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Overrun with beasties
Oh my goodness. That is an adorable pile of baby goats!
Kiko Quints!!!
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Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
Kikos are the best aren't they? They really are a great breed and wonderful mothers.
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tlphlps
Exploring the pasture
Yes, we love our Kiko's, and think they are the best! That being said, we don't have any experience with other breeds.
Southern by choice
Herd Master
Nah...that's called RESEARCH first! 
Kiko' really make much more sense east of the Mississippi.
We are in NC... everyone here has boers... I think they think there is only one breed of meat goat here. Boers have so many issues here. I love the look of the boers...esp. the kids... they just do so poorly here.
So whatdya think you're gonna do with all those kids?
Kiko' really make much more sense east of the Mississippi.We are in NC... everyone here has boers... I think they think there is only one breed of meat goat here.
Boers have so many issues here. I love the look of the boers...esp. the kids... they just do so poorly here. So whatdya think you're gonna do with all those kids?
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tlphlps
Exploring the pasture
We just weighed the quints at 1 week old today. Here they are! We still don't have them named.
#92 buck birth weight 7.5 - 1 week 9.0
#93 doe birth weight 5.25 - 1 week 8.5
#94 doe birth weight 5.25 - 1 week 8.0
#95 doe birth weight 5.0 - 1 week 7.5
#96 buck birth weight 7.75 - 1 week 9.7
We had another set of twins this morning! Someday I'll get some more pics up. Some of you way, way out do me on pictures, and I love seeing them all!! I will try to return the favor as soon as I can.
#92 buck birth weight 7.5 - 1 week 9.0
#93 doe birth weight 5.25 - 1 week 8.5
#94 doe birth weight 5.25 - 1 week 8.0
#95 doe birth weight 5.0 - 1 week 7.5
#96 buck birth weight 7.75 - 1 week 9.7
We had another set of twins this morning! Someday I'll get some more pics up. Some of you way, way out do me on pictures, and I love seeing them all!! I will try to return the favor as soon as I can.
Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
Wow! Excellent weight gains for that many kids on one mom. Awesome job to that momma
madcow
Loving the herd life
You've got a multitasker there with that momma! Wow, she really knows how to take care of those kids! I would be interested in how much milk she's giving a day in order to feed 5 babies so they will grow like that! It must be some pretty rich stuff to get weight gains like that in 1 week! She's pretty amazing at being a first class mom!
jodief100
True BYH Addict
WOW! 
I really, really, really really want to buy one or two of those doelings.
I really, really, really really want to buy one or two of those doelings.
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tlphlps
Exploring the pasture
Just an update on the quints! BT has been doing a great job with them and weekly weights have been between 2 and 3 pounds each week! They are doing great, but I have to tell you all what happened with one of them. One of BT's little does has always been super friendly and will try to nurse off of any goat, but of course the other mom's won't let her! That is probably due to us constantly checking on them and making sure they nursed, especially with this one who was the smallest. We had another first time mom (Charity) that lost her kid. It was a big 9 lb. boy, and if we had been out there, we might have saved him, but who knows, and we were at church. So, we started milking her. One day, David put the doe up with Charity to see if she would nurse. Charity was in a stand, and took to it quite well. That was much faster than milking her, so he kept doing that once a day just to give her a little extra, and to give BT and himself a break...lol! Well, since doing that, Charity has started letting the doe nurse whenever she wants, and BT doesn't seem to mind. This doe (we haven't named the quints yet) has two moms...lol!! Nursing off of both Charity, and her mom, BT!! This is all just mind boggling to me, but that is what's going on out there.
Oh, and we haven't decided for sure, but think we'll be keeping these does. We're just now trying to figure out which ones to keep/sell.
It was a big 9 lb. boy, and if we had been out there, we might have saved him, but who knows, and we were at church. So, we started milking her. One day, David put the doe up with Charity to see if she would nurse. Charity was in a stand, and took to it quite well. That was much faster than milking her, so he kept doing that once a day just to give her a little extra, and to give BT and himself a break...lol! Well, since doing that, Charity has started letting the doe nurse whenever she wants, and BT doesn't seem to mind. This doe (we haven't named the quints yet) has two moms...lol!! Nursing off of both Charity, and her mom, BT!! This is all just mind boggling to me, but that is what's going on out there. Oh, and we haven't decided for sure, but think we'll be keeping these does. We're just now trying to figure out which ones to keep/sell.
