Kidding season at sweet horizon minis

[Duckfarmerpa1]

I miss kidding season!! We put our buck with our doe..we saw them’together’ once and a half...so, I have it marked on the calendar....im jealous of the weather you’ll have for the kidding!! We are definitely waiting to breed in the fall much later than September!! Probably November? We wanted our buck with a doe now, just to see?Plus, it could perhaps take pressure off Busty, my main dairy goat in the fall... good luck on the next kidding!! More and more pictures please!!

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

@Duckfarmerpa1 it will be here before you know it
Just to see if they would breed?
Yeah I imagine your weather is MUCH worse than ours in winter lol I used to live in south jersey and we actually got snow down here we are lucky to get a dusting...
Thank you! I’ll post pics as I get them.

Lillie’s kids all have homes lined up. The boys are going to go as wethers to a lady that has 2 other wethers.
All the kids will be living within 30-45mins from me

Lillie’s kids^

Mishka (lil Carolina kids Bri hope X old mountain farm larsen Quinn)

Some of the girls this morning

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

@Sweet horizon Nigerians ...we were going to stud our one doe out..but the breeder said she never did it in the spring, and actually had to ask a friend if it would work. We wanted to breed this doe right away to take the milking stress off my Busty. So, we ended up buying a buck...he’s quite the stud! Polled and blue eyes!! Very friendly and no stink! Maybe it’s because it’s spring? He’s one, and proven. Good stats..two does and one buckling. I’ll take that! So, anyways, we put them together, just to see if the lady was right that he might not be interested because it wasn’t the right time of year. We had read up on it...having to put them both in dark light for several weeks...for up to 16 hours a day, to trick their bodies, etc. But, both of them were very interested...she did her flirt, shook her tail, did a pee, the whole thing...he mounted her twice...so, here’s hoping for some Fall kids?

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

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@Duckfarmerpa1 it will be here before you know it
Just to see if they would breed?
Yeah I imagine your weather is MUCH worse than ours in winter lol I used to live in south jersey and we actually got snow down here we are lucky to get a dusting...
Thank you! I’ll post pics as I get them.

Lillie’s kids all have homes lined up. The boys are going to go as wethers to a lady that has 2 other wethers.
All the kids will be living within 30-45mins from meView attachment 72848View attachment 72850View attachment 72851
Lillie’s kids^
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Mishka (lil Carolina kids Bri hope X old mountain farm larsen Quinn)View attachment 72853
Some of the girls this morning

s sooo lush and green there..I’m soo jealous, our vet just said we have to keep my goats locked up for most of the days..until things dry up.....ugh

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

@Duckfarmerpa1 is it rainy up there? You have Nigerian dwarf goats? If so they breed year round. Usually coming in heat every 17-22 days, that being said they definitely don’t do “hard”( super obvious ) heats in the summer months.

That pic your new buck? He’s handsome

My buck is now 2 and right now doesn’t have any stink to him, last fall/winter he did have a smell but it wasn’t as strong as I’ve heard of it being. That being said I was told as they get older it gets worse lol

Pic of my cat George just because lol

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

So I had another of my weird goat dreams about Bella this time.
I’m my dream Bella,cami, and Eva were all in the barn I’m kidding stalls. I had checked on them early morning no signs of imminent labor cami had both logs, Eva had one easily found and Bella was like cami, I got home from work and looked through the window before going in and saw Bella with a bubble and foot hanging out I walked in and there was one kid lying outside the pen (white with a black head) and 7 more inside for a total of 8 kids (excluding the one she was currently having) in my dream she didn’t progress as she should of with this last one so I went in and helped her. I don’t know the genders about the rest but this one was a buckling(GRAPHIC DETAILS AHEAD)
He was a cyclops and the skin hadn’t grown over his face...

At some point Bella told me that one of the kids were not hers but Eva and cami has not kidded yet...


Well that’s my weird dream lol

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

Yeah, my new buck, I’m very pleased with him!! He’s sooo Nice! Ok, I’d heard that ND have heat cycle all year, but still wasn’t sure if, they would be quite, interested enough...lol. so, my new mini oberhasli...do you think she will be in heat this time of year? I know he likes her. He tried to mount her in the SUV on the ride home! Poor girl! But, I haven’t seen them together since, and I don’t think they accomplished any in the car.. I don’t care if he bred her now..but it would just be nice to stagger out my breeding season. She is still in milk. Boy I am so pleased with her! She had never been milked because she came from a very big farm. She is also kind of skittish. So, we got her Saturday. I had to hobble her. By Tuesday I could tell the hobbles wouldn’t be needed anymore. So yesterday I tried without. Sure enough..she stood for me without an issue!! I wish I could say that that for my ND!! This goat is my lap goat. She loves me dearly. She’s in my face constantly. But she will not let me mil her!! I hobble her, she sits down. I’ve even used a strap to keep her up against the wall, but I worry it might hurt her. I milk a bit and then get so worn out from fighting with her, even though, I’m putting my head in her belly, soothing with soft talk, and only using one hand so I can rub her bumm. Any thoughts?

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

I don’t have any experience with the mini breeds (Nd crosses) as to be able to answer that unfortunately.
So glad she came around so quickly!
As for your Nd doe does she still have kids on her? Have you tried having someone else hold her/pet her while milking? You want to make sure you end it on a good note. Keep your hand on her udder until she stops and stands then take it away.
If they get grain regularly only give her hers on the stand even if it’s not time to milk her put her up there and just pet her all over(head to tail kinda petting making sure to “graze” over her udder)

I can’t promise it will help but it won’t hurt to try

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Before/after milking this morning

5weeks fresh 12hour fill

 

[rachels.haven]

Wow, she shrinks down nicely!