Kidding season at sweet horizon minis

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Thanks! Yeah I know the pics are not the greatest right now I’m not planning o keeping both but plans change
Sending a link to the website where I got my buck from. It shows Ruth and then Charlie’s full sisters(previous kidding and the one he was born in) and half sisters. https://www.winginitfarms.com/nigerian-dwarf-does-2

Ramble away lol im learning

 

[rachels.haven]

Nice kids! Very handsome.

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Thank you @rachels.haven !

I am now upto 3.5cups of milk between the two does this morning. Unfortunately when Lillie’s bucklings left before her doeling her production dropped even with me milking her out twice a day so she gives between 1-1.5cups a milking right now. I am getting a dairy goat feed and some alfalfa pellets today to try and increase her production. Also planning on milking 3x a day when I can (good idea or no? I work 8a-6p Monday,Tuesday Thursday and Friday and 8-4sat so I was thinking of milking 3 times on my days off)

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Moose has graduated out of my room to the barn stalls with his sisters! He is still so much smaller than his sisters!

 

[D and L Meadows]

So cute!

 

[rachels.haven]

Lol, Moose. He's a big guy at heart?

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

@D and L Meadows thanks! Tried getting better pics lol

@rachels.haven yeah my mom named him moose but his actual name is mighty moose mom said he looks like a moose
Yes he definitely thinks he’s a big guy

 

[D and L Meadows]

It is much better pics! And I understand....we were just trying to take pics of our kids...as our friend that raises goats said “These glorious animals have an attention span of 3.4 seconds". Lol And I think kids have less. But good job, you’re getting better at it.
I almost think Maple has better rump width. Marigold is more angular and dairy. But both very nice.

 

[MiniSilkys]

I think Dixie dislocated her shoulder.

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

@D and L Meadows any tips on getting good pics? on a slightly more serious note, do you think if I milk before work, right after work and before I go to bed that it would improve production? I feel like Lillie is drying up even with being milked completely out(to the point I can’t get any even after bumping/massaging and letting her sit for a few mins) and am really needing her to pick up production because Bella is only giving about 2 cups a milking and I’m going through 2-3 cups a feeding, so really hoping to be able to up production on both


@MiniSilkys oh no! Hopefully not

A few photos from the other night

My nephews and niece love the kids and marigold loves them