Bayleaf Meadows

[Bayleaf Meadows]

Bella's ligaments were gone yesterday morning. Of course, she had to wait till 5 am to have two bucklings and a doeling- all solid brown like her. Biskit, the hairy beast in the photo above is the sire. All are nursing. So far, so good. Stella hasn't lost her ligs yet. She actually has two due dates- last Saturday and this Friday. Mabel won't let me get a good feel. She was due yesterday and looks on track otherwise.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Congrats
You need to train your goats to have their kids at a decent hour like ours do.

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

I was thinking the very same thing, @OneFineAcre , while outside waiting on kids at 3:30 am in freezing temps... But I guess it's what I signed up for!
I couldn't get weights because the tray is locked and I'm having trouble unlocking it. The doeling is teensy.

Two bucklings on the left, doeling on the right

This is Jack (aka "donkey")

This is Jill.

This is Jason- it's going to be hard to tell Jack and Jason apart.

A dutiful mom, Bella . Glad I'm not a goat!

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

Mabel was kind to me and waited until 9 this morning to have her triplets, all sired by Yubi, Zamia's buckling. The first boy came out completely breech (butt forward, back legs tucked up under him), the second girl with her one front leg back, the third girl was correctly positioned, but it seemed like she had two amniotic sacs? Rough on Mabel, but I couldn't have helped if I tried, she pushed them out in quick succession.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Congrats.
Maybe you can get Jack and Jason different colored collars?

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

Got some weights- Bella's kids at one day- Jack 4 lbs., Jason, 3 lbs 6 oz, Jill 2 lbs 7 oz.

Mabel's kids at birth- Buckling- 3 lbs 8 oz, doeling 1- 3 lb 8 oz, doeling 2 - 2 lb, 8 oz. All Mabel's kids look like their sire, Yubi.

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

Doeling 1 in front, buckling near middle, doeling 2 near wall

Buckling on left, doeling 1 on right

 

[frustratedearthmother]

CUTE!

 

[BoboFarm]

Congratulations!

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

Last night the temperature dropped to 28º. I didn't pick this weather for kidding and caring for new kids! The two triplet sets were two days and one day old and each had a small doeling around two and a half pounds. The bigger kids were in the three and a half- to four-pound range. I was there for both kiddings and helped dry everyone off and see them nurse.

My kidding shed has two sections about 4' x 8' each. Fresh straw bedding. No electricity, no heat, no light. I made sweaters out of cut shirt sleeves and socks and put baskets in for them to curl up in, but they didn't use them. This morning all are doing well. The water buckets didn't freeze like the ones on the outside did even though the shed has an opening above the door that is 4' x 8'. I could close it up but the wind wasn't blowing and I decided not to. I wanted to give the details because it is a common question - how cold is too cold?