Daisychick's *Journal* New Baby and it Moos!!!!

[daisychick]

I did not sleep well last night. The Kinder doeling was on mom for 2 weeks and I knew getting her on a bottle was going to be a battle. I have been dribbling milk down the side of her throat and fighting her for 24 hours. She didn't eat much and I was thinking of all kinds of bad things all night. I was afraid that in the morning I would find a half starved weak kid. But...........this morning we had SUCKING SUCCESS!!!!! She figured it out and latched on and drank down her whole bottle! I can totally breath a sigh of relief.

 

[that's*satyrical]

Yay for sucking success!!!

 

[TTs Chicks]

pretty babies.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Congrats. Glad the bottle feeding is going well.

 

[77Herford]

Congrats on the new Goats. Since reading about them years ago, I've been interested in Kinders.

 

[daisychick]

Congrats on the new Goats. Since reading about them years ago, I've been interested in Kinders.

I will try to keep everyone updated on how she grows.

 

[daisychick]

So Happy it is Friday! I have 3 more hours to work and then I am free to enjoy my weekend!! I have plans to stay home and get a lot done in the yard. I have to get some stuff planted in my garden, clean out lots of flower beds, play with the goats, maybe take some more pregnant goat pictures, and if I have time, I suppose I will try to clean my house a little. It is supposed to snow in the mountains and be windy and rainy here but I won't let it stop me.

 

[daisychick]

I have been a garden making maniac this past weekend. I finally got all my raised beds done!! I promise I will get some pics really really soon. DH made me an extra high box and I made a raised asparagus bed. It is an experiment and I hope it works. I also planted, my sugar snap peas, lettuces, beets, onions, carrots, swiss chard, cabbage and pak choi. I think I have all the early spring things in. Oh I forgot I also put in a few plants of brussel sprouts. I am trying something new this year. It is called "square foot gardening". You use a grid and plant each square with a different crop. It is really fun so far. It is like the intensive planting where you don't use rows. It is supposed to provide the same amount of food in 1/4 of the space and use a lot less water. I will let everyone know how it goes. So far I love it!! Most of the vine crops get grown on a trellis so they don't take up all the room.

 

[daisychick]

I am starting to think my nigerian dwarf doe that I bought last month is pregnant!! The breeder was pretty sure she didn't "take" and that he noticed her in heat the week before I bought her. But I swear her belly is getting pretty big and her udder is starting to get "squishy"! I called him and asked if she happened to be bred what dates we were looking at. He said she would be due June 12th if she was actually bred. I will try to get some pics and see what the experts on here think!

 

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