If you'd like to hear more of Bunny Hop's Story, her "Kidding" video from last March is here: No Gore is Shown but I do show the dead buckling: ua-cam.com/video/lWPW5Z1yduw/v-deo.html
This is the best "what's in my kidding kit" video I've ever seen. I really appreciate all the effort and in-depth information you have provided. I haven't heard anyone talk about giving their goats red raspberry leaf tea and comfrey leaf tea before so that's good to know. I watch a lot of homesteaders and goat people because eventually I want to have some goats myself but I've never seen anyone talk about after care to their does. It's like "yay, babies are here, have some molasses water and you don't have to do anything else" so it is incredibly informative to hear all the extra stuff you do for your does. I love that you talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of raising goats. Too many hide the bad stuff because everything should be sunshine and rainbows on their ranch. Thank you for keeping it real! 💚
Anytime! I really appreciate this comment, it means so much to me! Thank you!! I plan to make a doe aftercare video once I have girls recently postpartum to feature! ♥♥
Good morning! Perfect timing for me with this video, I appreciate you. 💐 I just ordered my copy of the book Holistic Goat Care through Chelsea Green publishing because I was having a very hard time finding it available anywhere else.
@@SageandStoneHomestead By the way, I think it was you that also recommended the book Diseases of the Goat, I'm super happy with it. Thank you for the excellent book recommendations.
This was excellent & informative!! The only thing I might suggest is, to have a bottle of Epinephrine on hand. I've had to use it in a huge hurry when it was least expected! BOSE can cause an instant & severe allergic reaction as can any antibiotic. It's extremely frightening & has to be dealt with ASAP!! Other than that your kit is very thorough! Prayers for your does, as well as for ALL of us here on Maternity watch! 😉 God bless! EDIT: Sorry...😢 I had to skip the part about Bunnyhop. Last year's video is still imprinted on my heart! 😭 You were so brave to see that through! You're awesome, Girl!
That's a good one!! I have 4 epi pens inside the fridge in my house! They are people grade. I assume it would be a similar process, blue to the sky and orange to the muscle and shoot it in?
@@SageandStoneHomestead I honestly don't know. If that's all that was available, I'd sure do it!! Might be a good question next time you talk with your vet! All 3 times I've needed it, came as a total surprise to me. You have to watch for any odd behavior. I lost a favorite doe many years ago because I didn't recogonize the symptoms & even if I had, I didn't have the Epinephrine! 😢
I'll be researching this asap, thank you!! we are about to give BoSe again and nobody had issues with it in October, but I would hate to not know what was going on! I'm so sorry about your favorite doe and what you both went through!!
Great information today!!! It is wise to have items on hand and not need the items than scrambling to find something in haste!!! I'm the lady that takes everything except the kitchen sink when we travel. 😂😝 Better safe than sorry in my opinion!!! Have you ever watched Ewetopia Farm's channel? Lynn and Arnie raise sheep in Canada. She has some great practices for the newborn lambs. For one they tube all their lambs colostrum immediately after birth due to their cold environment and to ensure the lamb getting the colostrum early. Of course this is much more necessary due to the large number of lambs born during the season. She also talks about how helpful an enema can be to a baby that isn't thriving. The baby not having a bowel movement is something that can be overlooked as the cause of a baby not thriving. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us!! Stay safe!!
I started following Ewetopia shortly after you mentioned it a while back and you know, I haven't seen them come up in my feed!! I'll have to seek out their lambing videos! I've given a rabbit enema before and that was interesting but life saving!!
Very informative information. I can tell you really love your Goats. I'm glad you shared the story about that horrible night, because sometimes things happen and you have to make a decision. That made me wanna reach thru the computer and give you a hug. It also brought tears to my eyes.
I love this series on goats. You have talked me into getting dairy goats. I was dead set on a dairy cow but I have reconsidered. My husband works very hard to provide for our family but that mostly means he is not here during the week. I had not considered that I would be on my own to deal with a thousand pound animal. We just got our homestead in November and your content has given me a lot of inspiration.
Gosh Heather, you made me tear up, I also had a doe that I lost bc she bleed out. It was a very hard delivery and I still getting emotional about it. I have delivered LOTS of kids I have always been there when they gave birth. I can hold a handful that I missed. This was a great video. Thank you for sharing. Till next time God Bless.
