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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 3:51:07 PM
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These are the 3 youngest does. All first fresheners. Penelope is first. Then Zarah, then the new doe Trudy.
What do y'all think? I mean, like how much longer?
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This is Zarah. I am all messed up now. The 3rd and 6th pictures are Zarah. |
| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Feb 03 2013 : 3:45:07 PM
Marly, if you go to my blog, you can see pictures. For some reason, I can't get oics on here right now. But Penelope had twin does and Abby had twin bucks.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Feb 02 2013 : 11:24:06 AM
Thanks for the explanation, Kris. Let us know when the new babies arrive! Can't wait to see the pictures.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Feb 02 2013 : 09:28:45 AM
Marly, Penelope is a cross between a few different breeds. Her mother is an Alpine cross (who's ears stick straight up) and her father is mostly Nubian and some Lamancha. Nubians have the long ears that hang down. She is a twin to another doe. Penelope was born naturally polled, which means she has no horns. Most goats are born with horns, which I choose to burn off. Penelope has what are called elf ears. Most Lamancha goats either have elf ears like hers or gopher ears like John Henry, which are just about no ear at all. I don't know why she has elf ears instead of a little longer ear. Now she is bred to a Boer buck and that breed has really long ears like the Nubian too. She these kids will hopefully have some ears. I hope this helps you some. I am always willing to talk goats. So don't be afraid to ask.
And we are getting some snow today and it's very cold. I was VERY happy this morning when I went out to feed that there were no babies, lambs or kids. So now I AM hoping they all wait at least a few more weeks. It's just too cold for babies. I don't know what I was thinking when I strated the breeding in September. Never again.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Feb 01 2013 : 8:53:12 PM
Kris, Penelope is beautiful! Very huge, also. Let us know when she delivers. Pictures, please. She has ears! The Peeping Tom goat didn't have ears. I need an explanation here, please. I don't know too much about goats. Thanks, Kris.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Feb 01 2013 : 4:21:51 PM
She looks ready to pop!
Marianne |
| crittergranny |
Posted - Feb 01 2013 : 10:38:23 AM
How cute!
Laura
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Feb 01 2013 : 07:08:05 AM
Penelope Jane yesterday. Or Miss Rotunda.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Jan 28 2013 : 07:57:06 AM
Deborah, don't get too attached. He's headed to the freezer when much bigger. That's where all the Boer cross bucks will be going this year. Sorry. But that's why I bred to a Boer buck this time. Except for the Lamancha does. They were bred to my Lamancha buck for pure kids. They will all be sold. I cannot keep any more does. I just can't. No matter how stinkin' cute they are. I have 8 does and that's enough for the space we have for them.
No new kids last night. These girls have me all messed up on kidding times. They have all fooled me for sure this time. Peleope is huge and waddling like a duck everywhere, but no signs yet. And Abby, last night I thought she was in lobor. But apparently that's the wya she breathes when so pregnant.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com |
| laurentany |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 6:35:52 PM
Busy Busy Kris! You sound so full of knowledge. Its very interesting to read your posts!
good luck with the girls tonight!
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 5:27:35 PM
So Trudy's udder is small but I can feel the hardness like there's something in there. I have always had to milk my does soon after they kid but her udder feels so different. Very small. The teats are soft though. The kids seem to be getting milk because there are pooping pretty good. I did get the little doeling to drink from a bottle some milk I had frozen from last spring. She drank a few ounces. The buckling is going to town on both sides so may be getting more. They were both laying down when I left.
I gave Trudy a shot of Banamine, some Cydectin, some Red Cell and plain yogurt with honey. I forgot to say that she has not drank anything since she kidded. I brought her a 4 gallon bucket of warm molasses water last night and it's still all there. I took some plain water and she still hasn't drank that either. I did give her too much grain and now she had runny poop. My mistake there. I always do that with my does to help with the milk production. But I had just started giving the new does grain a few weeks ago. So not good on my part. I'll get Kaopectate or Pepto in the morning. And more Banamine too. I hope she'll be ok.
And now Abby looks like she'll kid tonight. I'm going out to check on her in a minute.
Penelope looks like she has some goo going on too.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com |
| laurentany |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 4:47:15 PM
Congrats to you Kris!
I hoped on over and saw the lil cuties on your blog. Nothin cuter than babies!
I hope everything is ok with Trudy's udder.
Keep the news and pictures coming...love em!
