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In December 2003, we purchased
Betsy - a doe who was "probably bred since
she's been running with the buck since July."
Betsy is a big, beautiful doe, and this would be
her first kidding.
By mid January she definitely appeared pregnant
and was starting to develop a sack, so we gave her
a Covexin 8 shot along with vitamins A,D,E and a
BoSe shot. When she had not kidded by the end of
February, we gave her a second round of the same
medicines. By mid March the tail ligaments were
loose, and her huge bag was strutted.
Friday, 9 Apr 04, Betsy kidded. Finally. When Ken
went down to do his morning check, he came back
to report 2 baby girls. We went down to do normal
chores - the first being to let Star Topaz and her
10-day old twins out. There in the pen with Star
Topaz was a baby boy, cleaned and dry but with his
umbilical cord loosely wrapped around his stomach.
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Apparently in cleaning up the first born, Betsy kicked
him into the next pen. Fortunately Betsy remembered
him when he was brought back to his own home. (We
were afraid she would reject him.) We were extremely
happy Betsy had triplets. She's a big girl, and we're
expecting her kids to be exceptional. One of the babies
exhibited signs of White Muscle Disease - a result
of our giving the BoSe too early and Betsy using it
for her own nourishment.
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On May 21, 2005, we took Betsy to her first show.,
Betsy won a Reserve Champion rosetta for Senior Does
at the Upper
Cumberland Goat Producers Association Goat Day
and Show, a USBGA show. Betsy took second in the 3
- 4 year doe class then came back to be named Reserve
Champion. During the judging, the judge took a couple
of looks at Betsy's rear end; and Pat, who was showing
Betsy, volunteered that we were programming Betsy
for breeding.
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Ken and Pat Motes
Clear Creek Farms
33 South Clear Creek Road
Fall River, Tennessee 38468
Phone: (931) 852-2167
Fax: (931) 852-2168
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