I have most of these things ready for chewie. Just gotta pick up a nose cleaner outer and the tube of jump start. I am excited and nervous at the same time. The goat farm across the road said they have taken birthing classes for goats so if i need them to just call. It's a good thing to be surrounded by goat people 😊. I heard the piggers talking to you when you was calling for calamity, they said they would walk out there with you.I'm sure they would make a nice mudhole by the pond lol
@@SageandStoneHomestead i know it all depends on the individual pig but our pigs and goats are best friends. Butters often hops up on gimlis back and goes for piggy back rides lol. If you wanted to try it i would do so when you have a few minutes to observe just to be safe. I know several farmers that keep them together and not had any problems, may be worth a shot. Maybe being able to be in a diffrent place and exploring would lead them to breeding🤔
I dread the day I may need to make such a decision. Last kidding season was my first season needing to assist with 2 of my 3 mommas. This year am hoping to freeze a bit of some of their colostrum for an emergency. I've also watched Patara's video, Appalachia's Homestead, on how she makes here milk replacer instead of buying the powdered. Nice to have that info too. Just another option.
Love these videos! It's been 10 years since I whelped a litter of puppies for anyone and I still can't toss old towels, cause ya never know! It's interesting we always gave red raspberry leaf tea too. We didn't have nose suckers, I have sucked directly on a puppies nose in times of need. Making those tough decisions ahead of time and carrying them out for the benefit of your animals is one of those strengths you possess that makes you so good at what you do. You will always remember that pain, and that is a good thing. If it didn't hurt it wouldn't honor the human/animal relationship. Can people that don't care do this stuff? Sure they can but in my opinion they aren't worth squat. (I had to struggle to find a word that wasn't really unkind so I chose squat). Question regarding the banamine, we always gave it through injection (horses) could you spare their rumen by giving it in injectable form? Old school horse folks used to take it for hangovers! Scary lol. I love Margie's coloring, and that beard is fabulous! 2 and 2 on the kid count. Beautifully done, this will bring so much value to anyone with a dairy herd.
Thank you so much ♥♥♥ I didn't realize speaking about the situation out loud was going to make it all come flooding back but it sure did! I really pray we never have to encounter a situation like that again. We have used injectable (Sq) and topical Banamine. What I have on hand is topical. I think it's mostly about the drug in the body as a whole that can cause issues of the intestinal and renal systems, not necessarily based on how it's given. Online it says that it can weaken the protective properties of the GI tract and cause ulcers.
I always used old prescription bottles half filled with betadine and tipped the baby with prescription bottle in place. Covers cord. I always gave Momma molasses in warm water after the birth. I had a traumatic occasion once and I have never forgotten it.
Watching your awesome videos learning about goats. I just have to say I'm so sorry about your doe. I know this video is a year old, but it's just so hard. 😢
“The body absorbs vitamin B12 from food in a two-step process. First, hydrochloric acid in the stomach separates vitamin B12 from the protein that it's attached to. Second, the freed vitamin B12 then combines with a protein made by the stomach, called intrinsic factor, and the body absorbs them together.” I suffer from chronically low Vit B due to autoimmune issues. If there are stomach / gut issues that interfere with absorption physicians will then give shots to bypass the ‘broken system’ and get some into the blood stream.
Of course we don’t have rumens, lol, but I am assuming it works similarly because they acquire minerals / vitamins / nutrients orally. I would be curious if their vitamin B levels also affect them having anemia. In humans, pernicious anemia, is caused when the stomach lining doesn’t produce what is needed to break it down for absorption correctly, which then affects the proper development of red blood cells … it’s all one connected fascinating system.
I'm not sure. I do know that when they are critically low on B vitamins, they die. I think the rumen produces B vitamins and human digestive processes generally don't. So when the rumen doesn't function to produce the B vitamins they need supplements.
Awesome job! I don’t think you left anything out. I watched some that didn’t even mention the snot sucker. I have assisted in several sheep, goat, and cow deliveries. I cried with you when you cried. It’s not easy. Thank you!!
@@SageandStoneHomestead Exactly! That’s why I was surprised when they didn’t mention it on their video. I also spray the navel with iodine instead of dipping. Have had goats and sheep for a very long time. Never had navel I’ll.
