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Originally Posted by Rad michelle  Thank you!
Mom normally weighs 5.5-6 lbs but she has long legs and long torso in my opinion, dad was 2 lbs and compact.
I'm thinking of seperating them into two groups of feed, if I weigh every 4-6 hours what is the ideal weight gain?
She used the restroom and passed some placentas, hopefully the rest next time.
I just keep worrying about there being 7, and her being early and not so much milk that they won't flourish. If I supplement with goat milk and water with a syring would that help, and can I find salt substitute at grocery store for the corn syrup salt supplement? |
Yes, you can find the salt supplement at the grocery store. I have a litter of seven right now that are almost 6 weeks old. In the beginning I just used the glucose supplement on the 3 tiniest ones and I used a syringe to give the goats milk. My momma is 8 lbs and she had lots of milk so after 4 or 5 day all the pups were gaining nicely and I did not need to supplement them. I just concentrated on making sure mom had plenty to eat. Pups usually lose a little right after they are born but after that they should gain a little each day. Are all the pups latching on now?