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

[Fullhousefarm]

Yeah, Our first two years combined was 13 buck/1 doe. Seriously. Not good for the poor 4-H budget or keeping any of our own does. As a silver lining, that one doe- a 75% grade Lamancha, named Secret, is almost 2 and bred for late January and her kids will be American Lamanchas. She's huge too! Like 150# and flashy and elegant- and showing she has some kids in there.

Last year somewhat balanced out those two years with 7 does and 4 bucks (plus 4 bucks and two does unregistered) but all three registered Nigerians had singles which was, IMO, odd. And bred to three different bucks.

Eh, you take what you get. No one said farming was easy!

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Well, we are on kidding watch for Queenie. Day 147.
She's one who is always hard to tell when she's close. Her first kidding we were leaving for a birthday dinner and I ran out to the barn to turn a light off (late afternoon) and caught her pushing out a baby. She was only at 143 days. Last kidding I knew she was at 146/147 days and we checked her at midnight and put her in the kidding stall even though nothing looked different. Walked out the next morning early and she was out of the kidding stall cuddling a totally dry doeling who had a full tummy. I swear she stuck her tongue out at me.

She's way bigger than she was with her single last year. Hoping for maybe triplets or twin doelings at least.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Lord Drinian has his *B

 

[Latestarter]

for trip doelings, and SOON!

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Lord Drinian has his *B

Whoo Hoo! He also has another daughter!


Queenie popped out a nice healthy SINGLE doeling at about 1AM. We are now referring to her as "your fatness" because, yes, she still looks liKe she could have two more in there. I'll get a pic up later. Super cute white and tan blue eyed beauty.

Now my daughter just has to decide which doeling she is keeping. Spice's or Queenies. We have a deposit on the other and three more people on the waiting list for registered doelings and only one more registered Nigerian to kid- in March.

 

[Latestarter]

Congrats!

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Congrats!!

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Here is "itty bitty" as we are calling her. She's actually big for a newborn, but since all the other babies are 3-4 weeks old she looks so tiny.

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Here are are three Lamanchas due in 4-5 weeks.

Secret is first. This will be her first freshening and she turns 2 right about the time she is due.

Trixie and Ruby are due Feb 4 and 5. Trixie had twin doelings last year. This will be her third freshening. Ruby had 2D/1b triplets last year and this will be her 4th freshening. They both turn 5 this month.

(Pics-Secret, Ruby, Trixie,)

 

[Ferguson K]

I♡my LaMancha girls.