Interesting. I had to treat my Ivy for anemia and the vet said she needs B12 as well. I told her all I had was the oral drench and she said that the injection is better to ensure they get what they need. When Ivy was done kidding she refused the molasses water because she had been through so much. Poor baby. My other goats guzzled it up. As always. As with umbilical, I am always nervous it will rip out of their bellies. I have had that happen before, but the kid did well despite. And oh my word! I had those nose suckers for my kids!! Haha. I spray iodine now as well. I used to dip them, but it was more waste. Oh girl! That device for pulling a kid would have helped me tremendously this last kidding. I had her legs tied, but that didn't keep the head forward. I need to find a small one. I saw one somewhere, but I will be buying a few before next kidding.
I love Sandy Brock! I bought about three types of antibiotics through my vet a month ago. It ended up I needed another when she got an infection because the other didn't work. Definitely have Nuflor for respiratory problems.
I feel like kidding kits are as “colorful” or different as the owners 😂 I went thru mine last week and tried to keep it realistic, because I had so much stuff there! I don’t have Delcy’s binder but I’m going to get it, I’ve been putting together my own with things and dosages I found helpful oh and a playlist 😂 Thanks for sharing My guesses for the girls is 2 each and mostly does😂 (define mostly right😂) Glad to see you are having good weather for kidding, I was stressing so bad over it! My new mantra is “lo que sera, sera ” we will figure it out as it comes😅 Everything here was so green and my trees all had buds, my perennials were coming back, and then SNAP! Cold weather and cold. I’m over it 😂 Thanks again! Lety
@@SageandStoneHomestead 🫣 there comes Mother Nature throwing tantrums everywhere! I’ve been talking to the girls to convince them to go late 😆 but i don’t think they listen, we are supposed to be in the 20’s at night the entire week 🥶 rain and snow and hail during the day. We had 2 days of good weather and we had so much progress in the barn extension… but today is pouring and will turn into snow at night 🤦♀️ So we will keep guessing but I hope to finish that barn extension to keep each doe in a stall to avoid kids separating no getting cold at night. We will see! How is Elpis and the other girls doing? I shaved Athene a bit yesterday to check (because I was curious) and she has the cutest little udder ❤️ it made me think of Elpis 🥰
I've been putting Elpis on the stand a few times a week to get her used to being handled again. She's had such a hard year with issues that she's nearly scared of me and definitely doesn't love the milk stand. But her abs Talia's udders are coming along nicely!! Talia's is most obvious. She is due first out of the little lamancha. Calamity is getting one too but much more slowly, she is due last.
Thank you so much for this video! I know I've told you I'll be breeding my doe soon and I've never had a goat have a kid. I'm pretty sure I'll be terrified when it comes time for her to give birth and I will definitely be referring back to this. I think I'm gonna order that book too.
Oh my goodness. I am so sorry about Bunny. It is so tough, isn't it? We had to put down a very pregnant doe last spring. My favorite girl, too. It was horrible. Broke my heart. I sobbed so hard. She had pregnancy toxemia, went down, and we couldn't get her back up and well.
That's SO sad. That condition is one I need to figure out how to manage as well. I have a bottle of glucose here but that's about all I've done to prepare for it.
@@SageandStoneHomestead Definitely one I need to learn more about as well. I lost a doe in 2021 after she miscarried twins. I am not sure what it was that brought her to such a rapid decline, but I do want to find out what it was. She miscarried, then two days later, we had to euthanize her because she couldn't breathe. Another favorite doe! That night we also had to put down another doe who had succumbed to heavy parasites. It was a tough night for sure.
Hi, please make a video on if I should get a new Ram everytime I want to keep the female baby's? Or can I breed my baby's back to there own father? I really can't find any video s on this subject. I only have one buck and one doe at the moment...
I probably won't make a video on that as it really depends on each person's goals and I don't want to say it's wrong or right because it depends on several factors. Well-bred goats can be line bred in this way with okay outcomes. Eventually new blood should be brought in because what happens is breeding this way will bring out flaws and magnify them. You could do it if you were going to eat the offspring or sell them as pet only. I would not line breed like this and sell the baby as a breeder. If you just need meat and milk it is fine, but understand some deformity and flaws can result.
Excellent video! I have to watch it again, now that I have my list in front of me. Do you buy your loose tea leaves locally or online? Can you recommend a website?
