new twins, to doe with TINY udder

jBlaze · #1 02/15/08, 10:28 AM

My does that had nearly no udders each had twins 2/14. One doe (Tina) has some udder, the other has some milk, but udder is near flush with her body. I tried giving the kids frozen colustrum, but the ones from the doe with no udder (Princess) only took a few drops, less than an ounce. THey all seem fine and are nursing. I just hopw they are getting enough. I will keep trying throughout the day to get them to take some from the bottle.
We got three does and one boy. I will try to attach picts:? ok, I have no idea how to do picts, I will go try to figure it out.

jBlaze · #2 02/15/08, 10:47 AM

does this work? I put two picts into snapfish. The first is Princess the doe with a tiny udder. The next pict is the cute doe kid of the other doe, Tina.

http://render-2.snapfish.com/render2.../of=50,590,441

http://render-2.snapfish.com/render2.../of=50,482,443

OK, well I only got the link to work, no imt in post. I used this info>
How to post pics....

dkdairygoats · #3 02/15/08, 10:56 AM

The pictures work ok. I would watch the kids really closely to see if they seem to be getting milk. Their bellies should feel round. If your fingers touch on either side of their backbones...they are not getting enough. Wouldn't hurt to offer a bottle and supplement for a few days until mom's milk comes in. She does have a really small udder...hopefully it will start to fill out in a few days.

jBlaze · #4 02/15/08, 12:07 PM

Well, I went out to check again, their bellies were not empty, but I made them each take at least an ounce. I will do the same in another hour or so.

jBlaze · #5 02/21/08, 05:42 PM

Well, just to follow up:
I did supplement them a total of 20 ounces between the four kids, mostly to the ones of the smaller udder. They are all fine and happy at a week old. Both does are developing lovely udders. I just took the divider from between the two families and all are happily bouncing around. So cute, lol. It was just wierd to have them kid with such tiny udders, Our other two does that have kidded in the past (dam and daughter) both had big full udders at least week ahead of time. I know each is different, but I sure was expecting more.

Minelson · #6 02/22/08, 12:36 PM

Your pictures are great....Such little cuties