Do you need help feeding the kids? I know how to bottle-feed so if Monkey can't keep up and you have too much else to do, let me know and I can take them on over here. Did they get their colostrum? That's half the battle right there. At least you can milk Monkey for the colostrum fairly easily. Try milking a very reluctant ewe. It gets challenging. :)
Monkey actually is a first timer, so milking her is a bit of a rodeo. I got her for the colostrum when she was still stunned after giving birth.
Both wee does have had colostrum and milk. We are just supplementing, as Monkey should have enough. We go out and supervise, pulling the big kids off so the wee ones have a chance. And then if they still are hungry, I give them a bottle. Which they hate. So it's a wrassling match!
Anyway, thanks for the offer! I will keep it in mind if the other doe throws a ton of kids as well :)
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Both wee does have had colostrum and milk. We are just supplementing, as Monkey should have enough. We go out and supervise, pulling the big kids off so the wee ones have a chance. And then if they still are hungry, I give them a bottle. Which they hate. So it's a wrassling match!
Anyway, thanks for the offer! I will keep it in mind if the other doe throws a ton of kids as well :)
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