Clover's Kidding Thread :D

[babsbag]

Just for the record, there is a difference between swimming pool filter DE and food grade DE. Not sure about the difference in breathing the stuff but if you ever do use it on around the animals make sure you don't get the stuff from the pool shop; go to a feed store or health food store.

 

[Goatgirl47]

I can ask the breeder if there is any possible way they are part Toggenburg. I didn't see any Toggs around her place though.
I like the heart on that Alpines side! Is she (or he, I can't really tell from the picture ) yours?

 

[Goatgirl47]

Toggenburg goat milk doesn't taste very good?

 

[babsbag]

No, not mine, I copied it from a web site that shows the colors of Alpines.

You wouldn't see Toggs around my place either. The first goats I bought 7 years ago were 25% Togg. Their offspring still has the brown show up frequently after all these generations. I haven't seen one solid like your little girl in a long time, but the Pied brown and white is common.

You can check her pedigree on ADGA website, it will show you breeds.

 

[babsbag]

My Alpine Togg x has great milk. My purebred Togg (she died last year ) had horrible milk. It tasted "goatie" all of the time and that is a common complaint with Togg milk. I have a 50/50 alpine togg doe that will freshen here pretty soon so we will see what her milk tastes like.

 

[Goatgirl47]

I'd like to see some pictures of your Alpines. Your profile picture is of an Alpine, right?

 

[Goatgirl47]

My little sister (four) has been waiting for me to put kid collars on Lulu & Annie since they were born, and today I finally did. Here are the pictures (don't worry, I took the collars off before I went inside. I know that kid + collar = danger).

 

[Latestarter]

Good gosh! Look how BIG they've already grown! They're really beautiful! Man... I better not ever let my goats have kids... There's no way I'd ever want to let any of them go! I'm such a sucker for animals and especially babies... Jeeze.

 

[Southern by choice]

They are so stinkin' cute!

 

[Southern by choice]

Good gosh! Look how BIG they've already grown! They're really beautiful! Man... I better not ever let my goats have kids... There's no way I'd ever want to let any of them go! I'm such a sucker for animals and especially babies... Jeeze.

Oh LS! You are so sunk.... cuz there is just nothin' cuter than baby goats! The funny thing is everyone always keeps there first kids because they can't part with them. LOL eventually though after more kids come and you start selecting by your desired criteria then usually those first kids find there way to new homes.