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Oh, I wanted to add, Nell's body must have known she was going to have triplets, because while she was in labor she either constantly dripped milk, or sent out streams of milk when she would walk around. I have no doubt she will be able nurse all 3 babies with no problems.

Just an update: First born was a black, brown and white buckling with LaMancha ears, but pygmy nose. Second born was a light brown and white doeling with pygmy ears and pygmy nose, too. Third born was another buckling, brown with a very small amount of white on the top of his head. He also...

Well, the wait is on, and Nell, my LaMancha doe, is due any time now. I have no idea when she was bred, but about 36 hours ago her udder increased dramatically in size, to the point where you can now see it sticking out past her hind legs when viewing her from the side. Her sides don't...

Kiddos, love the term! They are so cute! Congratulations!

Bottle babies can be a lot of work and the cuteness factor only goes so far after about a month of feeding and cleaning up after the precious little things. A new acquaintance of mine that raises goats says that with bottle babies he takes them and feeds them in the house and then puts them...

Look at those lovely, long ears! Love floppy ears! They are just precious. Congratulations again!

:celebrateCongratulations! Can't wait for the pictures!

Well, as you will glean from this forum, you can virtually never, ever second guess a goat when it comes to kidding, especially if you don't have breeding dates, and then it's still a crap shoot. A goat will drive you absolutely crazy waiting on her to kid. You could keep checking her...

She sure is cute! Not sure I could have a house goat, even part-time, but love baby goats! Congratulations on your new addition!

:thumbsup:caf Congratulations!

OMG, that last singleton has got to be the most handsome baby goat I've ever seen! He is just gorgeous! His markings are just incredible! It doesn't help either that there isn't a baby born that is as cute as a baby goat and these are no exceptions! Congrats on your 3 new bucklings and 1...

Sorry no pictures, but one of my first fresheners born last year had a single doeling on the 30th. She was doing fine until the next morning when going out to check on the baby found her to be on the edge of death. After checking momma found that momma had no bag at all! The baby had been...

We have woven, twisted fencing that is made specifically for goats and haven't had a single problem with it since we put it up over 2 years ago. The goats rub against it constantly and have loosened up a post or 2 from the ground, but the fencing has held up beautifully. Got it from TSC and it...

I dry lot my pygmy and LaMancha goats and they get either alfalfa twice daily or sudan hay and goat formulated feed. I like Dumor goat feed (which isn't medicated) which I buy at TSC and my goats have done extremely well on this, getting a small amount twice daily. I have a friend that lives...

The only thing I can say concerning goats and being predictable, is they are unpredictable! Unless you have confirmed dates of the buck breeding with the doe you would have a better chance winning a bet in a casino than trying to figure out birthing times with a pregnant goat. No doubt it's...

Just adorable! Goats are like potato chips, you can't have just 1! At a month old she must be bottle fed. You've got a lot of feeding ahead of you to do. Congratulations on your new addition!

If you were planning on using banding to do the castration, as long as you can get the band over both testicles you can still castrate him. I help a friend of mine castrate all of her bucklings and they are usually around 3 months of age when we do them. We've done about 10 or so around 3...

I posted last week Trixie has a little buckling. Here's a new picture of him from today and he's 1 week old. We call him Rudy. He has a heart-shaped pink center to his nose and it reminded me of a valentine. That made us think of Rudy Valentino (yes, we are olddddddd!). So we settled on...

I had a feeling Trixie was looking pregnant here lately and last weekend she had some discharge. Today I went out to give them some alfalfa at noon and she didn't come out of the shelter at the back of the pen area to get some like she usually does. She's my herd queen now and she's always...

Good gracious, I can't imagine keeping your hands warm enough to milk in temperatures like that! Geez! Might want to think about warming the cleaning solution for your poor goats teats and your hands before wiping them down prior to milking. I live in Texas and I do that for my goats on...