We've Got Our First Orphan Kids of the Season. Dang it! | Vlog 40 | Meat Goat Farm, Boer Goat Baby

[@photodivainwa]

Is it possible to put fluids from kids that were just born so the doe can hopefully adopt an orphan? It can be done with sheep or is the success to a nil in goats?

[@goatgettervlog]

Yup! Completely possible, but just not in this case. I didn't have a doe to put them on since they were all nursing twins already. The timing has to be right too, since the receiving dam needs to have them grafted very soon after giving birth. You generally are grafting orphans that are hours (or even a day or two) old onto dams immediately after birth, preferably before they clean.

[@steppininit8559]

I must have missed something why are you putting her down so early?

[@goatgettervlog]

Her story is spread out over a few videos. It was not early. It was after days of treatment and then knowing that she was not going to make it.

[@steppininit8559]

Thank you...i have raised goats too for 17 years..was just curious. @goatgettervlog