Full House Farms 2016 kidding thread! Baby watch!

[Fullhousefarm]

Prissy had a huge single boy last Sunday night. He was at least 6#, and bigger than some of our purebred Lamancha newborns, and he's 1/2 Nigee! He's white/cream, and has tiny elf ears (almost gopher- might be borderline). He's going with mom to a new home Monday. Awesome family who's buying a bred Nubian from another breeder friend. He's going to be so spoiled by their two young girls. The wife is a chef and is so excited about having fresh milk.

Magn is due with minis late next week- then no more babies until at least October. August/September is our "we can go on vacation" time since I usually only have a few goats in mil and no one kidding.

 

[Fullhousefarm]

"the Hulk"

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Congrats

 

[Latestarter]

The hulk is a right handsome little guy!

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Argh! Magn is on day 152. I just want babies already- and to be done with kidding season. Mostly so I can start breeding for next year. She looks ready, but nothing says, "I'll be pushing out some babies in the next 8 hours" either.

Prissy and her boy, and Daisy and her two kids I didn't pull are both at their new homes. Stuart (Periwinkle's white Nigerian boy) and VonTrop (Daisys buckskin bottle baby) also went to their home- a repeat customer who bought Prissy's twin wethers last year and love them.

Milking 6 actually feels... weird. Like I'm missing somebody. With all these bottle babies I actually am missing Prissy's milk. Yet another reason Magn needs to get with the program. I'm feeding four bottle babies (only one is a Nigee) and only one of my does isn't feeding babies as well as being milked. I am separating Trixie's twin doelings all afternoon, though, so I'm getting some milk from her in the evening. Her "babies" are 16 weeks, so it's time.

I stopped milking Aravis, but she's still nursing Gwen- who is almost as big as she is at 4 months! I should post a picture.

 

[Latestarter]

Did I hear posting pictures? Yeah, yeah! That's the ticket! Post pictures!

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Did I hear posting pictures? Yeah, yeah! That's the ticket! Post pictures!

Aravis and her 4mo old Gwendolen

 

[Fullhousefarm]

The boys: Cruz (Crusader) 4 mo old Lamancha buckling, The Lord Drinian, and Alex, both 2 year old Nigerians and best buddies.

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Really? Still no babies from Magn.
I've only had one goat go past 151 days, and she was 1/2 Sannen,1/2 Lamancha and went to 154 with a huge single doeling.

I'm not worried. She's eating and fine- but I'm tired of waking up at 3am and checkling on her. But, I know the first night I don't she will have them. Stupid doe code! Today is 154.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Ugh....hope she goes ahead and gets it over with!