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@OneFineAcre, who is your appraiser this year? I had Karen Smith and I know she is doing at least some of NC. :)

Green Farm Ghirardelli at 1 day old back in February. She is the first Nigerian Dwarf with my herd name. :)

Dazzle and babies are doing well and have figured out how to nurse!

Warning: graphic images of placenta below

I talked to some more experienced goat friends and they said the only time they have seen a placenta anything like hers was when there was a dead kid.

Oh! Fairlea Eleanor also made the list. She is my doe, Edelweiss’s maternal grandam. Her maternal line all have names starting with ‘E’.

@OneFineAcre I see Vivaldi’s dam made it, too! :)

Woohoo! Congrats!

Dazzle was too weak to nurse her babies at first, so I’ve been bottle feeding them. She is much more energetic now, but won’t stand still for them so I’ve continued the bottle... Hopefully she’ll come around so I won’t be as tied down.

Pretty! :love

I slept an hour last night, but plan on taking a long nap as soon as I get back from TSC. Good news! She didn’t actually prolapse. I was on the phone with the vet when she passed 2 placentas, one which was very chunky and strange. Anyways, it looked and felt exactly like a prolapse when it first...

That would be great! Thanks! It was terrifying. I thought for sure I’d loose her when that dead kid was stuck.

Dazzle kidded this morning with a breach swollen, dead kid, a doe, and breach buck. She started sporadically pushing around 2 AM, but with no progress. She had bloody mucus. I went in and tried to feel, but couldn’t feel anything and couldn’t get my hand all the way in. Awhile later, I found...

Awesome! Thanks!

Thanks everyone! He was a big boy at 5#s. I don’t like big singles... Edelweiss has a hard time getting him out. Dazzle better not do the same.

Edelweiss kidded this afternoon. She was huge, so I expected 2-3. Nope. Single buck.:( At least he’s cute. Dazzle’s up next!

Although color has no factor in my buying/breeding choices, one of the things I love about Nigerians is the color diversity within the breed.

Interesting. I didn’t realize skin scrapings were unreliable. I will definitely try that!

Maybe? I’ve never seen her do it.