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Old 04/11/11, 06:13 PM
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Thanks for all of the awesome advice!! I am placing a large order to Hoeggers tonight and making a phone call to the vet first thing in the morning.

And BTW...She is 12 months old. Not ideal, but not worst case scenario.
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Old 04/11/11, 06:52 PM
 
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She is still very young. 14mo is when you breed. She may want to kid in your lap...smile.
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Old 04/11/11, 07:50 PM
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She is still very young. 14mo is when you breed. She may want to kid in your lap...smile.
That is perfectly fine with me.
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Old 04/11/11, 09:48 PM
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When I got Gretta she was pregos. My first goat...I was totally unprepared with no fencing..just a horse stall to put her in at night. Then I found this forum and www.fiascofarm.com.
I was not working at the time so me along with BoBo ( my GSD RIP) were her best friends and she was never lonely. Now she has her twin babies and they are 3 years old! I would suggest you read, read, read the www.Fiascofarm.com website and make your own kidding kit and binder with info that suits you. That is what I did anyway. btw...I was told she would give birth in Nov or Dec. I started thinking she was giving birth around Thanksgiving. I think I drove everyone crazy I'm sure on this forum during that time...being a newbie and all. She gave birth on Jan 16th. ugh! My life was nothing but "Gretta" every 2 hours for over 6 weeks. : I wouldn't change a thing!
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Old 04/11/11, 09:52 PM
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Here I found a pic of BoBo with Gretta shortly after the babies were born

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Old 04/12/11, 08:14 AM
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What a beautiful group of animals!!
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