Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[Mamaboid]

What handsome boys. Ginger, Carmel and Cream??? Sounds like cookie doe. No pun intended.

 

[jodief100]

Once again I have let everyone out of the kidding pens, except for Ginger. I will spend some time with her and the babies tonight and if the little ones are strong enough they will get to join the general population. Hubby got the warming barrel hooked up last night so they will have a hidey hole to duck into.

The weather has been fluctuating here so much I have been bringing does in and out of the pens a lot. If it is going to rain, I lock them in; if it is going to be sunny I let them out, etc. It is a hassle but we will have more healthy babies soon. I have one first timer, Doeling due and Yogurt, who wouldnt nurse her baby last year. I am keeping a very close eye on those two. Cleo, Mama and Patches are old hands. The next round is due to start kidding in mid February. I hope they dont hold out on me as much as this first group has. I need February babies for the buck test.

I sat watching Gingers babies sleeping last night for about 20 minutes. It seems no matter how many babies we have born on the farm, I never tire of watching them. The first ones of the season are always so special to me. Every year I think WOW! They are so tiny. Yet they always weigh the same as the ones from previous years. It seems silly that even after so many baby goats born here, I am still enthralled by these little miracles.

Then I went in the house and messed up dinner. Worked on the website some and that is all screwed up now too. Darn babies have me all distracted!

Thank y'all for the nice comments on my babies. I think they are adorable! I don't know where the frosted ears on Ginger's babies come from but this isn't the first one.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

Loving the babies! Thank you for posting the pictures. Sounds like your goats are very lucky to have you as their Momma farmer. Hope all goes well for you.

 

[daisychick]

I am going to be the same way when I get to finally have goat babies around here.

 

[marlowmanor]

I actually like the frosted ears on the red boy. It gives a contrast to all the red!

 

[jodief100]

Ok, you need the background on this so here it is.

I picked up Nissan from Rolls back in December. Rolls said she had been with Bullit and she never saw the deed. 2 months later Nissan started acting like she was in heat so she put her in with Saturday. Still didn't see the deed. She recommended I put Nissan up with my buck.

I kept an eye on her, saw no signs she was pregnant, no bag, no puffy hoo hoo, nothing. the last day Nissan woudl kid if she was bred to Bullit would be January 15th. SO last week I put her in the buck pen. I still kept an eye on her. Saw no signs, NONE!

This evening hubby and I were in barn introducing Ginger's boys to the rest of the goats. We are taking lots of pictures and enjoying watching 2 day old babies gamble about. We hear a baby cry. He looks at me and asks " Did you check all the ones who are due?" I had. We listen, another cry. I follow it around to the side of the barn and up towards the buck pen.

I start running...... "Ach du Leiber! It's Nissan!"

So I go and get babies, carry them to the barn, catch Nissan and shove her in the kidding pen. She had a boy and a girl. The boy is solid white. the girl looks solid white but has a very faint red stripe down her back. She has a tiny nub teat in addition to the two but I am keeping her anyways.

 

[Mamaboid]

What a neat surprise. So, I guess this means Bullit did the deed after all. Beautiful babies.

 

[Roll farms]

The rest of the background is I waited 4 yrs for the heifer to have a DOELING I could keep....and she never did....figures she'd spit out a girl once I sold her....

Congrats, I hope they do real well for you. Which pic is the girl?

 

[autumnprairie]

Congrats Jodie they are adorable

 

[elevan]