[Homesteadingfamily] Frostbite goat ears

 

Hello!
I swear we tried to catch every birth and warm those ears up quick
but two of our last babies born on Friday 2/11 were very cold. I
think it was minus 5 that morning and I ran a little late so by 6am
there were two cold babies on the barn. The mom was attentive but
when I went over the fur was frosty-so I swooped em up and in the
house they came. Its been so cold here in Maine that almost every
baby has shown signs of frostbite ears how ever these 2 did not
recover as well and the thick bloated skin at the bottom of the ear
is turning dark and puckered looking. So any advice-what do I do? The
boy will be meat but the doe is real sweet looking and her mom is
milking a gallon right now/ day-which I know will go up-so maybe keep
her-maybe sell her but how to deal with the ears. They are 3/4
saanen. Thanks, kim Roos, MAINE

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