Just had to give an update on my Nubian who I was milking. So many gave me such good advice on what do do if she was bred. Well, she had triplets! I had milked her the night before, and noticed she was acting a little strange. Next morning, I knew why. She is doing fine, and so are the little ones. Thank God I had the colostrum in the freezer. The little I had seemed to be enough and they are frisky little critters now. I talked to the lady I got her from, and she had a 3 1/2 month old buck that bred her whole herd. She said he was a keeper now, since all she had was triplets or quads. Next question, at what age do I wien them?

-- Bare (barelyknow@aol.com), December 06, 2001

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Response to Update on bred milker

Congrats! I can't wait for new kids here. If you are bottlefeeding them, you can wean at 3 months. That's when I do. Some do earlier, some later. Really, whatever works for you. If you're letting mama raise them, she'll wean them when ready or you can take the kids away at 3 months & wean them.

-- Wendy (weiskids@yahoo.com), December 06, 2001.

Response to Update on bred milker

Congrats on your new babies! Triplets and quads are due to the does ovulating with extra eggs, not to the buck that sired the quads. A good feeding program is probably more to thank. I wean about three months or older, depemding on the size and weight of the kid.

-- Rebekah (daniel1@itss.net), December 06, 2001.

Rebekah stole my answer ;) The gal should have kept the does:) Management is the key with triplets, healthy quads is management but quads in general are genetics. Quads run in families. Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh TX (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), December 07, 2001.