Nigerian Dwarf Pregnant?

[nok13]

try keeping the doe with the kid together where u can see them-- not sure if this willhelp already since a few days have passed... maybe just bottle feed the baby by the mother, and keep both inside for a while? if u are going to keep the kid, then u will have to have her in with mom or u will have world war 2 every day... if u are going to give or sell the kid, then just separate them, mom will yell for a few days (mine used to sniff and search for their babies but after some days, they get over it).. if the baby wont take the bottle and u feel she isnt drinking enough, try pan feeding (small open dish that she can drink: try dipping her nose in the milk, she will get the point. if the bottle feedign isnt working and u want to continue, we used to dip the nipple in small amount of honey, some kids ive had to bottle feed with a very large hole, and in the side of the mouth, sort of like spilling the milk in to their mouth, and quickly teaching them to pan drink. others were like reluctant human babies. since we were a petting zoo, we always had various human bottles and nipples that got left behind, so we would try until we found the nipple that worked. and some kids we actaully fed like humans: holding the bottle in the mouth, with thumb and forefinger holding the baby's jaw, sort of like if it was nursing from a teat, feeling the pressure of the udder. some babies just grab a nipple and drink. some like small small holes... some like the real goat teat type nipples. if she is a reluctant eater, the u wil have to move her to solid grain and hay early. my vet had us do that even at three weeks.

 

[Coupe]

Well i stopped trying to bottle feed and just bring her outside early in the AM . I still have to hold the doe to let the baby nurse, but she has calmed down alot! Shes not screaming and jumping like she use to..now she kicks alittle at first but settles down after 5 mins! Which is a huge improvment! She hasnt been attacking the baby anymore but still wont let the kid near her. She just pushes her away. Im not sure yet,but i might keep the Kid and sell the doe. Or sell both once the kid is weaned.

 

[nok13]

good. things might smooth out. she might just be having 'new mother' syndrome. i had a doe that , while giving birth, went zooming around her yard, with a baby's hoof and nose sticking out... and she wanted nothing to do with her kid for at least a week. we kept them locked up together,with the kid separated but close by, at night, so the doe wouldnt scrunch her to death. after almost two weeks, they worked out, and the second birth for that doe she was a better more prepared mother...some does will favour one kid over an other, when they have twins... i think goats are really close to humans in their reactions to their offspring...

 

[Mini Madness]

its fine to bottle feed the baby, if its a female, then even later in life she wont be problematic, but might not be a good mother either; however, im not so sure i would give up just yet on the doe; if u have the place and the time, try keeping the doe with the kid together where u can see them; separate when u arent around, together when u can keep an eye on them; sometimes the mean stage passes; some new mothers suffer from a kind of 'goat post partum' , but if u insist, they might bond, or at least get along ; if u can help the kid nurse, or even if u bottle feed, but with the doe next to her... if not, then u will have what i have done which is two baby kids sleeping in the bedroom (in the bed actually) with hubby for the first few nights, then in a box/crate near the dogs in the salon for another week or so; rather funny to have baby goats going up and donw aprtment steps for the fun of it...

dont worry, bottle babies are fun too...just make sure to either milk the doe or get goat sheep replacement milk and follow the directions, and then remember to scratch baby above her tail when she feeds, to promote suckling, keep bottles clean , and u can always move her to pan feeding (milk in dish) if u dont mind the mess (or u have a dog that cleans up after her)... the doe's next birth and baby might be more successful, or might be the same deal again.... either way, enjoy...(if she's back with the buck, he can breed her again)

 

[Mini Madness]

I haven't experianced does hurting their kids~kidding then leaving them in which case doe is sold as meat. If the doe is mean to the kid there maybe something wrong with it. Not sheep replacer because it doesn't have copper in it they need kid replacer and some colostrum if haven't already. If someone has a goat dairy or goats they milk that is the best way to go even if you mix half replacer and half real milk.

 

[nok13]

not true... many first time does dont know how to mother, especially if they themselves were 'bottle babies'... and here in israel the sheep/goat replacer is the same, for both... so i guess u have to read the manufacturer's instructionsl. also, for colustrum, our vets always said it was the first day/second day that were the most important for antiboties...after that no need for colustrum. also,w e used to store first day, second day and third day colustrum in small amounts in labelled bottles, for just those instances. we never pasteurized our colustrum as our herd was a closed herd and several times we 'borrowed' colustrum from nearby farms (backyard goats), but the colustrum HAS to be from the same area, for the same antibodies... we've used the colustrum also for other mammals newlyborn with unable mothers.
i wouldnt sell the doe unless u see that second time kidding she is a problem also, or if u dont have a problem with pet bottle babies. when its a business its a problem.

 

[Coupe]

I may breed her one more time. If she does the same thing tye secound time around, shes out of out here.
But on a happy note baby Bambi is doing great! She spends the day outside with mom and comes inside at night. Mom still dosnt want to feed her on her own, so i dont think she is going to. I still have to hold her to let Bambi feed. But all is well.