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If you'd like to hear more of Bunny Hop's Story, her "Kidding" video from last March is here: No Gore is Shown but I do show the dead buckling: ua-cam.com/video/lWPW5Z1yduw/v-deo.html
This is the best "what's in my kidding kit" video I've ever seen. I really appreciate all the effort and in-depth information you have provided. I haven't heard anyone talk about giving their goats red raspberry leaf tea and comfrey leaf tea before so that's good to know. I watch a lot of homesteaders and goat people because eventually I want to have some goats myself but I've never seen anyone talk about after care to their does. It's like "yay, babies are here, have some molasses water and you don't have to do anything else" so it is incredibly informative to hear all the extra stuff you do for your does. I love that you talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of raising goats. Too many hide the bad stuff because everything should be sunshine and rainbows on their ranch. Thank you for keeping it real! 💚
Anytime! I really appreciate this comment, it means so much to me! Thank you!! I plan to make a doe aftercare video once I have girls recently postpartum to feature! ♥♥
First time viewer. Saw this comment and immediately subscribed. Thank you for the great video.❤
Good morning! Perfect timing for me with this video, I appreciate you. 💐 I just ordered my copy of the book Holistic Goat Care through Chelsea Green publishing because I was having a very hard time finding it available anywhere else.
I'm so glad you got it!! I LOVE that book!♡
@@SageandStoneHomestead I also just put it on hold at my local library in case shipping time takes a bit.
Library ❤️er. 😍
@@SageandStoneHomestead By the way, I think it was you that also recommended the book Diseases of the Goat, I'm super happy with it. Thank you for the excellent book recommendations.
I don’t have goats but I enjoyed learning about this!
Thanks so much for watching!! ♥
Loved this video it was so informative! I’m a fairly new subscriber and we also have Lamancha and Nigerian Dwarf goats! 🥰
Welcome to the channel! That's so cool we have the same goat breeds!♡♡
@@SageandStoneHomestead Thank you!! I really relate to all your content for sure! 🥰
I love that!! I'm glad you're here!♡
This was excellent & informative!!
The only thing I might suggest is, to have a bottle of Epinephrine on hand. I've had to use it in a huge hurry when it was least expected! BOSE can cause an instant & severe allergic reaction as can any antibiotic. It's extremely frightening & has to be dealt with ASAP!! Other than that your kit is very thorough! Prayers for your does, as well as for ALL of us here on Maternity watch! 😉 God bless!
EDIT: Sorry...😢 I had to skip the part about Bunnyhop. Last year's video is still imprinted on my heart! 😭 You were so brave to see that through! You're awesome, Girl!
That's a good one!! I have 4 epi pens inside the fridge in my house! They are people grade. I assume it would be a similar process, blue to the sky and orange to the muscle and shoot it in?
@@SageandStoneHomestead I honestly don't know. If that's all that was available, I'd sure do it!! Might be a good question next time you talk with your vet! All 3 times I've needed it, came as a total surprise to me. You have to watch for any odd behavior. I lost a favorite doe many years ago because I didn't recogonize the symptoms & even if I had, I didn't have the Epinephrine! 😢
I'll be researching this asap, thank you!! we are about to give BoSe again and nobody had issues with it in October, but I would hate to not know what was going on! I'm so sorry about your favorite doe and what you both went through!!
@@SageandStoneHomestead could you please let all of us know, I'm certain others might find it useful too!
Yeah...favorite....isn't it usually...?
For sure!
Great information today!!! It is wise to have items on hand and not need the items than scrambling to find something in haste!!! I'm the lady that takes everything except the kitchen sink when we travel. 😂😝 Better safe than sorry in my opinion!!!
Have you ever watched Ewetopia Farm's channel? Lynn and Arnie raise sheep in Canada. She has some great practices for the newborn lambs. For one they tube all their lambs colostrum immediately after birth due to their cold environment and to ensure the lamb getting the colostrum early. Of course this is much more necessary due to the large number of lambs born during the season. She also talks about how helpful an enema can be to a baby that isn't thriving. The baby not having a bowel movement is something that can be overlooked as the cause of a baby not thriving.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us!! Stay safe!!
I started following Ewetopia shortly after you mentioned it a while back and you know, I haven't seen them come up in my feed!! I'll have to seek out their lambing videos! I've given a rabbit enema before and that was interesting but life saving!!
Very informative information. I can tell you really love your Goats. I'm glad you shared the story about that horrible night, because sometimes things happen and you have to make a decision. That made me wanna reach thru the computer and give you a hug. It also brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you so much! I didn't expect talking about it to make me cry but, it happened!! Thanks so much for your support!
I’m very impressed with your knowledge about goats as well as I love your affection towards them. You are a wonderful mentor for goat keepers.
