Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[jodief100]

I got more pictures but they are blurry. It will have to wait for the weekend when I can have some light. Daisy's milk didn't come in until yesterday. I got some colostrum from Nissan and gave Daisy's baby bottles the first day. She is fine now. The baby was bouncing all over this morning, crawling into the hay rack and bugging his momma. He hasn't had a bottle since Sunday night so I know he is getting enough from Daisy now. He weighed 6 lbs.

Nissan's babies are HUGE! They were 8 lbs each, big and long. They are doing great. They were snuggling with Nissan this morning. She is a good old girl. She never raised her babies until I got her three years ago. Turns out she is a wonderful momma.

 

[jodief100]

Bessie kidded sometime in the wee morning hours. Hubby found them still wet but up and nursing when he checked at 4:30. Two doe kids. Both solid white. I hope we do not have a repeat of last year, when almost all the boys were colored and almost all the girls were white.

 

[Mike CHS]

Congratulations Jodie - I never cease to be amazed at how fast they get up and going.

 

[jodief100]

Congratulations Jodie - I never cease to be amazed at how fast they get up and going.

These kiko babies are amazing. I had one that was up on his front legs while his hind legs were still in his momma. I rarely have one take more than 10 minutes to get up and find the bag.

 

[Southern by choice]

Yes Jodie those babies are awesome.
I love the Kiko's we have left. Since Straw has had to take time "off" from the goat world we only have a few here and they are just simply great goats.
We took that little doe that we bottle fed (mom had bluebag) and she is with us and our dairy girls. LOL She is my baby and WHITE! The softest coat, cashmere like. She is not allowed to ever leave this farm. I told her she is a dairy goat and she doesn't know any different. LOL I named her .. so she's MINE!

Have you noticed someone will pass over a white Kiko for color even though the white may be the best of the bunch... always find that odd in the meat goat world. I like color too but so far almost all the best Kiko's have been white.

 

[jodief100]

The colored goat thing is driving me crazy. I know top quality kiko breeders who won't even retain a white buck anymore, no matter how good he is. White does consistently sell for less even when they are way better.

The funny thing is, only white kikos were imported, they wanted to create white as the breed standard. The first kid born, while still in quarantine was black.

 

[jodief100]

We have pictures! And new babies. Friday night Mercury was hanging out by herself. I told hubby I thought she was close. Saturday morning she had a little goo. I told hubby we were probably within 24 hours. He said "maybe we will have new ones when we get back from the feed mill". Well, we left and got back about 1 an hour later and they they were. 2 new buck kids. so far: 5 buck kids, all sired by Quantum. 2 doe kids, both sired by Bullet. Of course, Quantum is the buck who throws color.

Mercury and her babies.

Nissan's black and white buck kid

Nissan's Black buck kid

Bessie's doe kids

Daisy's buck kid

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Congrats Jodie!

 

[Southern by choice]

Congrats Jodie!
I love Bessie's doelings!

 

[Southern by choice]

The colored goat thing is driving me crazy. I know top quality kiko breeders who won't even retain a white buck anymore, no matter how good he is. White does consistently sell for less even when they are way better.

The funny thing is, only white kikos were imported, they wanted to create white as the breed standard. The first kid born, while still in quarantine was black.

I didn't know that... that is interesting!
I get it with pets like Nigies etc, but for meatgoats whose offspring are going to slaughter... I don't get it.