Half Caper Farm
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My neighbour called me last night to ask me to help one of his goats - trying to kid two weeks early. I have smaller hands than he does, so I can get in when he can't. I drove over as quickly as I could, and he told me the doe had been fighting on the weekend. When I went in, it was obvious the kid was dead, so I spent a good half an hour just trying to get it out, without success. Then I realized that there was a huge tear inside the doe, so we left her be. He was going to put her down later, poor thing. I feel so bad, but there was nothing anyone could have done - and at least I saved him a big vet bill for nothing.
On the brighter side, Polly, my foundation Saanen doe, hopped up on the milkstand unaided this morning! :wbounce: She had a huge single kid last May, and we think she might have torn some ligaments as she's been horribly lame for a long time - and you can hear things "creaking" in her pelvis. I'd rigged up a ramp for her to get up to be milked, but this morning, I hadn't put it up yet, and she decided she didn't need it. Things must be healing for her to feel that perky.
On the brighter side, Polly, my foundation Saanen doe, hopped up on the milkstand unaided this morning! :wbounce: She had a huge single kid last May, and we think she might have torn some ligaments as she's been horribly lame for a long time - and you can hear things "creaking" in her pelvis. I'd rigged up a ramp for her to get up to be milked, but this morning, I hadn't put it up yet, and she decided she didn't need it. Things must be healing for her to feel that perky.