Full House Farm's 2016/17 Kidding thread- It's a wrap.Pictures!

[Latestarter]

OMG... I feel for Orchid. That has GOT to be very uncomfortable! That udder is enormous! Gotta be the equivalent of like a triple EEE in goat size. Very pretty goats too!

 

[Fullhousefarm]

So, I've been slacking in the updates (unless you follow our FB page https://www.facebook.com/fullhousefarm/)

So, twin bucklings for Waddles on the 23rd
Twin *polled* bucklings for Aravis on the 28th

Then, on the 29th we ended up skipping our dog's appointment for her shots since Orchid didn't like she'd hold out until we got back- and that ended up being a good choice. She was so obviously uncomfortable, especially for a doe that usually kids fast. She ended up delivering... QUADS! Boy, tiny doeling, boy, boy. Two wouldn't have made it if we wouldn't have been there. The doe was tiny and weak, and the last boy was born completely in a very thick sack. All the boys were over 3 #s (which is good size- and amazing for Quads from a small doe) and the doeling was about 1 lb. Crazy birth though! After the first one they came fast and all on top of the first. Unfortunately, the doeling passed the next morning. I realized a few hours after she was born that she was born with a fever. We got it down, and started her on ABX, but I haven't talked to anyone that's ever had a goat born with a 106'+ fever from a healthy doe. I dropper fed her every 2-3 hours all night and was honestly surprised she lived so long. So, that's four kiddings and 9 healthy bucks from Orchid. Sigh. It's a good thing she's my favorite and has an awesome udder and cranks out the milk. But I'd really like a doe from her to keep!

The next morning we took the dog in and came home to Spice with one on the ground- FINALLY a DOELING! and another legs out. Unfortunately, we lost him. He was breech and she had just had the doeling seconds before so I don't think there was anything we could have done. He was alive when I got him out but not normal at all. His front legs were stiff and bent back very oddly, and he was big!

So, other than the 7/8 buck to doe ratio the first batch of does kidding wasn't bad- not that four sets of easy twins like the first two had wouldn't have been nice! LOL. And a few more does.

Queenie is due around the 20-23rd, so maybe she will tip the scales with some doelings. She doesn't tend to show much and she's looking fatter than she ever has- so I'm confident she will at least have twins.

Babies are all bouncy and happy now and other than being dry the weather has been just perfect. We are supposed to get a frost- and maybe a freeze- but this weekend though, so we will have to go re-bed the goat barns with straw.

 

[samssimonsays]

Sorry about the losses and all the bucks but congrats on the healthy kids! I suggest keeping a buckling from orchid and breeding him then keeping a doe back from that.... Eh, it's an idea right?!

 

[Southern by choice]

Are all these bucklings out of the same buck?


Congrats on the healthy kids!

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Sorry about the losses and all the bucks but congrats on the healthy kids! I suggest keeping a buckling from orchid and breeding him then keeping a doe back from that.... Eh, it's an idea right?!

I'm beginning to think that will be the only way!

We are retaining one of Orchid's buckskin boys and the tan and white boy from Waddles (since he is unrelated to all our animals except his dam) for now- and will probably sell Alex (our other buck) and whichever young buck we decide not to keep next year. Drinian gets to stay here forever.

And someone asked earlier- Aravis and Drinian are both from @OneFineAcre . We retained Aravis's (x outside buck owned by a friend) single doeling Gwen last year and she's bred to Drinian for March babies now.

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Are all these bucklings out of the same buck?


Congrats on the healthy kids!

This year the first two, Waddles's (Hidden Gens Son Blue Sky *M) babies were out of an outside buck (Hidden Gems CZ Cabo *B) and the rest were out of Drinian.

Interestingly, Drinian has about a 50/50 b/d ratio counting all his kids ever born. Also, Orchid has had 3 (two kiddings) with two bucks other than Drinian and both produced only bucks.

Queenie and Gwen will hopefully even the tally with some does from Drinian.

 

[OneFineAcre]

This year the first two, Waddles's (Hidden Gens Son Blue Sky *M) babies were out of an outside buck (Hidden Gems CZ Cabo *B) and the rest were out of Drinian.

Interestingly, Drinian has about a 50/50 b/d ratio counting all his kids ever born. Also, Orchid has had 3 (two kiddings) with two bucks other than Drinian and both produced only bucks.

Queenie and Gwen will hopefully even the tally with some does from Drinian.

I hope so.
But, I've been there and done that on the buck years.

 

[Southern by choice]

Gosh, we have been there too.
Last year was a real blessing after having 2 buck years in a row.
We will have to see what this coming season gives us. Every buck except one breeding is a new buck.
I can deal with 50/50 but when it is 2 to 1 or greater I just want to cry.

 

[norseofcourse]

Sorry for the losses, congrats on all the kids you've had so far!

I would be happy to trade luck (ratios) with you! I would prefer boys, but for 2016 I had 6 girls and 1 boy. Hoping for more boys next year...

 

[OneFineAcre]

Gosh, we have been there too.
Last year was a real blessing after having 2 buck years in a row.
We will have to see what this coming season gives us. Every buck except one breeding is a new buck.
I can deal with 50/50 but when it is 2 to 1 or greater I just want to cry.

Last year I think we had 10 does and 7 bucks
But the year before was a lot of bucks I don't remember exactly but probably 2 to 1