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02/16/11, 12:28 PM
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Quads: Lost one
Okay, she did it again. 
This time, though, there were 3 males and 1 female.
Lost the biggest male (over 9#); the others are good sized (doeling 7#; bucklings 8 and 9#).
They're not too keen on nursing, and it's taking a bit to get them into the bottle. Could be that the weather is crummy: damp and foggy and lousy.
The afterbirth is draaaaaaaging behind Trub. It's about 6' long, and she keeps stepping on it. I tried tying a knot in it, but it came undone. D'you think I should cut it off a bit so she doesn't drag it out of herself?
As soon as I finish these pics, I'm going to feed the lot of them again and go back to bed. No sense in flirting with pneumonia any more than I already have.
Augh. Photobucket is a pain.
Here
Black w/tan & wht markings is the female.
The blue roan and the red one are the males.
I'm going to bed.
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02/16/11, 12:46 PM
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Beautiful kids, Pony! Congrats! Sorry about the lost one.
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02/16/11, 01:04 PM
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Awww! What a great Job mom did having all those!
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02/16/11, 01:10 PM
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Congrats on the three that are doing well.
Hope they nurse on Trubbs and you can get well.
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02/16/11, 02:18 PM
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That was worth the wait! Sorry about the little buck--er--big buck. Aren't those babies big for quads? I am wondering if the weather is not affecting everyone and everything.
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02/16/11, 02:19 PM
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AWE!! Pretty babies!!
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02/16/11, 02:23 PM
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They are so sweet!
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02/16/11, 02:39 PM
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Sorry for the loss of one, but those are beautiful kids! Congrats!
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Gorgeous babies! Yay!
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02/16/11, 03:19 PM
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Congrats on the new babies, Pony! And I'm sorry for your loss.
About the afterbirth; I don't think I'd cut it off. I'm thinking the weight of it helps it to eventually turn loose. If I'm wrong, I do hope someone more knowledgeable comes along & corrects me.
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02/16/11, 03:51 PM
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Beautiful babies! Congrats to you...big hug for Trub!
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02/16/11, 03:56 PM
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Congrats... cute babies again.. try & take it easy.. don't wear yourself out!!!
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02/16/11, 04:10 PM
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If they're stepping on afterbirth, I worry that they'll yank it out prematurely which can cause issues just like pulling on the afterbirth can. I personally cut it so that it's still long, just less likely to get stepped on and yanked out - usually just short of dragging.
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02/16/11, 04:30 PM
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I agree if she's stepping on the afterbirth I too think I'd cut it short enough she can't step on it but still long enough for the weight to help it out.
So sorry one of the little bucks didn't make it but the 3 you have are beautiful babies! That little doeling looks alot like Trub doesn't she?
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02/16/11, 04:35 PM
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When I went out to feed the kids a bit more (I do hope they get the idea that Trub is the giver of milk....) I saw that Trub had somehow cut back the excess afterbirth to a more manageable length. Tied a knot in that, and all should be good.
I am seriously considering not breeding Trub next season. I don't know that I want quads every single freshening from her... I worry that it is too much stress on my doe, and I also do not like caring for a whole litter of goats!
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02/16/11, 05:15 PM
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Congrats on those adorable babies!
I only had one consistently produce quads, the Nub. The Boers are always changing up on me; FF quads, then trips & trips again, her sister trips but this yr quad.
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02/16/11, 08:20 PM
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If she's not showing signs of struggling with condition and ease of kidding, there shouldn't be much issue of her having quads. From the picture I remember seeing of her, she looked like she handled her last lactation and kidding JUST fine, as she was a great weight. If you don't like caring for a group, butcher any bucklings at 2 weeks or so (like a rabbit!) and put doelings on the bottle and sell them at 2 weeks. Problem solved.
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02/16/11, 08:29 PM
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I'm sorry you lost the one but congratulations one three beautiful,healthy babies!
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02/16/11, 09:45 PM
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They're not nursing from her (that I can see), but they're taking to the bottle okay.
Do you think that they're sneaking milk from her when I'm not around? She's very attentive to them, but I have not seen them suckling.
How often do you think I should be feeding them?
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02/16/11, 10:41 PM
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i am sure they are getting a bit here and there, i would hold their head to the teat and make them nurse that instead of the bottle, her teats are not swollen too big are they? with produceing nice healthy kids like that and staying in condition there would be no problem breeding her again, if you dont want that many kids put the extra in the freezer or sell as bottle babies, keep your little doelings and end up with some nice big good produceing does like their mom,
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