daisychick
Overrun with beasties
They are all sooo pretty. I can't wait to get some Kinders! 
KinderKorner's ** Kid Pictures
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KinderKorner
Loving the herd life
Oh I forgot to add that Meg's baby, Maggie from 2 years ago is also bred and she is actually due the day before Meg. She isn't at our farm anymore, but she was when I bred her. She is bred to the same buck as her momma and she should have some nice babies. I'm sure I'll get pictures of her too. We will be taking the babies to get disbudded at the same time as ours, so i'll make sure i'll snap some.
I'm hoping for girls out of Meg again this year. She had twin doelings last time, and a single doeing the time before that so I'm betting on boys. But I haven't kept any babies from her and I'd really like a doe. We probably won't be breeding Meg anymore. We used a hand milker called MaggieDans when we first started milking on her, and it didn't have a pressure gauge. We didn't know it would cause problems. But it sucked so hard it broke down her teats inside. They are huge now, so big that little new borns have trouble getting their mouth on them and we have to milk them out quite a bit. They are low hanging, and are extremely hard to milk too, you have to apply a LOT of pressure to get anything out and I think it hurts her. Her babies have no trouble after a day or two. But we had a lot of trouble at first. We'll see how it goes this time and then decide. They were doing much better last year after the babies grew up on her. But it's just not worth it if it hurts her.
I wanted to add that it's not genetic. She had completely normal lovely teats before we used the milker on her. I know it's my fault and I feel so bad. But the damage is already done. I know better than to use one of those ever again.
I'm hoping for girls out of Meg again this year. She had twin doelings last time, and a single doeing the time before that so I'm betting on boys. But I haven't kept any babies from her and I'd really like a doe. We probably won't be breeding Meg anymore. We used a hand milker called MaggieDans when we first started milking on her, and it didn't have a pressure gauge. We didn't know it would cause problems. But it sucked so hard it broke down her teats inside. They are huge now, so big that little new borns have trouble getting their mouth on them and we have to milk them out quite a bit. They are low hanging, and are extremely hard to milk too, you have to apply a LOT of pressure to get anything out and I think it hurts her. Her babies have no trouble after a day or two. But we had a lot of trouble at first. We'll see how it goes this time and then decide. They were doing much better last year after the babies grew up on her. But it's just not worth it if it hurts her.
I wanted to add that it's not genetic. She had completely normal lovely teats before we used the milker on her. I know it's my fault and I feel so bad. But the damage is already done. I know better than to use one of those ever again.
that's*satyrical
Loving the herd life
Beautiful girls. They look like they're smuggling lots of baby goats in there.
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KinderKorner
Loving the herd life
I certainly hope so. I have 3 reservations on Angie alone. :/ But I think she just has two in there.that's*satyrical said:Beautiful girls. They look like they're smuggling lots of baby goats in there.
I've got a crazy amount of kid orders.
I think they will each have two, Lily might have three in there. Most of that round look is just fat.
Kinders are very plump. I'll add a picture of my herd queen's belly when I get home. It will show you what I mean.
Sadly Lily's babies are going to just be pygmy mutts. Jacob my Reg. Pygmy happened to sneak out while Lily was running free. Darn goat. I'm sure they will be adorable though. And I always have people wanting pets or wethers, so it will all work out okay.
This year we are going to wether a lot more bucklings. I don't want to be passing on bucks that aren't top quality with my name on them. Hopefully I will get a nice spotted buck from my Nubians. That is what I am hoping for the most. Just one good looking buck, and healthy mommas and babies is all I want this year.
Of course lots and lots of doelings would be great too.
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KinderKorner
Loving the herd life
15 DAYS until kidding! 
I'm really wanting to shave udders now. I think it's lots of fun, and I'll be able to see changes easier. I kept telling myself that it's too soon, but if I do it now the worst that could happen would be that it grows back out and I have to do it again. haha
I think I'll shave them today or tomorrow. Depends if I get off work before dark today.
I can't wait for babies. It's been almost a year since the last ones.
I sold several of my bred does, one turned out just being fat, and the other one died during kidding. So there went my fall season.
Tinkerbelle has got an udder building. But she isn't suppose to be due for months yet. Last year she built an udder then it just went away and she wasn't actually bred. She's so fat I can't tell. Hopefully she is bred. I wouldn't be upset if she took at one of her earlier breedings and she has them sooner either. But a part of me thinks she still isn't due for months yet if she is even bred.
Most of them I am for sure, but 4 of the does I just can't tell yet. I really want to send some samples to biotracking. I just might, but I hate to waste the money. Then again it would be better to find out now so I can rebreed them.
