Helped pull kids for the first time!!

chris30523 · #1 04/30/06, 01:03 PM

I had to help one of my fullblood boers deliver this am.I thought the baby was dead mom was pushing at 7

o this am and looked like she had been for a while she would not let me near so I couldn't check, in the next hour she delivered several sac's of fluid and then quit pushing.She still would not let me near.I kept checking and at 12:00 she was down and 2 hooves and legs no head I was able to push back in a bit and straighten the head and between the two of us we pushed and pulled a 10 lb buckling and he was alive.It was a dry birth .I got mom into the barn and everyone cleaned up and started him nursing and lo and behold another hoof.Just one though so we did the whole procedure again and got another buckling 6.5 lbs this time.
I have given mom warm water with molassas nutri-drench and a pcn shot she is not doing well anything else I can do???

Is she just weak??My first kiddings this year so I am just learning.I think the boys will make it but I am not sure about mom....

goatkid · #2 04/30/06, 01:44 PM

I'd have to see the goat to know for sure. Is she eating and drinking? Is she able to stand and feed the kids? After a hard labor, it's not unusual for a doe to be exhausted. Give her some probios - stress can affect the rumen. Keep hay and water in front of her. I hope both she and the babies do well.

dockamo · #3 04/30/06, 05:37 PM

how is doing now chris---is she up and eating and drinking--hope everything is going ok

chris30523 · #4 04/30/06, 08:56 PM

we had to bring in the second buck and warm him and give him a bottle.She finally passed both after birth and is eating and drinking.I think she will make it.If she does not get some kind of infection.She is talking to them but I think she is too tired to work to hard at caring for the babies.

Dee · #5 04/30/06, 10:39 PM

This was the first year I had to pull kids with two different does. They are both Boers. The first one was really tough, I was afraid I hurt her. The other was so much easier after reading in Fiasco Farm about pulling first one, then the other leg. It just slid out after that. Wonder if it's because the hay was bad this year and I had to suppliment with alfalfa

chris30523 · #6 05/01/06, 09:16 AM

I just pulled another this AM was another boer.Pretty babies just huge 5 bucks in 2 days.I really wanted does.I also got my instruction from Fiasco Farm.Moms and babies doing fine so far.Anyone in Ga looking for a full blood boer buck??I hate to sell these for meat.I have typical boer coloring and red with white beautiful boys..

Goat Freak · #7 05/01/06, 09:28 AM

CONGRATS on all the babies, and on the mama doing better! Sorry about them being boys, but at least they are alive. Good Luck with them. Bye.

chris30523 · #8 05/01/06, 11:49 AM

12 babies so far 4 are does.Trying to build a heard is hard if we only have boys.All beautiful though.maybe I can find someone to swap girls for boys around here??

justgojumpit · #9 05/01/06, 03:56 PM

I've had 15 now, and only 5 bucks. I guess I've just been lucky!

justgojumpit

Goat Freak · #10 05/01/06, 06:28 PM

I don't think that anyone will trade you a doeling for a buckling, unless you have better bloodlines than them, but maybe you could trade a really nice, future herd-sire plus some cash for a doeling? Good Luck. Bye.

Dee · #11 05/01/06, 07:36 PM

I'd trade if I was closer (NJ). I wanted boys but got more girls. 9 does and 6 bucks.

chris30523 · #12 05/02/06, 10:13 AM

Mine are 3rd generation Kiko/Boer and 75%kiko 25% Boer non-registered they are supposed to big and judging by the birth weight they should be.I have not had one born under 8lb .And none of them had any birthing difficulties.My fullblood Boers on the other hand, I have had to help with two ,and the moms are not recovering as well as the crosses.I did have another doe this am.Two more to go one Boer and one cross.Maybe Ill get another couple of does.