Update! Kid died wondering about adoption

[geareduplyn]

A doe will take a replacement kid. If you are near a Goat Dairy they might have a buck kid available for adoption. I used to raise drop calves with dairy goats. The does took excellent care of them. These animals were all free range because I had no fences. When the calves were hungry the does would run to the nearest milk platform so the calves could nurse. I've got a picture of this somewhere.

 

[Indiana hens]

I milked her; she made me hold her leg up. Never milked a pygmy before! Job for my Gf.

 

[FrChuckW]

Back in the olden days

they used to skin a dead kid

and place the skin over an orphan and give it to the dead kids mom to raise.

Sniffing the skin, she'd think it was hers and take care of it. After a couple of days they'd take the skin off and mom wouldn't know the difference.

I know it sounds gross, but that's how they did it. Especially since back then every animal counted on a farm's survival. But it sounds like there might be something wrong with the doe if this is her second kidding and both were still born.

I'd have her vetted and see if she has some kind of internal infection or if something else is wrong. It could be that the buck is too closely related to her and it's genetic.

Good luck!

 

[hollyk]

Everyone's advice sounds good to me.

I do have a question- did the nanny carry the babies past the expected time or did she kid between the 150 & 160 day mark?

I am asking because I have a goat we bought bred and I thought she would have kidded before now. The other goats we have had were breed here and I had a good due date.
Thanks

 

[oberhaslikid]

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This is what I did also.It worked for me too. I put the doe on the milk stand for the first 3 days while baby nurses.
If she doesnt accept it still after the 3 days try a little vicks on her nose and the babys tail. Just enough to cover the scent.Then as time passes and the vicks wears off.She wont know the differnce and think this is her baby.

 

[greyfields]

I had to stantion one of my goats last year, because she didn't want anything to do with her kid. It took about 72 hours before she relented. Goats are difficult, though.

Sheep are far easier to graft, and generally are better parents than goats.

 

[Indiana hens]

A different nanny did not make it through labor; but kid did. Is like fate huh? So here we go with the adoption! Oreo did not want baby Shaker. We are giving her the colostrum from Oreo. Gf has a milking job to add to her list.

 

[hcammack]

Hope that cute little boy has a new mom !

Good Luck with the adoption,

Henry

 

[Indiana hens]

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Neighbor has a Masters in ruminants. Also have friends that have worse luck with their expensive sheep. Criticism taken. Thought that I would share with others; maybe this was not the place.

 

[hcammack]

I really sorry I was just wondering I am not that experianced with goats but just thought it was unusual maybe not though. The kid sure is cute and next time I will keep my thoughts to myself or share them through PM sorry. I will edit the post above.

Henry