The Poultry Keeper

nigel · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:54 am Post subject:

definitely a boy

*sigh* more tough choices

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6967 Location: isle of lewis

nigel you can always ring it ,if you do it within the week then you can make a destion later ,if you want to you can keep it as a pet ,
gills charlie had the op ,and he was a pet

nigel · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:49 am Post subject:

i have never seen an elastrator for sale here or i would already have bought one, i'm assuming either not available or not legal i have just asked the question of one of my goat keeping friends here

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6967 Location: isle of lewis

forget the different laws ,they are even different between scotland and england ,if it's legal i can post you mine and you can send it back when you have finished ,i don't need mine till next year ,i don't use it often ,i could send it something fast you'd problably get it in 3 days

nigel · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject:

The new baby boy now called Baldr [Bal-deer] after a character from Norse mythology will be staying on once castrated. After all he's been through it would be a shame not to give him a full and happy life.

CP · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject:

He's lovely! Well done Snovit. Very Happy

debcat · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject:

he's lovely Very Happy

I knew you'd end up keeping him Very Happy

jaydee67 · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject:

You great softie! Wink

He's lovely though!

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6967 Location: isle of lewis

he is lovely ,
well done you 2 and snovit Very Happy

crossbostchucks · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 99 Location: isle of lewis

hes lovely

Welsh Duck · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject:

He looks a lovely kid. I'm sorry that it was such a difficult kidding. I hope the next ones will be better for you.

Heather · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject:

Awww he's gorgeous

sorry it was so tough for you guys xxxx

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6967 Location: isle of lewis

hows things going nigel

nigel · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:22 am Post subject:

Baldr is growing and leaping around and generally doing kid-type things. Snövit is still a little quiet and hasn't quite got her appetite back fully yet. The vet got me to increase the antibiotic dose when I saw him Monday. I have to contact him today and give him a progress report just so he knows how things are, he may also drop-in if he has time as he will be passing.

Snövit is being so good at having the injections - maybe it's the apples and carrots she gets Smile

. I do worry about her stitches as Baldr headbutts her all the time. I know this is to make her let the milk down [and he is always hungry] but sometimes he misses and gets her right on her flank, and that makes her wince.

If we can get this week out of the way the worst is over, and we're on much safer ground, but without tempting fate I think we're doing OK

Welsh Duck · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:06 am Post subject:

I hope all goes well for you this week- keep us updated