Shady Acres Kidding Thread 2014 Willa Kidded 4/5

[Goat Whisperer]

Good luck!

 

[rebelINny]

Well sad news The woman that owned the two does I was going to look at on Saturday emailed me saying that her daughter decided she didn't want to sell them (4-H) even though they had discussed selling them a long time ago and it was fine. So, no does for me However, I am talking to another woman about buying a registered nubian doeling that is currently on the bottle. So we will see about that.

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

Oh now that is just mean!!!! I cannot stand that!!! People sometimes forget how their decisions affect others. So happy your keeping your goats (horse, dog, ect) and all, but I was already dreaming of how MY life would be blessed with the new goat! Thanks for the false advertising!

You poor thing, I'm sorry. Youll be finding someone even better for your new beautiful boy!!!

 

[rebelINny]

Yeah it was a bummer, but I understand how kids can be about an animal that is "theirs". I was looking forward to potentially having them give me mini's

 

[rebelINny]

I took some pics today of the girls. Not great pics but you get the idea. Tell me how many you think they may have. I have my guesses, but I've been wrong before. The pics here are of Willa. She is due sometime next week. No udder whatsoever, her woohoo looks a lil puffy. Hard to tell if twins or single, but last year was her FF and she kidded twins. Her twins are my profile pic and this breeding is from the same sire as well.

 

[rebelINny]

These pics are of Mocha, and I think she's gonna kid first based on these pics. Her udder is filling and her woohoo is poochy. It is a little difficult to see but I didn't want to clip her udder as we are getting another 30 in of snow this weekend. She has hallowed out in the last couple days too.

This is Mocha's 5th freshening and last year was her first year to have twins.

 

[rebelINny]

This is Freckles. She looks bigger this year than she has the last two freshening's when she has had singles. I'm hoping for twins one of each I hope. No udder on her yet and not looking poochy at all. I only got two pics of her cause she wouldn't cooperate. It's funny though, her girly parts are white on one half and black on the other

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

Willa-no udder is interesting. She does look like she's already dropped/low and very pushed out on that right side!! I'm really hoping for twins, but right now I say single.

Mocha-she definitely looks dropped and the udder is looking good! I'm really hoping for another set of twins! !!

Freckles-#1 she is cute!she is looking very big! Which I am a big fan of!!! Twinnnns!!!
Ps. My doe Marilyn is the same. One white teat and one black lol! So cute.
Pps. How do you manage your babies in that cold?! Eek!

 

[rebelINny]

Willa never bagged up until a couple hours before she kidded. Freckles did the same way. I sure hope you are right and they all give me twins because I plan on keeping a few this year. The cold? Oh you mean the 30 more inches of snow we are due to get on sunday? lol Well most of these kids will be bottle-fed. So highly likely on the extreme cold nights they will be inside. If it's 30 degrees or above they will be in the barn under a heat lamp.

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

Oooooh! Excuse my lack of knowledge. I am NOT a fan of the cold. This storm we've had dropped us into 20s a couple of nights and I was so scared for my babies! Thank goodness Petsmart was having a huge sweater sale and i cleaned them out of smalls in prep for my new babies coming. I cannot even imagine all that snow. I would definitely have a living room full of goat babies too!!! That has to be fun!!!! And a bit messy lol!

Very excited to see new babies!!!! I believe we are due about the same time? Yaaay!

When is your new buck ready?! He's soooo cute