Raising Fainting, Nigerian Dwarf, and Mini Silky goats. Join me on my journey as I strive to breed small beautiful goats that make wonderful pets.
My Mini Silky buck
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Foster mother
I had really hoped that Fudge would miss her doe so much that she would happily take little Pixie as a foster kid but that is not what happened. Fudge evidently doesn't want another kid and it took both me and Jerry to hold her still for Pixie to nurse and even then she laid down and refused to get up. So I decided to put her on the milk stand and get the milk that way and then just put it in a bottle for Pixie. I worked for 20 minutes and got 3 ounces! She would not let her milk down and then she would lay down while in the stand. Do you have any idea how hard it is to milk a goat that is lying down? Not easy believe me. I took the 3 ounces and put it in a bottle and offered it to Pixie. She went after it like a champ and so that was good that she is willing to take a bottle. Now if I can just get Fudge to accept being milked better.
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