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 11:21:39 AM
Congrats, again. I'll have to visit your blog to see the pictures.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| crittergranny |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 11:13:16 AM
Your goats look so pretty and healthy. A hard udder can be from CAE but if she doesn't have big knees she probably is just overflowing from milk. Lucky you! Maybe milk her a little to remove some of the pressure then hold the kid up there and see if it will nurse some. The udder may just be too full. Your goats look like they are extremely healthy so it wouldn't be surprising if she is just very full. I always bottle raised my kids, and when I would get a doe real full like that I would have to milk her 3 or 4 times a day, and she wouldn't necessarily empty all the way the first day or two either. Especially a young doe.
Laura
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| crittergranny |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 10:53:03 AM
Congrats Kristin!
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
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| wincrestnubians |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 09:39:19 AM
I seen then, would deffinitly say Boer cross.. But they are cute though!! Get some dynomint udder cream it works on your goat and your hands, nice stuff. Apply it in the morning and massage it in well...
Only those with an open mind can learn from ones own mistakes. |
| wooliespinner |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 09:24:15 AM
Congrats Kristin on the new babies!!!
Sounds like your doe has a really congested udder. When that happens I do the udder stuff but I also get some pain meds in them to get the swelling under control. If you don't have banamine you can use buffered asprin. Good luck and keep me posted.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
Nubian Dairy Goats |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 08:53:13 AM
Hmm, the pictures didn't show up. If you go to my facebook page, they are there too. And I'll put pictures on my blog too.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 08:52:09 AM
Trudy and her new kids. The white one is the buck. He's about twice as big as the doe. They are Boer cross. They're doing good so far. They must be getting milk because they are peeing and had poop on their tails. But her udder is still hard, like a grapefruit. I'm going to try to find some alfalfa hay somewhere. And she still hasn't drank any of the molasses water. Abby and Sandy would have already gone through 6 buckets so far. Just strange. I've given her lots of grain and she has plenty of hay too. They are so cute.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com |
| cajungal |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 07:57:15 AM
Congrats! That's great news. I know you are having so much fun. Kidding season just keeps a smile on my face all the time. Can't wait to see pics.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
| AliciaNak |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 07:27:32 AM
How exciting! Congratulations on the new additions!
Alicia
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jan 26 2013 : 9:01:15 PM
Twins! Wonderful!!!!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Jan 26 2013 : 8:50:18 PM
Went out to check on the does just now and found a few new ones. I had put Trudy and Zeeboo in the back stall tonight because I had seen soom goo on Trudy's behind end. And with a full moon, ya just never know. Although it's never happened before. So Trudy was just finishing cleaning them off when I checked on her. She is a Lamancha and was bred to a Boer apparently. She had twins. A big buck that looks all Boer except for his elf ears. And a little dainty doe who looks like her momma but with elf ears too.
I ran back to the house and got a towel and a bucket of warm molasses water. Dried them off really good. Then went and got Trudy some grain so I could make sure the kids had nursed. Got them both back to the right end and they took off nursing. I took Zeeboo out just in case too.
But this afternoon when Trudy was on the stanchion eating, I noticed her udder was really hard. I felt Penelope's and hers was really soft. I wonder if it's because she was about to kid? I went ahead and got a bowl of hot water with pepperment Eo and put that on her udder for about 5 minutes. I jsut hope she doesn't have mastitis. When the kids were nursing, her teats were real soft but the udder was still really hard and tight. Not hot though. This is her first kidding.
So here we go!
Kris
Happiness is simple.
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Jan 26 2013 : 06:47:04 AM
So, this morning, Penelope's ladt parts are very swollwen and I can put my fingers all around her tail bone. She stands still and lets me rub and pet her all over. There was some hay stuff stuck to her vulva too. So a little action going on this morning!!! I hope in the next few days, she has a few little ones. I hope she has at least twins so they'll have company. Because I think it'll be another month or so before Zarah or Trudy kid.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com |
| homsteddinmom |
Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 05:41:01 AM
i had mine in with my billy for 2 weeks so i know we will be having babies feb 19-march 19..lol I hate it when we look at the bags and think it wont be long when it could be another month yet..lol
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm!
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| cajungal |
Posted - Jan 12 2013 : 9:22:44 PM
I love the two buck names...Arlo and John Henry. John Henry has a certain 'ring' to it. I can imagine you outside yelling, 'John Henry'!!
I know how it is to not have exact dates. I didn't want to breed until this past September but the bucks jumped the fence in late July. I didn't see anything happen, so I went ahead and tried to breed in September, hoping they weren't already bred. Well, we had 8 babies in December....so, they all bred in July. I have 2 does left waiting to kid, so they probably bred later.
Well, according to these pictures, I predict Penelope will kid in mid-late Feb. Trudy and Zarah both seem like mid-March. Your girls are beautiful. You will have so much fun.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
