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Our ND doe gave birth this morning to two tiny babies 3.8 and 4 lbs. One of them is drinking milk from mom but the other one seems to not be able to suck. I have been working with her with a bottle (with moms colostrum) but still no sucking. I can feed her with a syringe and she swallows. I have...

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I am new to The Goat Spot so this is my first post. I had a doe kid on August fourth, beautiful twins, a buck and a doe. The buckling is very strong and doing great. The doeling however was never able to get up and wouldn't nurse when we tried to help. I started milking the doe and fed the kid...

I've been to two livestock vets, talked with numerous "goat experts" and no one seems to be hitting the mark. I noticed she was obviously sick about a week ago, but she may have been in a steady decline for longer. Her signs are vague, at best, with extreme weakness being most prominent. She's...

Hello Fellow Goat Enthusiasts, My Nigerian Dwarf just gave birth to triplets yesterday, sadly we lost one and we now have two little females. I am concerned about her because she keeps acting "drunk." It was so cold last night that I didn't want to take the chance of leaving them outside so I...

We had 2 sets of quads and 1 baby was never very strong. We brought him to the house and have been tending him with small feeds and lots of quiet TLC. He had several meconium stools and now he just sleeps and does not really eat. He was not strong enough to stand we gave him Bo-se and vitamins...