*New Goat* have some questions...

[Bleenie]

I got this beautiful girl at the auction today. I was AMAZED to find such a clean, friendly & sweet girl!! She seems to have been someone's pet before. she very much wants to be with me all the time.

I thought she may be pregnant but now after getting a better look at her i think she may have recently given birth. She has Milk, not colostrum & 1 side of her udder is really low(but does have milk), the other side was very hard & hot to begin with but i let my little doeling nurse off of her some and the i milked her more, it definitely feels softer/better now. I know i am going to have to keep on top of milking that side until it's back to normal, or at least letting the baby girl nurse her. She will stand for the bay IF i hold her. she is perfectly fine with me milking her.(yay!) she really is in great shape and very clean. She cost me $80.

should i give her a shot of pinn?(just in case)
Could she still possibly be pregnant?

if it is mastitis i am glad i got her before it was bad. i had a heifer that was the same way and after plenty of milking sessions she was back to normal & feeding her baby again.

We named her Shirley(we'll see if it fits though)

 

[d1]

I bought one last saturday for milk and she had a buckling yesterday afternoon and she was milking

 

[jojo@rolling acres farm]

Hi Bleenie,

I don't think she is expecting. She may have just had a kid or kids weaned off of her. I would probably watch her for a couple of days and then give the shot if you think you need to.

I'm glad you found a sweet girl to add to your herd. Enjoy.

 

[Bleenie]

Thanks,

Whimsey(angoraX baby) is pretty happy about her too, Maverick's just jealous because he's getting weaned and can't have REAL milk!

I just stopped by to visit & see the 2 Nigerian Does again today. They look really good and actually both are looking ready to pop, the owner said they should kid within a week & he is going to keep them until after they give birth. But he does still want to sell them to me and we will figure out a price afterwards. I will probably end up selling any unwanted bucklings and then paying him since he is still offering to let me make payments. They looked so good today

they look a lot like Maverick but more 'painted', I'm pretty excited to see what they have & how many!

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

That animal isn't pregnant, and unless she has a fever, I wouldnt give antibiotics

 

[Bleenie]

Still glad to know i have a well fed girl

she's a chunky thing. I am just about to go out and feed the baby and milk her some more. i need to build a stand still but thankfully she's tall!