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« Reply #20 on: September 06, 2010, 05:39:15 PM »

Congratulations! They are adorable!
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« Reply #21 on: September 06, 2010, 05:52:08 PM »

They are SO cute!  Congratulations!
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« Reply #22 on: September 06, 2010, 06:52:13 PM »

They are so cute.  I miss my little boer babies.
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« Reply #23 on: September 06, 2010, 08:47:34 PM »

Cute, cute, cute! Congratulations!
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« Reply #24 on: September 06, 2010, 10:56:15 PM »

 Big Grin Thank You Alexis Big Grin

Alexis has graciously sent Gida over here for me to lavish:) She is a strong little gal!! I am thinking of nicknaming her Gida Gator  Crying laughing
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« Reply #25 on: September 06, 2010, 11:34:00 PM »

They are adorable! Congratulations!
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« Reply #26 on: September 07, 2010, 03:36:42 AM »

How sweet Smiley  I bet they smell good...ooohhh how I miss the smell of baby goats!  I have to wait till Christmas to get me some more snuggle time with goat babies! 
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« Reply #27 on: September 07, 2010, 06:08:21 AM »

So while she is there boost her selenium so those back legs will work normally!
Aleixs hope you do not mind if I take the opportunity to help new goat keepers learn from this comment about her condition that when a newborn has leg issues there is a deficiency in the dam.  This is not criticism but an attempt to provide information that will give the best chance of health for all concerned.  If you did not inject bose on her birthday Alexis- miss Gida needs some selenium/e gel - a pea sized glob for the next 5 days or 1/2 cc bose until those legs come up under her and start working.  Her mom obviously needs much of the stuff and just could not eek out supplies for triplets. Each animal has different nutritional requirements and often it takes freshening a doe to determine what her needs are as opposed to those who sail through life.

Do you somehow have a high amount of sulfur in your management?
Perhaps a molasses lick or available sulfur in your soil?  Sulfur interferes with the storage of copper by binding to the same receptors causing the body to think there is copper stored.  It can also hinder selenium usage.
 

 http://en.engormix.com/MA-dairy-cattle/nutrition/articles/bioavailability-antagonists-trace-minerals-t1170/p0.htm
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« Reply #28 on: September 07, 2010, 07:58:11 AM »

Our water is high in iron. And I do mean high. It blocks absorption of copper as well. Our selenium levels are extremely low as well, which causes all these problems. Two years ago we had two does who were definately deficient. One doeling had contracted knees and a buckling with weak pasterns. I found that here I give (at birth) 1cc BoSe and if that is not enough I continue the next day with 1 full cc and then down to 1/2 cc if more is needed. I give Baking soda, B-complex, pro-bios, and Vitamin E. In this case Dex is not needed as there is no swelling in the joints or brain. Already this morning Miss Gida is on one hind pastern. I will give her another cc BoSe. NO THAT ISN'T TOO MUCH. I use 1cc per 30lbs for the older goats. When a goat is deficient it takes a bit more to get those levels up.
The difference between the paste and injection is that alot of the paste is gone to waste in the tummy and is expelled quicker. Sub-Q they get it all and it works faster. We used to use the paste but became too reliant on it. It just isn't enough here.
I saw the other two kids and Ruby. They are doing fine. Man Hans is a CHUNK, its all his fault, he took too much and didn't leave Miss Gida anything, silly boy Wink Ruby may need a touch more selenium to get the copper working right, but she is attending her babies great this year.
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« Reply #29 on: September 07, 2010, 12:06:22 PM »

Aw!  Cute!  I am looking forward to Boer babies this year, too, but mine will have airplane ears and go to the freezer... Maybe next year we can expand the Boer herd.  Smiley
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« Reply #30 on: September 07, 2010, 02:16:48 PM »

They are precious, congrats and thanks for sharing!
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« Reply #31 on: September 07, 2010, 03:13:56 PM »

Lee, you beat me to it. Smiley
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« Reply #32 on: September 09, 2010, 09:03:55 PM »

Thank you everyone for your warm and thoughtful comments!
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« Reply #33 on: September 11, 2010, 10:48:05 AM »

I am taking Gida back to Alexis tomorrow  Big Grin. Gida is doing so well now. She is outside and bouncing all over everywhere. I am going to miss the sweet munch monster.
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« Reply #34 on: September 11, 2010, 11:55:06 AM »

NICE kids and they all have wide chests, good mama doe ! We have had curly babies from our buck named Curly boy,they looked like red head  sheep  Surprised
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