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Barnyard Buddies:  Baby Goats!  |
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PlumCreekMama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Iowa
USA
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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 Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 08:00:20 AM
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Heather, they are so cute. Do you have more or is that it? What kind are they? We still have about 6 weeks to go. I am counting down the days now. It's so exiting. I love baby goats.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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sjs
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stephanie
Oakland
CA
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 08:15:27 AM
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So cute! I always think they sound like human babies when they cry... Maybe that's why they call them kids. :)
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 11:31:59 AM
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congrats! Ours came all inside the past month, Violet and Juniper. There was a third but despite our best efforts, she died inside 24 hours. here are their photos:
Juniper
Violet and her mama, Daisy
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Tasha-Rose
Farmgirl Sister #88
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"Joyful chaos, working in tune with the seasons, telling itme by the sun, variety, change and self-direction; all this wwas replaced with a brutal, standardized work culture, the effects of which we are still suffering from today." - Tom Hodgkinson in 'How To Be Idle' |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 11:59:47 AM
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Ahhh! What little cuties. What a nice barn, too. I really need to get out there and get mine cleaned up. And the milk room needs to cleaned up and gotten ready, too. But my heart's just not in it right now. I keep saying I have plenty of time, but it will sneak up on me real fast.
Ya'll have fun with your cute little kids.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
Edited by - kristin sherrill on Mar 18 2009 12:00:35 PM |
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nampafarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
494 Posts
Kim
Nampa
ID
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 2:38:48 PM
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Tasha, The babies and mama are beautiful. I have two pygmies myself and am thinking of adding to the litter. Can you take more pix of the barn area? I want to make changes to my goats area and would love to see what you have done.
Kim
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 2:56:31 PM
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wanna know about my barn? It's simple. I have learned that goats are adaptable and can live any place so long as there is shelter from the cold and wet and wind. hubby and I gathered pallets, nailed them together, insulted between them and put pallets in the middle as dividers. That's it. oh and a roof! I'll go take some photos later and you'll see. It's really very cozy and quite warm inside. Rob really wants to build something else but some constraints are holding that up for the time being. we have the materials, but they are still in the form of his parent's cabin! HA!
So...photos coming soon!!
OH! and they are laying on about 2 feet of straw to keep them insulated from the ground. their stalls have only been mucked out 2 times through the winter, so that helps to insulate too, just like with our rabbits and chickens. minimal mucking helps keep them warm.
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Farmgirl Sister #88
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"Joyful chaos, working in tune with the seasons, telling itme by the sun, variety, change and self-direction; all this wwas replaced with a brutal, standardized work culture, the effects of which we are still suffering from today." - Tom Hodgkinson in 'How To Be Idle' |
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 3:15:41 PM
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Sweet! Sweet! SWEET!!! Heather! So far, I have been BLESSED with TWENTY-SIX little SURPRISES this year myself! (and I didn't even give the goats PERMISSION to breed this year! (LOL!!) It appears I'm still waiting on three does, possibly more-- unfortunately, I have had to bury 12 of the kids, some born in January, some this month (... sniff...), but the ones who've made it are simply ADORABLE!!! (there are 14 jumping beans in my barn right now!)
Tasha-- what kind of goat is Daisy? Is she a BIG goat, or a mini? It's hard to tell from the photo. I have Nigies. They are quite something. They come in a RAINBOW of colors. It's so interesting-- not to mention EXCITING -- to see what color and crazy patterns they will come out sporting. The blue eyes, so common in the breed, are VERY striking, especially on a "loud" colored kid (or even a solid colored one!).
Thanks for sharing the photos ladies. Wish I could post my own, but, unfortunately, our computer is too old and too TIRED to even try it. Congrats!!! ~~~ Hug the babies for me! ~~~ Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 3:21:21 PM
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my Does are Alpines, one billy that got culled this fall was an Alpine. He is Violet's father. Juniper is fathered by our billy, Brandon, who is a Boer.
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Farmgirl Sister #88
Blogs:
http://gaiarose.wordpress.com
Etsy:
http://ForestFaeries.etsy.com
"Joyful chaos, working in tune with the seasons, telling itme by the sun, variety, change and self-direction; all this wwas replaced with a brutal, standardized work culture, the effects of which we are still suffering from today." - Tom Hodgkinson in 'How To Be Idle' |
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Farmgirlheart
True Blue Farmgirl
103 Posts
Valerie
Los Angeles
California
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 10:37:42 PM
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| Oh, I adore baby goats...unfortunately the only times I get to see baby goats is at the LA County fair :( |
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Laura Marie
True Blue Farmgirl
419 Posts
Laura
Rancho Cordova
California
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 11:26:49 PM
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They are just the cutiest thing in the world...I am printing a picture to add to my fridge collection. I can't have goats due to the fact my yard is a concret patio and my fiance isn't hip to goats...=( But thats ok...I will convince him someday...hehehehehehe
Farm Girl Hugs!
Laura Marie #369
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PlumCreekMama
True Blue Farmgirl
730 Posts
Heather
Iowa
USA
730 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 07:18:40 AM
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Mine are pygmies. I just have four kids so far, but I have at least one doe to kid yet. I had separated my bucks on time last year, so no January or February kids this year. Tasha- I have two Shih Tzus named Daisy and Violet who are sisters!
My barn needs some massive cleaning. Well, half of it does anyway. I didn't use to keep animals in half-but I have a couple mini horses, the mama and baby goats, and a few other young goats. The floods last year had filled it up with 3 feet of floodwater. It's mostly clean, but there's a pile of stuff that floated around. My little goat Magnum is over there- some of you may remember last January when I had a kid born in -19 degree weather, who I had to move to the house for a few months. He is now a baby goat sitter! He's so gentle and pretty short with everything he went through, so I keep him with weaning babies. He likes having someone his own size to play with. I should take some pics of him. He's such a sweetie! I picked him up to move him out of the way when we were unloading wood the other day and he was nuzzling at my chin. He still remembers me as mama!
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 11:26:07 AM
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Your little Magnum sounds like a DOLL Heather.
I have one teeny goat in my bunch this year too. He was born in January, the smallest of a set of quads, and doesn't seem to be getting much bigger. Already the kids born nearly 2 wks ago are catching up to him! (I think one of the boys has already PASSED him!) I have to look at his HEAD to make sure he's not a "NEW" baby every time I go to the barn! (he was dehorned a few weeks ago and is still a bit BALD!)
One thing though-- "Rocky" may be the smallest goats in the barn, but he's ALWAYS "King of the Heap" at nap time!!! (his brothers, by the way, are named -- "Edgar," "Alan," and "Poe!") Aren't goat kids just a hoot?!
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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frolicnfibers
True Blue Farmgirl
668 Posts
Diana
White City
Oregon
USA
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Barnyard Buddies: Baby Goats! |
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