Thanks so much! ❤️❤️
I love this series on goats. You have talked me into getting dairy goats. I was dead set on a dairy cow but I have reconsidered. My husband works very hard to provide for our family but that mostly means he is not here during the week. I had not considered that I would be on my own to deal with a thousand pound animal. We just got our homestead in November and your content has given me a lot of inspiration.
Congratulations!!! Goats are such a blessing ❤️❤️❤️
Gosh Heather, you made me tear up, I also had a doe that I lost bc she bleed out. It was a very hard delivery and I still getting emotional about it. I have delivered LOTS of kids I have always been there when they gave birth. I can hold a handful that I missed. This was a great video. Thank you for sharing. Till next time God Bless.
Thank you so much for being so vulnerable ❤❤❤❤ This is so heartfelt when you were talking about the hard decision of euthanasia 😭😭😭
Hello Heather. How are you doing? I really like the way you explained your kidding kit. So Schenley is having three.
That would be great if she had three!! We are well, getting into the busy season! How are you?
So thorough, thanks so much! It’s neat to see an overview of the things you were pulling from that magical bag of tricks the other night.
I am excited for the video!! Is that today?
@@SageandStoneHomestead Yep! 4PM
YAY!!
I have most of these things ready for chewie. Just gotta pick up a nose cleaner outer and the tube of jump start. I am excited and nervous at the same time. The goat farm across the road said they have taken birthing classes for goats so if i need them to just call. It's a good thing to be surrounded by goat people 😊. I heard the piggers talking to you when you was calling for calamity, they said they would walk out there with you.I'm sure they would make a nice mudhole by the pond lol
I've thought about turning them loose in the pasture but I'm nervous about having the pigs in with my goats!
I've put Beau with bucks before but I worry about the girls and their udders smelling too good.
@@SageandStoneHomestead i know it all depends on the individual pig but our pigs and goats are best friends. Butters often hops up on gimlis back and goes for piggy back rides lol. If you wanted to try it i would do so when you have a few minutes to observe just to be safe. I know several farmers that keep them together and not had any problems, may be worth a shot. Maybe being able to be in a diffrent place and exploring would lead them to breeding🤔
NO idea!! It might! Still not sure I want to put them together. I probably won't.
"Nose cleaner outer"😄 On my list, it's called a Nose sucker thingy, haha!!
I dread the day I may need to make such a decision. Last kidding season was my first season needing to assist with 2 of my 3 mommas. This year am hoping to freeze a bit of some of their colostrum for an emergency. I've also watched Patara's video, Appalachia's Homestead, on how she makes here milk replacer instead of buying the powdered. Nice to have that info too. Just another option.
For sure!! Does she do the Whole milk mixed with heavy cream? I really need to freeze colostrum, I'll do that this spring!
@@SageandStoneHomestead Yes she does.
This is the most valuable video I have found to prepare for goat birth.
Thank you so much!! ♥
Love these videos! It's been 10 years since I whelped a litter of puppies for anyone and I still can't toss old towels, cause ya never know! It's interesting we always gave red raspberry leaf tea too. We didn't have nose suckers, I have sucked directly on a puppies nose in times of need. Making those tough decisions ahead of time and carrying them out for the benefit of your animals is one of those strengths you possess that makes you so good at what you do. You will always remember that pain, and that is a good thing. If it didn't hurt it wouldn't honor the human/animal relationship. Can people that don't care do this stuff? Sure they can but in my opinion they aren't worth squat. (I had to struggle to find a word that wasn't really unkind so I chose squat). Question regarding the banamine, we always gave it through injection (horses) could you spare their rumen by giving it in injectable form? Old school horse folks used to take it for hangovers! Scary lol. I love Margie's coloring, and that beard is fabulous! 2 and 2 on the kid count. Beautifully done, this will bring so much value to anyone with a dairy herd.
Thank you so much ♥♥♥ I didn't realize speaking about the situation out loud was going to make it all come flooding back but it sure did! I really pray we never have to encounter a situation like that again. We have used injectable (Sq) and topical Banamine. What I have on hand is topical. I think it's mostly about the drug in the body as a whole that can cause issues of the intestinal and renal systems, not necessarily based on how it's given. Online it says that it can weaken the protective properties of the GI tract and cause ulcers.
