SBC/GW's Journal- Spring shows DONE! & Update

[Mike CHS]

Blue does seem to get more handsome as he gets older.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Had some fun with the camera today

I can't believe I got these four in the same pic, all looking at the camera.

SBC's mini Lamanchas. Monster, Strawberry, Rose, and Olive. All 3 ear types of Miniature Lamanchas represented in this pic. "Sass" missed out on the group photo as she was too busy munching her hay.

 

[Southern by choice]

I the pics @Goat Whisperer took today!

I love my minis as you all know. These does are all juniors. They make me so happy! Little Olivia (aka Olive and sometimes referred to as Monster jr) is definitely my baby girl.
They are not as demanding as the Lamanchas and not as aloof and fickle as the Nigerians. They are just perfect!
They LOVE their attention but yet they patiently wait.
The plan is Sass (not pictured), Strawberry (eared), Rose (gopher eared), and possibly Monster (Black with white in the back) are all to be bred this year!

We are going to have minis coming out of our ears!
We bred Standards for minis too... Charlotte, Prynne, Tiny and the Adult Minis Bingo and Lil Princess!

NINE goats bred for minis!
just under 12 weeks to go.
We only have 4 Lamanchas bred for Standards.

We have 6 Nigerians bred with I think 4 more to go. That is @Goat Whisperer 's doing.

Check out Boots! She is like her dam. She doesn't want you to even look at her when she is pregnant. AND she takes her back legs and covers her udder... as if to say- you ain't gettin' near this and no pics! Boots isn't due til 2/20 another 83 days! Just under 12 weeks to go.

At 66 days bred-
I am thinking quads.

As you can see - the mud is heavy wherever the water and travel paths are. We move the water but then that area becomes just as bad. Dry and cold here so that is good but apparently rain again Friday.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

They look like they are ready to go now lol....pretty girls

 

[Mini Horses]

WOW -- she is carrying a load!!! I'd sure think at least quads.

Have you ever had more than quad? I mean, that's a huge number but, curious.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

WOW -- she is carrying a load!!! I'd sure think at least quads.

Have you ever had more than quad? I mean, that's a huge number but, curious.

Boots was born here, she was from the set of quints we had back in 2016. The line tends to have multiples. Her dam (Leah) had quads, quints, quads, and then twins. We didn't breed Leah this year, we really don't need a bunch of kids LOL

 

[Baymule]

Quads! She looks like a giant ball on legs!

 

[Southern by choice]

WOW -- she is carrying a load!!! I'd sure think at least quads.

Have you ever had more than quad? I mean, that's a huge number but, curious.

We have had quite a few quad litters but only one quint litter. @Hens and Roos had a doe have 6! YES! 6!!!

This is Leah at day 142 with quints 2nd freshener.

Katie ended up with quads here- she still had two months to go.

 

[Baymule]

When they have quints and quads, do you do supplemental bottle feeding or can the does produce enough milk? Haha, just realized you pull the kids.

 

[Hens and Roos]

When they have quints and quads, do you do supplemental bottle feeding or can the does produce enough milk? Haha, just realized you pull the kids.

When Maggie had 6 kids, we pulled the 2 smallest(doelings) as they needed extra care, lost 1buckling to being laid on and decided to pull a 3rd kid(buckling) for bottle babies and left 2 kids with her. When Coco had 5 kids the next year, we supplemented with bottles but left all the kids with her, as with any kids, they push each other out of the way so the bigger/stronger are 1st to nurse but we did observe our does making sure all the kids nursed.