MSD, Thanks so much for the tips. I do believe I have another goat due to deliver within the next few days so I'll keep the water and molasses tip in mind, too. I'll see if I can get Ella to drink some Gatorade or water with molasses and hopefully it will revive her a bit, along with the temps lowering as the sun gets blown out of the sky by the crazy wind we're having!<br /><br />__________ Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:47 am __________<br /><br />Ella and the Fortunate Five are doing great today. They all look like their Daddy, I think...wonder if they'll get the Silver Fox silvering or not since they're half NZ? Since she only has five instead of her usual 8 to raise, should I breed her a little earlier than I might otherwise, do you think, or is five still a big enough litter it will take a lot out of her to nurse them? I don't want to stress her out.
It looks like we're soon to have more popples, too. Ella's daughter, Chloe, has pulled half her fur out I think, and is frantically building herself a beautiful nest today! I'm hoping for some colors from this kindling. A red doe would be nice but my custom orders never seem to work right!
Poppy has been running around with mouthfuls of hay over the last week so it looks like all three of them took this time. Wish me luck as Poppy and Chloe are first timers, but they are out of Ella, who successfully raised her first litter of 8 with no problems at all so I'm hoping Ella passed along her good mama traits.
The only one who apparently didn't take was Summer, my silver fox doe. She's not shown any sign at all that she's bred and just lazes around her cage thinking she's Cleopatra and should be catered to constantly, but not touched or she'll go all frantic and ballistic!
Aren't rabbits fun?!
