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

[Pearce Pastures]

Sold the last 2 babies today. Freckles and Blue eyes are going to a new home together. Now I have 3 goats to milk. The neighbor wants to buy Luna and Stella now so as soon as he gets his pen built he gets to milk them and I will only have one to milk. After Luna and Stella go to their new home, I will only have registered goats and can go forward with breeding the Kinders.

I am going from 10 goats down to 6 in a matter of weeks. What will I do with the extra space??? Oh I know, I will have more babies!!

I am planning on doing an October breeding with Bell and Edle so I will have some March babies! Jazz and Jess are not old enough to breed yet.

YES more babies! See, that is what I was just saying to DH after we sold our two doelings earlier this week...got get some more.

 

[jodief100]

Yea for more babies. Sounds great that your plan is starting to form.

 

[daisychick]

I helped the neighbors walk home their 2 new milk goats last night. Stella and Luna have a new home. The neighbors built a milk stand, got all their supplies, built a pen and were ready! I taught them how to milk each of the girls last night and how to filter and keep their milk. It was so fun spreading the G.A.S. (goat addiction syndrome)!!

It feels good to know that I just bought those 2 goats a little over a year ago as weanlings and raised them up, helped them with their first kiddings and taught them and myself how to do the whole milking thing. I have came along way and have learned sooooo much about goats! I learned it all on BYH and through pure experience.

It sure was fun teaching someone how to care for their new goats and how to milk.

 

[autumnprairie]

When are you getting more?

 

[Catahoula]

When are you getting more?

X2 I am thinking about getting an Alpine wether....

 

[daisychick]

I'm not getting more, I'm going to produce more. Breeding 2 girls in October, so I will have to wait until March for more, but they will be the tiny baby kind so that is even better!

 

[autumnprairie]

that is too long to wait

 

[Symphony]

I thought I smelt some G.A.S from out of the west.

 

[daisychick]

I have been milking 3 goats daily for the past month. Being my first season of milking, I feel like I have learned a lot and am getting pretty good at this milking stuff. But I must say, I LOVE MY KINDER GOATS! I can't believe what a difference it makes to have a doe with easy milking teats! I truly understand why breeders breed for good udders and teats. The 2 nubian girls that I bought were not from good milking lines and it was sooooo hard on my hands to milk them. I am still trying to help my neighbor learn to milk them. :/ I am starting to feel bad for them and keep hoping they will catch on. I know the next time the girls freshen it will be better.

My new Kinder doe is a dream to milk. I am in and out of the milk room in 6 minutes and that is counting clean up and set up. I can't wait to breed her now and I will be for doelings that I can keep! I am also amazed at the amount of milk that is coming from this mid sized package of a goat!

 

[KinderKorner]

I'm glad you love your Kinders!

I love mine too.

I went to the MO state fair last year, and someone was complaining about milking their Kinders because their teats were too small, and I looked and wow they were tiny. I tried to explain to them that it wasn't a Kinder thing, it was just a lack of good breeding for udders. I have no problems milking my Kinders at all. The milk comes out fast and easily, because I breed and select for good teat size and udders.

It is very important for anyone getting in to Kinders to find breeders who are striving for good udders and teat size. Because they are a cross between two breeds you can get a lot of differences in Kinders, so you need to pick breeders who have the same goals in mind as you.

They sure do produce a lot of milk for their size!

I'm still waiting on pictures of all your Kinders by the way.