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03-15-2018, 02:01 PM
Beautiful photos! Love the picture of Dice with his tongue out. And he's so cute snuggled up with Lotus. I'm glad she's thriving. Her rapid weight gain is likely due to her singleton status. I notice my single kids far outstrip the doubles and triples when it comes to early growth. The boys will probably catch up quickly though once that testosterone starts to kick in at around two months.
I haven't had any of my mamas play favorites yet, but I've had kids that were smaller or less aggressive and couldn't compete for the milk. With those I put mama on the stanchion once or twice a day and I bring in the smaller baby to nurse by itself, and I let it drink as much as it wants. Sometimes they drain the udder and that's ok because it means the big, greedy kid won't get quite so much so their growth rates will start to balance out a bit better.
I'm sorry your family circumstances are difficult right now. I hope you can find good homes for the goats you sell. I like to think of it as spreading the love around.
I haven't had any of my mamas play favorites yet, but I've had kids that were smaller or less aggressive and couldn't compete for the milk. With those I put mama on the stanchion once or twice a day and I bring in the smaller baby to nurse by itself, and I let it drink as much as it wants. Sometimes they drain the udder and that's ok because it means the big, greedy kid won't get quite so much so their growth rates will start to balance out a bit better.
I'm sorry your family circumstances are difficult right now. I hope you can find good homes for the goats you sell. I like to think of it as spreading the love around.