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05-25-2014, 09:07 AM
It's been a sad morning. We have two less babies to welcome into 2014. Nubbin delivered sometime last night while we were in bed, three weeks before her time. One was very bloated and mostly hairless--obviously dead for a while. The other looked perfect and was probably born alive, but was too early. Nubbin was a good mama and had dried her off, but it was no use. I don't know if we'd have been able to save her even if we'd been there to warm her and tube feed her. Three weeks is so early.
They were both does and both colored just like their mama--bay bodies, white belts, and white patches on their foreheads. I cry a little when I think we could've had three Nubbins jumping around. I'm guessing she got hit by one of the other goats (probably Lilly, although there's really no way to know). I'll give Nubbin some antibiotic since the one kid had been dead in there awhile. Other than being sad and calling for her babies, Nubbin seems healthy and doesn't look as though she had too much trouble delivering. She's got a pretty little udder, so it looks like I'll be milking her twice a day. Now on to the sad task of cleaning out the shed and burying these little ones.
They were both does and both colored just like their mama--bay bodies, white belts, and white patches on their foreheads. I cry a little when I think we could've had three Nubbins jumping around. I'm guessing she got hit by one of the other goats (probably Lilly, although there's really no way to know). I'll give Nubbin some antibiotic since the one kid had been dead in there awhile. Other than being sad and calling for her babies, Nubbin seems healthy and doesn't look as though she had too much trouble delivering. She's got a pretty little udder, so it looks like I'll be milking her twice a day. Now on to the sad task of cleaning out the shed and burying these little ones.