I always used old prescription bottles half filled with betadine and tipped the baby with prescription bottle in place. Covers cord. I always gave Momma molasses in warm water after the birth. I had a traumatic occasion once and I have never forgotten it.
I'm so sorry. Hopefully once is all either of us will ever need to experience something that awful. hugs.
Watching your awesome videos learning about goats. I just have to say I'm so sorry about your doe. I know this video is a year old, but it's just so hard. 😢
Thank you!! That was a learning experience for sure!! ♥
Goodness that had to be hard to do... To put her down. ❤ you are an awesome goat momma 😊
It was hard in a sense but I wanted to end her suffering so in another sense it was easy. Very strange feeling. And, thank you ♡♡♡
@@SageandStoneHomestead. Ya I understand that.... 💕
I don't even have goats but watched your whole video! Very interesting 🥰🙏 thank you
Thanks so much!! ♡♡♡
So I take it this kit saved the baby you rescued ❤
Over at GWP? Possibly! Megan and Ragon got her to a good level of strength by the time I got there. The things I gave her were "just in case"!♡
I'm a big fan of "Kellie's Kid Puller"!
Thank you for this!! Her kid puller looks like it's a lot easier to use!! I'm going to order both sizes!! ♥
Looks like there is one size, still, it looks much easier to use!
What a beautiful property!
Thank you!! It's really nice by the pond.
“The body absorbs vitamin B12 from food in a two-step process. First, hydrochloric acid in the stomach separates vitamin B12 from the protein that it's attached to. Second, the freed vitamin B12 then combines with a protein made by the stomach, called intrinsic factor, and the body absorbs them together.”
I suffer from chronically low Vit B due to autoimmune issues. If there are stomach / gut issues that interfere with absorption physicians will then give shots to bypass the ‘broken system’ and get some into the blood stream.
Great video as always!
WOAH That is VERY good information! I had no idea how that all worked!!
Of course we don’t have rumens, lol, but I am assuming it works similarly because they acquire minerals / vitamins / nutrients orally.
I would be curious if their vitamin B levels also affect them having anemia. In humans, pernicious anemia, is caused when the stomach lining doesn’t produce what is needed to break it down for absorption correctly, which then affects the proper development of red blood cells … it’s all one connected fascinating system.
I'm not sure. I do know that when they are critically low on B vitamins, they die. I think the rumen produces B vitamins and human digestive processes generally don't. So when the rumen doesn't function to produce the B vitamins they need supplements.
Awesome job! I don’t think you left anything out. I watched some that didn’t even mention the snot sucker. I have assisted in several sheep, goat, and cow deliveries. I cried with you when you cried. It’s not easy. Thank you!!
Thank you so much!!💕 the snot sucker is probably the thing I use the most besides the iodine and towels!!💕
@@SageandStoneHomestead Exactly! That’s why I was surprised when they didn’t mention it on their video. I also spray the navel with iodine instead of dipping. Have had goats and sheep for a very long time. Never had navel I’ll.
That's so good to hear! ♥
We have babies due in April. This was very helpful! Thank you!
You're so welcome!! Happy kidding! ♥♥
@@SageandStoneHomestead happy kidding to you as well!
Thanks!!
Thanks for this! I’m getting dairy goats this year and am reading everything I can in preparation. This was a wonderful video!
Glad it was helpful!!!! Congrats on getting goats! 🎉
Interesting. I had to treat my Ivy for anemia and the vet said she needs B12 as well. I told her all I had was the oral drench and she said that the injection is better to ensure they get what they need.
When Ivy was done kidding she refused the molasses water because she had been through so much. Poor baby. My other goats guzzled it up. As always.
As with umbilical, I am always nervous it will rip out of their bellies. I have had that happen before, but the kid did well despite. And oh my word! I had those nose suckers for my kids!! Haha. I spray iodine now as well. I used to dip them, but it was more waste. Oh girl! That device for pulling a kid would have helped me tremendously this last kidding. I had her legs tied, but that didn't keep the head forward. I need to find a small one. I saw one somewhere, but I will be buying a few before next kidding.
I bought the kid puller after we had an issue with the kid's head back!!
I love Sandy Brock!
I bought about three types of antibiotics through my vet a month ago. It ended up I needed another when she got an infection because the other didn't work. Definitely have Nuflor for respiratory problems.
ME too!! ♥
Thank you for this video. ❤
You are so welcome!
I feel like kidding kits are as “colorful” or different as the owners 😂 I went thru mine last week and tried to keep it realistic, because I had so much stuff there!
