P, K & M's Kidding Thread

[Goatgirl47]

I wanted Penelope to kid yesterday (her due date), but today was actually the perfect day because my grandparents were here, and got to see the whole thing!

@SandDherds, she had one buck and one doe. The buck has her kind of ears, and the doe has elf ears.

The little buckling:

And the little doeling:

And some pictures of the whole family (excluding Romeo):

They were nursing at the wrong end!

 

[Goatgirl47]

So, are those moon spots (sorry for my ignorance!)?

 

[SandDherds]

I wanted Penelope to kid yesterday (her due date), but today was actually the perfect day because my grandparents were here, and got to see the whole thing!

@SandDherds, she had one buck and one doe. The buck has her kind of ears, and the doe has elf ears.

The little buckling:
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And the little doeling:
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And some pictures of the whole family (excluding Romeo):
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Awwwww they are so cute! That doelings face is precious! the buckling is super cute too!

So, are those moon spots (sorry for my ignorance!)?

I think those are moonspots but what do I know!

 

[Goatgirl47]

Awwwww they are so cute! That doelings face is precious! the buckling is super cute too!

Thank you! I'm so in love...

I guess they got most of their coloring from their gramma (here she is in an old picture with Romeo).

 

[Deer Nightmare]

It's that time again!

First up is Penelope, a purebred Myotonic (fainting) goat. She will be two years old this coming June, and is a first freshener. Her first heat last fall was November 8th, and she never came into heat again so we had an Ultrasound done on her by our vets (December 18), and she is pregnant with twins!
Her udder is huge, and has been for the past month. Penelope is due April 1st (day 145).
All pictures are from yesterday:

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That udder...
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Kendall is a Registered Mini-Lamancha, and she turned one year old on November 23rd. Five days earlier our buck, Romeo, had covered her. She also had an Ultrasound on December 18th, which showed she is also pregnant with twins! She's due April 11th (day 145), and is an FF.

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And last of all, Magnolia. She is Penelope's twin, and she came into heat December 18th, and I saw Romeo cover her countless times before he lost interest. She's due May 11th (day 145), and she hasn't had an Ultrasound yet because this time I want it to be a surprise! She just started developing an udder, I am so happy! This will be her first time.

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What do you think about all of them condition wise?

Their feed rations:

Magnolia & Kendall: one cup (total) mixture of black oil sunflower seeds (BOSS); alfalfa hay; alfalfa pellets; kelp; and coconut flakes if we have them. Penelope gets the same mixture, except she gets two cups of it.

WOW! They look great! Congrats!

 

[Latestarter]

Way to go Penelope! Yup, those sure look like moon spots to me Beautiful kids your brother has Now for the next two! Thanks for sharing the pics!

 

[norseofcourse]

Congrats - very pretty coloring!

 

[Goatgirl47]

Now I have a couple questions.

1. When to castrate the buckling if we were to sell him as a wether?
2. I need to have them dis-budded at 7-10 days old, right? The buckling was born with horn buds.

My brother decided to name them Iggy & Gloria (this year we are naming all [or most] of our goat kids after characters in the 'Little Lulu' comic books).

 

[Latestarter]

From what I understand... The buckling should be disbudded early, like 3-7 days to prevent those horns getting started. If you wait too long, you're liable to end up with scurs. Does can normally wait a little longer like a week to 10 days. From what I understand, he can be castrated/cut/banded at ~ 2 weeks, or when you can get both nutz. Hope I got that right

 

[Goatgirl47]

As y'all already know, Kendall's up next, and she's due one week from today. I'm so excited!

I'll try to get a few pictures of her today or tomorrow.