Chapped teats?

Cloverbud · #1 03/19/08, 08:41 PM

My Boer doe (ff) is nursing twin bucklings, and her poor teats are pretty chapped to the point she doesn't want to let them nurse much. The one teat is scabbed over an area about the size of the end of your thumb.

I've separated her from the boys at night and slathered her teats with udder balm. The boys are a month old, so they're not thrilled with the bottle I tried to introduce, but I can stick with it, if need be.

Does anyone have any better ideas, or am I on the right track? TIA

Chinook · #2 03/19/08, 08:54 PM

I have no experiance with this problem personally, but from what I have read it sounds like you are doing the right thing.

reese · #3 03/20/08, 07:08 AM

My doe got chapped teats last month. I just kept slathering raw coconut oil on her and she healed.

Scrounger · #4 03/20/08, 08:11 AM

I use olive oil. It seems to work better?faster then the bag balm.

Goat Servant · #5 03/20/08, 05:24 PM

Sounds like you are doing the right thing so keep it up, I know its ugaly. Some crops of kids are harder on teats than others if thats any condolence.

jBlaze · #6 03/20/08, 06:12 PM

So, you seperated the kids, what are you doing with the milk? Are you milking her and feeding them, or ? Just curious.

Cloverbud · #7 03/20/08, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloverbud

I've separated her from the boys at night and slathered her teats with udder balm.

They still get mom during the day.