I don’t have Delcy’s binder but I’m going to get it, I’ve been putting together my own with things and dosages I found helpful oh and a playlist 😂
Thanks for sharing
My guesses for the girls is 2 each and mostly does😂 (define mostly right😂)
Glad to see you are having good weather for kidding, I was stressing so bad over it!
My new mantra is “lo que sera, sera ” we will figure it out as it comes😅
Everything here was so green and my trees all had buds, my perennials were coming back, and then SNAP! Cold weather and cold.
I’m over it 😂
Thanks again!
Lety
Looks like March 3rd in the evening we will see 30!!
@@SageandStoneHomestead 🫣 there comes Mother Nature throwing tantrums everywhere!
I’ve been talking to the girls to convince them to go late 😆 but i don’t think they listen, we are supposed to be in the 20’s at night the entire week 🥶 rain and snow and hail during the day.
We had 2 days of good weather and we had so much progress in the barn extension… but today is pouring and will turn into snow at night 🤦♀️
So we will keep guessing but I hope to finish that barn extension to keep each doe in a stall to avoid kids separating no getting cold at night.
We will see!
How is Elpis and the other girls doing? I shaved Athene a bit yesterday to check (because I was curious) and she has the cutest little udder ❤️ it made me think of Elpis 🥰
I've been putting Elpis on the stand a few times a week to get her used to being handled again. She's had such a hard year with issues that she's nearly scared of me and definitely doesn't love the milk stand. But her abs Talia's udders are coming along nicely!! Talia's is most obvious. She is due first out of the little lamancha. Calamity is getting one too but much more slowly, she is due last.
@@SageandStoneHomestead I can't wait for your girls kiddings! I just love them!
Ditto!! I'm excited to see your Vlog March!
Thank you so much for this video! I know I've told you I'll be breeding my doe soon and I've never had a goat have a kid. I'm pretty sure I'll be terrified when it comes time for her to give birth and I will definitely be referring back to this. I think I'm gonna order that book too.
Most of the time the goats do great and very minimal oversight and care is needed. ♡♡
Oh my goodness. I am so sorry about Bunny. It is so tough, isn't it? We had to put down a very pregnant doe last spring. My favorite girl, too. It was horrible. Broke my heart. I sobbed so hard. She had pregnancy toxemia, went down, and we couldn't get her back up and well.
That's SO sad. That condition is one I need to figure out how to manage as well. I have a bottle of glucose here but that's about all I've done to prepare for it.
@@SageandStoneHomestead Definitely one I need to learn more about as well. I lost a doe in 2021 after she miscarried twins. I am not sure what it was that brought her to such a rapid decline, but I do want to find out what it was. She miscarried, then two days later, we had to euthanize her because she couldn't breathe. Another favorite doe! That night we also had to put down another doe who had succumbed to heavy parasites. It was a tough night for sure.
Such great info!! Thank you!
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Great video, ty
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
You almost had a little barn mouse run up on your back at 11:16 lol. I thought it was a bird at first. That would have been an interesting scene lol.
I saw it in editing!!! LOL brave little thing!
@@SageandStoneHomestead There were two! I saw another one scooting at top speed along the wall lol. Time for the pea shooter 😂
Yeah I need to send Levi back down to the barn in the evenings! Or during the day apparently!!
Blech, those nose Frieda things.
Yeah it's not for everyone!!
I am really sorry about Bunny... That is terrible and so sad.
Thank you ♡♡♡
Hi, please make a video on if I should get a new Ram everytime I want to keep the female baby's? Or can I breed my baby's back to there own father? I really can't find any video s on this subject. I only have one buck and one doe at the moment...
I probably won't make a video on that as it really depends on each person's goals and I don't want to say it's wrong or right because it depends on several factors. Well-bred goats can be line bred in this way with okay outcomes. Eventually new blood should be brought in because what happens is breeding this way will bring out flaws and magnify them. You could do it if you were going to eat the offspring or sell them as pet only. I would not line breed like this and sell the baby as a breeder. If you just need meat and milk it is fine, but understand some deformity and flaws can result.
Excellent video! I have to watch it again, now that I have my list in front of me. Do you buy your loose tea leaves locally or online? Can you recommend a website?
I bought them locally but I'd check with Mountain Rose Herbs online!♡
@@SageandStoneHomestead Thanks!
You bet!!♡♡