Southern's 2015 Kidding -Mini's off to new home

[Southern by choice]

I am more in love with Ruby... I didn't even think that was possible!


So we have left the kids on her but they are minis so I thought we should just start milking her anyway. We may do both... bottle and dam raise these kids. Ruby turned 5 in Jan. We know she has had 3 kiddings and now this one. Don't know much anout her first kidding.. I know she was shown at one time. Last 2 kiddings she dam raised but the lady never had time to really milk her... so we weren't sure how she would do and she is 5 now. We love her sooooo much.

Kids have been on her and we decided she looked kinds "too full" so we milked her out... A DREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great on the stand, ate 3 cups feed, This milk will be frozen because it is colostrum at 24 hrs... I cannot wait to actually have her milk!
Dreaming of CHEEEEEEZE!

Also Ruby never makes a sound! Not like a usual Nubian... I thought maybe with her kids she would be a bit louder... NOPE... when she talks to them it is real soft.

 

[HoneyDreameMomma]

Ruby sounds wonderful! Looks like you'll be able to 'have your goat cheese and eat it too.'

 

[Southern by choice]

Need more pics I know but thought this was too cute not to share.
Mini Mancha Doeling. For an f-1 she has really great ears!
Looks like her brothers are polled but she is not. LOL
I LOVE her! She is sold though.
She will have a great home with GREAT people!

 

[bonbean01]

 

[SA Farm]

What an adorable expression on her adorable face!

 

[catdiva6]

Absolutely Adorable! I love nubians and they are soooo cute! So are your Lamancha minis. I assume you breed them to your Nigerians to get minis? I have an f1 mini nubian, he's such a stinker! And now I have 3 baby pygmies that arrived Friday. What fun! Congrats!

 

[HoneyDreameMomma]

So cute it is almost a crime!

 

[Southern by choice]

Thought I'd update... pics maybe later this weekend. Will be raining all day today.

The Kiko/Lamanchas are growing like crazy. NO creep feed, just momma and hay or whatever they can get off the ground! The doe is getting BIG! The buck, so so. I think the buck is more Lamancha- y... if that can even be a word. I am LOVING the doeling! They will be heading over to the big field soon. I will miss them, I won't see them much .

The mini-manchas (out of Star) are really gorgeous! The doe is very "doe". All 3 are more Lamancha looking, which is good. Sweet and so much fun to watch. Bottle babies and spoiled. They were all over the family room last night. Jumping on and off the couches, flipping and twisting... so cute. All doing well. I thought the black buck would be the nicest out of the bucks but now I am not sure. He is an f-1 so it is expected but he has more of the Nigie dish face than the other 2. It appears both bucklings are polled. Disbudded the doeling on Thursday.
Troubles f-2 is dumb as a box of rocks! But sweet. He is roughly the same size as the Nigies of the same age, maybe an inch taller.
Because he got the erect ears and not elf he looks alot like the Nigies. He doesn't have the sleek Lamancha body. Still debating if I am going to wether him or not.
The Mini-Nubians- Oh, what can I say???
The doeling is a cutie and a livewire! The buckling, steals my heart, mellow and sweet but is coming into his own now. He is all legs but had finally found his coordination and is leaping and jumping and he is my baby! They are both very quiet. Not like my Nigie brats at all! Except we did realize they actually DO have a voice... while being disbudded.

The Nigies!- Brats the whole lot of 'em! Spoiled bottle babies, loud, and think the whole world revolves around them.
Wethered one- he just wasn't put together well in the rear. Sweet and cute but not breeding worthy.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Sounds like a house full for sure!!

 

[SheepGirl]

How many babies are you up to now?