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Southern's 2015 Kidding -Mini's off to new home
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Southern by choice
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Well a few things have changed! Star, the Lamancha that is due the 27th (150) will probably go sooner as she did as a FF on 146 .... is suddenly looking like she may actually have 2 in there. 
I was thinking single but it seems in the past few days she has gone boom!
Ruby the Nubi is also suddenly looking boom! She is due 3/5 so she could go anytime after the 1st.
Both girls udders are starting to look nice but no big deal yet.
Mini Manchas and Mini Nubians! Woooo Hoooo!
Getting very excited!
Kiko/Lamanchas are at the vets getting disbudded.
It is cold here and is suppose to be a high of 32 on Sunday low of 16 with wind chill to 2 degrees!
Ok SO that IS COLD HERE! STUPID COLD!
Last weekend 71.... killer at kidding time ... that temp flux is not good for babies! Scrambling to get everything together!
I was thinking single but it seems in the past few days she has gone boom!Ruby the Nubi is also suddenly looking boom! She is due 3/5 so she could go anytime after the 1st.
Both girls udders are starting to look nice but no big deal yet.
Mini Manchas and Mini Nubians! Woooo Hoooo!
Getting very excited!
Kiko/Lamanchas are at the vets getting disbudded.
It is cold here and is suppose to be a high of 32 on Sunday low of 16 with wind chill to 2 degrees!
Ok SO that IS COLD HERE! STUPID COLD!
Last weekend 71.... killer at kidding time ... that temp flux is not good for babies! Scrambling to get everything together!
OneFineAcre
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What are you doing to get ready?
We were just talking about if we needed to do anything with ours
It's been getting colder fairly gradual
Ours will be over a week old and nursing strongly
We are thinking ours will be ok?
We had one born last year and it was 25 the night she was born and she did fine
We were just talking about if we needed to do anything with ours
It's been getting colder fairly gradual
Ours will be over a week old and nursing strongly
We are thinking ours will be ok?
We had one born last year and it was 25 the night she was born and she did fine
Sweetened
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Find something made of polar fleece and make quick goat coat. Itll help trap in body heat. Thats what we used on our kids in -40 last year and what ill be doing if anyone kids tonight or tomorrow.
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bonbean01
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Did sweatshirt coats for 2 sets of twins year ago....this year they were born in milder temps...one thing I add to the birthing kit in cold weather is a hair dryer to help dry babies off after mama has them cleaned and they are still damp. Stupid cold here too next week....deep south my foot...grrrrr
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We are finishing one building and the goats are still in the old one. We are trying to get them all moved over.
The kidding stalls are in the old building but one is occupied with the Kiko and her goats (dam raising them)
Puppies in another... that have outgrown it... they go out to their outdoor pen in the day... the 3rd stall just needs cleaned out.
We just have a lot of moving around for the next round of goats. The empty stall needs to be available with this cold snap for the bottle,trough babies. They are in an outdoor pen with shelter right now but they need to be better protected just in case.
We do have jackets for them if they need it. Just no mommas to keep them warm. There are 4 so they cuddle together and the pups should be ok as there are 10 of them.
We have kidded here in the teens and it was ok. Just I know when it gets real cold I won't want to finish any of the projects.
I am a weather wimp!
I want the majority of it done tomorrow but just found out we are having my daughter's sheep bred tomorrow... more time gone. UGH!![:\](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/side.png "side :\")
Hoping for rams on that one so we can have some lamb for the freezer!
The kidding stalls are in the old building but one is occupied with the Kiko and her goats (dam raising them)
Puppies in another... that have outgrown it... they go out to their outdoor pen in the day... the 3rd stall just needs cleaned out.
We just have a lot of moving around for the next round of goats. The empty stall needs to be available with this cold snap for the bottle,trough babies. They are in an outdoor pen with shelter right now but they need to be better protected just in case.
We do have jackets for them if they need it. Just no mommas to keep them warm. There are 4 so they cuddle together and the pups should be ok as there are 10 of them.
We have kidded here in the teens and it was ok. Just I know when it gets real cold I won't want to finish any of the projects.
I am a weather wimp!
I want the majority of it done tomorrow but just found out we are having my daughter's sheep bred tomorrow... more time gone. UGH!
Hoping for rams on that one so we can have some lamb for the freezer!
bonbean01
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for shame Southern...finally you will have a baby lamb born on your property and you are....drooling??
OneFineAcre
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But don't you agree that week old, strong kids , nursing mom are ok when it's 16 degrees?
