I accidentally jumped in the deep end… 😅
So a little over a month ago now I bought 5 doelings. I noticed at the time that one of them looked slightly larger than the other, and her nipples were more prominent, so I kept an eye on her, but there was no change. Like, at all… until the day she dropped twins and then abandoned them. 😬 Sadly the other one didn’t make it, but little Seven has pulled through! Today is his 1 week birthday.
I was able to get him colostrum as soon as I found him, and his last feeding he ate about 3.5oz. Right after the feeding I was finally able to get my hands on a scale, and he was 2.95lbs. 🥹
Now that we’ve passed the one week craziness… Does anyone have any suggestions or advice for me? I had planned on taking this a LOT slower and getting used to my new goats before this stage, but… here we are. 😅
I do have a vet appointment tomorrow, but I also know other owners themselves often have more applicable advice, as well.