PROBLEMS KIDDING = NO MORE BREEDING? Will we breed our does again?
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The last 2 goat births did NOT go perfectly.
Gizmo gave birth without assistance, but she had poor mothering instincts.
Lacy needed us to assist in the birth, but after we showed her the kid she took to him well.
Both does had some good things and some bad things show in their births.
So when the dust settles, do we decide to breed them again or is this the end of their lines?
We answer that question and many more about our goat births and upcoming cow births in todays #ASKHOMESTEADY episode, including....
3:00 Did their age difference account for the differences in their mothering?
5:40 If a goat is not a good mother do you still breed her?
6:40 Will we use the same buck or a new buck to breed next year?
8:55 Why do we not milk our goats the first 2 weeks?
11:02 Do we need to pasteurize our raw milk before we drink it?
12:35 Lots of questions about our milking safety and sanitation
16:14 Electric milkers are more efficient... will we get one?
18:50 Questions and comments about milk flavor
20:11 Questions about our upcoming cow births
and MORE!
ARTICLE FROM UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS on DAM BEHAVIOR
https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/FSA-9615.pdf