Diva turned two just a few days ago. She is still holding strong, but is definitely the saddest looking doe in our herd.
Out taking pictures and looking at her today, you can sure tell she hasn't grown like she should have. She is so lean and frail looking. She is still eating well, and goes with the herd out to the big pasture (where she is in the pictures in a very overgrazed turn out for the horses). Last years kids are yearlings now, and surpassing her in growth. They have their own kids on the ground now. Diva's cohort, Dixie just kidded yesterday with her second set of kids. Its a stark reminder of what we are losing with Diva, as an affected doe, she can never be a productive member of our herd. This is 2 sets of kids now that, were she normal, we would have had from her as well. We will never know if she was going to be a good milker.
I did get some pictures of her today as well. You can see her strange gait in the photo below. The kid just in front of her is an 8 week old Boer/Nubian wether.
Out taking pictures and looking at her today, you can sure tell she hasn't grown like she should have. She is so lean and frail looking. She is still eating well, and goes with the herd out to the big pasture (where she is in the pictures in a very overgrazed turn out for the horses). Last years kids are yearlings now, and surpassing her in growth. They have their own kids on the ground now. Diva's cohort, Dixie just kidded yesterday with her second set of kids. Its a stark reminder of what we are losing with Diva, as an affected doe, she can never be a productive member of our herd. This is 2 sets of kids now that, were she normal, we would have had from her as well. We will never know if she was going to be a good milker.
I did get some pictures of her today as well. You can see her strange gait in the photo below. The kid just in front of her is an 8 week old Boer/Nubian wether.
Diva is pictured below with Zen behind her, Zen is a yearling doe, due in 2 weeks. Behind Zen is Star, also a yearling doe, but open.
Shot of her topline, showing just how narrow she still is.