Sweetened's 2015 Kidding thread (Last arrival 2/23)

[Sweetened]

Ahah! This is our 2.5 year mark with goats. Guess its good to do this early on and learn quickly, then i can be grateful for the easier years that come along. Despite the stress, this has been a very enjoyable experience and i wouldnt trade it at all.

I truly truly apprecoate everyones help. Just up doing a feeding for the trifecta. Everyone has figured out the bottle but ethel wont suck unless its maneuvered under protest i to her mouth, then shes on it. Hoping that goes away over the next couple days.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Our boy still has to have help from time to time- sees the milk and tries to get it out the side of the bottle!

 

[Sweetened]

Flora day 155, no change.

 

[bonbean01]

awwwww sweetie...2.5 years...I am going on 8.5 years with sheep and still learning so much every year...love my sheepies and lambies and also gobbling up all learning I can and experience is a wild ride for sure...and like you...would not trade it for anything!!!! Grew up on a cattle ranch and sheep are different, but that experience and confidence that I can do this...well...I'm loving it...stress and all The learning never ends...the heart break...the joys...never end...we are a special breed for sure And this year for me...raising and training my first livestock guardian pup, now almost 8 months old...another new learning experience...life is for living and you my friend are living the life!!!!

 

[Sweetened]

Flora day 156, ligs are gone and udder is filling. Today and tomorrow are excellent for kidding temperatures. It was nice, i got a full nights sleep last night.

All kids except the triplets are outside in a pen together, bouncing around. Will see if i can get a couple pictures.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Yeah for sleep!! Hope she has them soon!

 

[bonbean01]

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I thought I already posted on here????

Anyway, CONGRATS on the kids!!!!! Great job on getting those kids out, looks like you are getting really good at this lol

I hope Virgil is doing 100% better now!

I think you need to go squeeze Flora now

 

[bonbean01]

hahahahaha Goat Whisperer....have wanted to squeeze a few of my ewes a few times

 

[Sweetened]

SURPRISE! Flora kidded between checks. Her bag isnt even 1/4 the size it was last year -- it has milk for sure but hardly anything compared to before! I suspect she will started packing it in in the next couple days. I have to keep an eye on her. She had an amber water bag that hadnt popped but when i went in there was just a mushy mass, and no kid. She is distracted by whats hanging from her but we got her to stand to feed. Will have to make sure she passes the afterbirth.

4 and 4 on the season isnt bad. Beautiful Fern, who was up, cleaned and almost totally dry when we walked in. Like i said, good night to kid.