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DellaMyDarling
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Looks like I may have found a home for the trio, sending them off to a small all wether herd. Sounds good to me, hoping it works out.
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Trio to an all wether herd? Momma is a Doe..Looks like I may have found a home for the trio, sending them off to a small all wether herd. Sounds good to me, hoping it works out.
Just a comment. You don't have to pull the kids. You can offer the kids a bottle to see if they will take it. They probably won't and that would be true whether you pulled them off the doe or not. A lot of the time kids that have been on the doe will NOT take a bottle no matter what. If you think they need more feed you can set up a creep so they can get into it to get grain but the doe cannot. Just a thought.She is NOT a dairy goat and can barely produce for 2 babies, let alone 3, so she's not even a good breeder goat. These boys may need to be pulled and put on bottle if her production doesn't increase.
In farm terms, she's a completely useless doe. Her genetic line should not continue. Responsible breeders cull animals that do not produce as they should so that more poor quality animals are not produced.
An all wether herd protects her from breeding ever again and keeps her with two familiar faces. Wethering her boys prevents their line from carrying the same genetic faults. Goats require goats, they don't need specific sexes to be happy.
Just a comment. You don't have to pull the kids. You can offer the kids a bottle to see if they will take it. They probably won't and that would be true whether you pulled them off the doe or not. A lot of the time kids that have been on the doe will NOT take a bottle no matter what. If you think they need more feed you can set up a creep so they can get into it to get grain but the doe cannot. Just a thought.
Your goats are very lucky. In my herd they would have most likely been converted into goatburgers.