French Angora & Californian- Jack Frost

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Here is a new pictures of Peanut's litter:

watching to see what colors they become, looks like 3 broken blacks, 2 blues and not sure uet on the lighter 2 brokens

 

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was able to get a picture of a couple of Chinzilla's kits....

 

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our weather was pretty nice today so we went through and cleaned all the pens. We also shifted the angora does around so that Peanut's group has 1 part of the floor pen and Chinzilla's group has the other half.

The kits from both litters are coming out of the nest box and already nibbling on pellets and hay. They will be 4 weeks old this coming week!

 

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Here are both litters- they are having lots of fun in their bigger area.

We have to come up with a different feeder-thinking longer so more can fit in at one time!

 

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today was day 30 for our 3 Cali does and 1 French Angora doe to kindle- 2 of our Cali does had kits at some point today- both in their nest boxes, covered with fur. Keeping fingers crossed that both does are successful-1 doe is a 1st timer and the other doe is the one who lost her kits when her milk didn't come in. Kits in both boxes seemed to have full bellies.

Waiting to see if the 3rd Cali and the FA have kits

might be a few days before we can get pictures...

 

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only the 2 litters of kits. had time this morning so took a quick peek- both does had at least 9 kits. 1 doe had a kit that died. no pictures yet....

 

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the Cali doe who just had her 2nd litter- lost all 11 of them.....doesn't look like she fed them, unfortunately we will be culling her

 

[goatgurl]

hate to hear that but with her history you are probably right to cull her. hope the other litter is doing ok.

 

[promiseacres]

how frustrating

 

[Hens and Roos]

hate to hear that but with her history you are probably right to cull her. hope the other litter is doing ok.

she will be culled. The other litter is doing very well, we did lose 1 kit because it must have been pulled out of the box and wiggle it's way out of the cage and onto the floor