OneFineAcre Spring 2015 Kidding Thread - Seperating and weaning babies 1st cut of alfalfa

jodief100 · Mar 21, 2015

If the weather is nice, I wouldn't worry about kidding stalls. We have two with 43 breeding does. For the most part, I don't move them in until they kid. I move one doe out when a new one is moved in. Sometimes I double up if I must. Only had a problem last year in the bitter cold, two does in a single stall kidded on the same day- and both does raised all four kids. I had to run DNA to find out whose kids were whose.

HoneyDreameMomma · Mar 21, 2015

I had a similar birthing stall problem last year. I found that as long as the goat not in a birthing stall was an experienced mom, it was ok. Sometimes the new moms do better with a smaller, enclosed space when they and the babies are learning how nursing works. Best of luck - can't wait to see pics! :fl

OneFineAcre · Mar 21, 2015

Finished stall at 1 pm
Labor started at 2pm

OneFineAcre · Mar 21, 2015

Got a boy

OneFineAcre · Mar 21, 2015

Afraid that might be it
Happy for a healthy baby and easy birth but really wanted a girl from ZamIa

Hens and Roos · Mar 21, 2015

Congrats on the healthy arrival....I'm sure he is a cutie

OneFineAcre · Mar 21, 2015

Well he is a cutie. Beautiful Chamoise. Not sure if he is blue eyed or not. Maurine says no, so probably not they look blue to me. 4-15 oz.
And I hate to rub it in, but all of my babies have been born between 2-6 pm. If you've followed the thread I've had great birthing pics. We were really hoping for a buck and a doe, were going to keep both. Guess we'll just have to be happy with the buck. $:\$