Hi all!
So I just had my first litter ever born last Wednesday. My standard Rex doe has done amazingly well for a first time mom. I haven’t really had any issues up until now. Yesterday I discovered three of the five kits outside the nest box lying on the wire. I put them back in and they just leaped right back out. I can tell this is keeping them from being fed, making them even more hungry and more determined to hop out. They were looking pretty rough last night, so I milked one of my goats and syringe fed the three kits some milk just to keep them hydrated until the next feeding. I went to check on them this morning and all but one kit was fed. This one kit had managed to hop back out the nest box and had clearly missed its feeding. Soooo I stuffed it back in with the others. I guess my question is, why are they hopping out? Also, how do I keep it from happening?
Along with this, I noticed that one baby is clearly getting most of the milk. It is huge compared to the others. Is there anything I can do to help the others get milk?
Sorry for all the questions! Lol I’m sure I’ll have more when these are answered.
So I just had my first litter ever born last Wednesday. My standard Rex doe has done amazingly well for a first time mom. I haven’t really had any issues up until now. Yesterday I discovered three of the five kits outside the nest box lying on the wire. I put them back in and they just leaped right back out. I can tell this is keeping them from being fed, making them even more hungry and more determined to hop out. They were looking pretty rough last night, so I milked one of my goats and syringe fed the three kits some milk just to keep them hydrated until the next feeding. I went to check on them this morning and all but one kit was fed. This one kit had managed to hop back out the nest box and had clearly missed its feeding. Soooo I stuffed it back in with the others. I guess my question is, why are they hopping out? Also, how do I keep it from happening?
Along with this, I noticed that one baby is clearly getting most of the milk. It is huge compared to the others. Is there anything I can do to help the others get milk?
Sorry for all the questions! Lol I’m sure I’ll have more when these are answered.