Devonviolet Acres

[animalmom]

I am soooooooooooooo VERY thrilled for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Devonviolet]

The kids are doing well today. I've been in to cuddle them several time, and the cuddle nicely. Falina watches closely, but doesn't seem the least bit worried when I pick them up. She is SUCH a good mama!!!

As soon as DH finishes putting fresh hay in the stall, I'm going in to sit and cuddle some more.

Official goat weights today:
Faith 8 lb 9 oz
Hope 7 lb 14 oz
Falina 130 lbs

Last November Falina was 105 lbs.

 

[Devonviolet]

i'm just past so happy for you, they are beautiful girls. hope and faith sound like great names to me. it will be interesting to watch their color develop. I don't see grey, I see brown. time will tell. congratulations you goat grammy you.

You may well be right, goatgurl. Last night they looked grey. But, sitting here, holding them, they look dark brown. As you said, "Time will tell."

This is Faith

This is Hope

Here they are cuddling in the corner

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Awww!!! They melt my heart!

I noticed Faith has an extra little spot on her head to help tell them apart.

 

[Bruce]

So did I!! First thing I thought when I saw the picture: How will you tell them apart?" Then I noticed the extra white on Faith.

 

[Devonviolet]

I was worried in the beginning, because they looked so similar. Then, once they were up and moving about, I noticed the white spot.

This morning, after we had decided to call them Hope & Faith, my quandary was which to call which.

I shared my cunundrum with DH and he said, "Oh that's simple, call the one with the white spot Faith!" So, now we have names.

 

[CntryBoy777]

They sure are little Darlings!!....so happy that all went well for ya....

 

[Mike CHS]

They are cute as they can be. It's pictures like those that I have to remind myself I have all of the work load I can handle in my 'retirement'.

 

[Mini Horses]

So very happy for ALL of you...goats & humans! Now you can watch the cuties jump& run -- always an uplifting sight.

Everyone is looking for "how to tell them apart" because they sure look alike -- thanks for the spot!!!!! My first kids this year were twin doelings (YEAH!!!) -- same thing -- one of mine had side spots, other didn't. Whew!

Only time will heal the loss of Ruby & kids.

 

[Devonviolet]

No new pics today, but I just had to share the fun we had tonight with the kids & Falina.

I sat down, on the stacked cinder blocks, to hold the kids. After I held Hope for a while, I got out the tube of Selenium/E paste, to give her a little dollop, on my finger. While I was trying to get it in her mouth, Falina came over & tried to take it away from me, 'cause it smells like oranges & she wanted it! So, I gave her a little dose.

Next I put Hope on the floor and took Faith from DH. I gave her the Selenium paste and then she settled down on my lap. It's so sweet how they settle down and lay there so calmly. We noticed that @Latestarter's kids all did the same thing, so we could tell they got a lot of lovin' too.

After a while I realized Hope had come over and was lifting her front feet up because she wanted me to pick her up. So, I put Faith down & picked Hope up again & she just settled back down in my lap again. It was just so sweet!