tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post6642436625785619419..comments2023-08-15T23:51:21.571-08:00Comments on Wild Roots Homestead: ZenEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124854790635683665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-34725789184489750152011-04-08T20:10:12.138-08:002011-04-08T20:10:12.138-08:00Kathleen, I totally think you have a decent chance...Kathleen, I totally think you have a decent chance of getting her to accept her kids- or letting them nurse. You will probably need someone to hold the doe while you get the kids to latch on. Xoe did this twice to me. Does your doe lick and accept them at all? If she is licking them and excited about them she'll come around sooner than if not. Xoe was trying to stomp and kill her kids at first so I had to keep them in a kennel. Every few hours my hubby would hold her while I got the kids to nurse. Each time it got easier and she struggled less. Finally we started letting her be around the kids supervised and then she after a week she was ready to be their mom. If your dam just won't stand for their sucking on her, you'll probably just have to hold her for them for the first few times before her instincts kick in. Try giving her treats, grain, molasses water, alfalfa and see if that distracts her. Otherwise hold her for them. It will save you so much work overall if you can put the time and energy into making it work for that first day or two. Good luck, EmilyEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124854790635683665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-40313663606784895552011-04-08T19:43:36.417-08:002011-04-08T19:43:36.417-08:00I've got an Alpine doe that just gave birth to...I've got an Alpine doe that just gave birth to three babes. She's not interested at all in letting them nurse. The gal who owned her before never let the kids nurse on her. Do I have any hope that she'll warm up to motherhood?Kathleenhttp://kathleen.peterro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-48209550561504633132009-04-11T02:17:00.000-08:002009-04-11T02:17:00.000-08:00You're a good mama yourself helping them out! My ...You're a good mama yourself helping them out! My husband wants to get baby calves so bad. I should show him this post to remind him that we are not quite yet ready for the tasks that come with it. I am sorry you lost some babies. That is always hard.The Three Little Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293720770115453987noreply@blogger.com