LJG First Kidding Thread

[chels24]

So far we've already had four kids, but here is our next group of girls. They are all due 3/10-3/22 to my fullblood Boer buck. All of these girls will be ff so hopefully everything goes alright. I really wanted to be around when these girls kidded so I tested the buck effect to get these girls bred and it worked. Unfortunately I didn't time right so now they will be due the week before spring break instead of the week of spring break.

Talia

Sophie

Jade

Ginger
(the hardest goat ever to get pictures of)

Here's the buck they are bred to

 

[ksalvagno]

Nice looking group! Good luck!

 

[chels24]

It's been a busy morning!!

I went outside about 9:30 this morning and Sophie was being VERY vocal. She didn't have any signs that she was close and I figured she'd be the last one to kid. Her bad didn't feel full and her ligs weren't even close to felling soft. I decided to keep a close eye on her anyway and about 10 min later she started having contractions. Around 10:00 she went to the barn and decided to get serious. It was really hard for me not to jump in and help and I did end up pulling a little but she did it on her own. She's my first doe that was born here to kid here.
Here's her little doeling:

I needed to run to the post office real quick, so I checked on the other three pregnant girls and they were off eating. I figured I would have awhile before any of them kidded so I went ahead and left. I was only gone about 45min. I pulled into the driveway and saw Ginger with a red kid and at first I thought it was Sophie girl. When she turned around though I saw something hanging from her. I grabbed my kidding box and headed out there again. She had delivered two doelings all on her own and was cleaning them up.

Now I just have two more to go and we're finished.

 

[jodief100]

Nice looking babies!

 

[Dreaming Of Goats]

WOW 3 doelings!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Fat Bottom Farm]

Love the black and white one, she looks like an oreo cookie.

 

[Our7Wonders]

Congratulations!!!!!!

 

[mossyStone]

Adorable Congrats!!!!

 

[chels24]

I've heard lots of complaints and people saying it's a boy year, but I've had the opposite. So far I've gotten 7doelings and 2 bucklings. I don't know if it was the old wives tale about apple cider vinegar or me telling them I wanted boys but so far so good. Now I've probably jinxed myself and my last two girls will give me boys.

 

[julieq]

Nice looking does and congrats on the kids!