  He was gone for several days, catching a few hours of sleep in his work truck at the construction site as everyone, every able employee, was at the site working to meet the deadline. THey did it. 

He is a state employee, as is his crew. 

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Originally Posted by mlmddh 

Can you put mom in a milk stanchion and let the little one drink? Did the vet do anything for the pneumonia? If one or more of the kids is a buckling, take it away when trying to get the little one to nurse. For some reason the dams seem to favor the bucklings over doelings, we prefer the opposite.

 

 

 

I don't have a stanchion, I sort of pin her in a corner and hold her to let him nurse, usually with 2 or 3 legs off the ground so she can't move or kick.  She gave him amoxicllin.  I keep the other kids away when I try to feed him.  I thought she would get rid of the doeling too, but she didn't.  She had 2 boys and a girl.

 

This just occurred to me.  When he was born, the fluid in his sac was yellow.  The others weren't.  Do you know what this means?

I'm guessing the same as meconium during a human birth.  Here's a link you can read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meconium_aspiration_syndrome

Deb