I'm really wanting to shave udders now. I think it's lots of fun, and I'll be able to see changes easier. I kept telling myself that it's too soon, but if I do it now the worst that could happen would be that it grows back out and I have to do it again. haha
I think I'll shave them today or tomorrow. Depends if I get off work before dark today.
I can't wait for babies. It's been almost a year since the last ones.
I sold several of my bred does, one turned out just being fat, and the other one died during kidding. So there went my fall season.
Tinkerbelle has got an udder building. But she isn't suppose to be due for months yet. Last year she built an udder then it just went away and she wasn't actually bred. She's so fat I can't tell. Hopefully she is bred. I wouldn't be upset if she took at one of her earlier breedings and she has them sooner either. But a part of me thinks she still isn't due for months yet if she is even bred.
Most of them I am for sure, but 4 of the does I just can't tell yet. I really want to send some samples to biotracking. I just might, but I hate to waste the money. Then again it would be better to find out now so I can rebreed them.
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KinderKorner
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It's been snowing all morning but it's 34 outside so it's just melting right now.
Everyone is doing good.
13 Days until kidding starts! I'm shaving udders on saturday. I'll try to get some updated pictures then.
I haven't really kept track of my spendings and earnings of my animals over the years. But since I'm getting married and am going to be dirt poor I figured i really need to start writing stuff down. So to help me to remember and keep from slacking off i think I'd be great if I posted what I spent and earned on animals on here. It might help someone who is wanting animals to see what the real costs are too.
When I get home I will find all my costs for the year and post them. I think I'm about $400 in the hole already.
Everyone is doing good.
13 Days until kidding starts! I'm shaving udders on saturday. I'll try to get some updated pictures then.
I haven't really kept track of my spendings and earnings of my animals over the years. But since I'm getting married and am going to be dirt poor I figured i really need to start writing stuff down. So to help me to remember and keep from slacking off i think I'd be great if I posted what I spent and earned on animals on here. It might help someone who is wanting animals to see what the real costs are too.
When I get home I will find all my costs for the year and post them. I think I'm about $400 in the hole already.
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KinderKorner
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Okay. So at this time the numbers aren't as bad as I thought.
But they are still pretty bad. But the bright side is I haven't sold any kids yet, so that will bring in lots of money.
The down side is I bought a lot of hay in Dec. So I haven't had to buy any yet, so I don't have't had to put that in the budget for this year. But if your serious they've actually been eating about $7 worth of hay a day.... Which is like $300 more dollars. But I'm not going to count it until I actually buy more.
So here is the figures so far for Jan, and Feb.
Putting me at $260 in the hole. MFA is what the feedstore is called, if anyone is wondering.
What does your budget look like this year?
But they are still pretty bad. But the bright side is I haven't sold any kids yet, so that will bring in lots of money.
The down side is I bought a lot of hay in Dec. So I haven't had to buy any yet, so I don't have't had to put that in the budget for this year. But if your serious they've actually been eating about $7 worth of hay a day.... Which is like $300 more dollars. But I'm not going to count it until I actually buy more.
So here is the figures so far for Jan, and Feb.
Putting me at $260 in the hole. MFA is what the feedstore is called, if anyone is wondering.
What does your budget look like this year?
77Herford
The Farm Zookeeper
What a cute budget. I wish my numbers were so few.KinderKorner said:Okay. So at this time the numbers aren't as bad as I thought.
But they are still pretty bad. But the bright side is I haven't sold any kids yet, so that will bring in lots of money.
The down side is I bought a lot of hay in Dec. So I haven't had to buy any yet, so I don't have't had to put that in the budget for this year. But if your serious they've actually been eating about $7 worth of hay a day.... Which is like $300 more dollars. But I'm not going to count it until I actually buy more.
So here is the figures so far for Jan, and Feb.
http://i41.tinypic.com/azhvk1.jpg
Putting me at $260 in the hole. MFA is what the feedstore is called, if anyone is wondering.
What does your budget look like this year?
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KinderKorner
Loving the herd life
Trust me, they come up fast. I kind of merged some of the expensives together, and I haven't counted hay yet. But I'm really going to try my best to keep costs down this year. I have to, or the critters have to go.
Honestly my goats more than pay for theirselves. It's the 3 horses that eat up my money.
And the 150 chickens.
Honestly my goats more than pay for theirselves. It's the 3 horses that eat up my money.
And the 150 chickens.
77Herford
The Farm Zookeeper
Yeah, its amazing how much those birds can put away. Mine have been paying for themselves for a little while now. My Dairy Goats are just starting to pay their way. My horses don't really pay their way either.KinderKorner said:
