My second freshener Marie had triplet bucklings. ( I usually dam raise, but this year has been wacky.) So her teats are really getting beat up. I put bag balm on them yesterday-- i'm just wondering if there is something better for them or will I have to bottle raise or sell these boys. I'm already getting a gallon and a half a day from our other milker whose baby had to be bottle-fed, so can't say as I need the milk. Although I must say her teats are in such great condition I can see alot of positives regarding bottle-feeding. Would rather not milk her for a little bit, when I can just seperate the boys at night. Just looking for some ideas of what the best thing to do for her teats are, or if I have to take at least one boy off her. thanks!
I usually just take at the odd one out off mom and bottle feed or butcher right away. and only leave two on the dam usually one gets left out anyway.
I never let my does raise more than two kids for exactly the reason that they tear up the doe's teats fighting over them. If my triplets include a doeling, I bottle feed her. My Snubian doe recently had three bucklings. I pulled the largest one and sold him as a bottle baby. Kathie
