The waiting game is on (Over!)

[Sweetened]

We have removed Murielle from the pen with the girls and put her back in with the bucks. She has from now until fall to get preggers. Maybe without the girls harassing her she can actually get pregnant. The boys followed her around like a God, and for the first time since we have had her, she held her tail up while around other goats. Maybe this'll do her some good.

 

[rebelINny]

Good luck! Hope she breeds for you?

 

[Southern by choice]

What breed is Murielle?

 

[Sweetened]

Cashmere X Black spanish

 

[Southern by choice]

Are they seasonal breeders or year round?

 

[Sweetened]

Spanish are listed as year round.

 

[Southern by choice]

So do you think she is cycling? We are trying to figure out our mini-mancha. ND are year round but Lamanchas are seasonal... not sure about this doeling. She is quiet like her Lamancha mom and never show real visible signs.

What are you breeding her with?

 

[Sweetened]

I couldn't even begin to tell you if she's cycling or not. I decided to just toss her in with the boys and hope she comes around to give me a fall kid. At worst we'll end up with her not pregnant again, then I have to figure out what to do.

Gretel and Agnes are definitely filling their udders. Gretel dripped some milk when I was checking her out so I'm getting excited. Gretel still has a ways to go yet and Agnes may have a small udder (meat breed), so I'm not sure. Her teats are nice, Gretels are still quite thin. I'm hoping they hold off until our expected plus or near zero temperatures next week. It'd be nice for them to be birthed then rather than in -40.

Snow storm today, 10-15cm of BLOWING snow expected! Oi

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

I got chills just reading that!!!! Poor girls! I am really hoping they can kid when it warms a bit! My girls are looking good too! I'm chomping at the bit!!!! Our temps did a 180' and are climbing well into the 70s! So much for needing these sweaters I was in a panic to find lol. Maybe I should fed-ex them to you!!!

 

[Sweetened]

LOL. People have been calving here since early February. It's a lot different up here. Weather your animals die in, ours are out in (by their choice). The bucks (and Murielle) have to go outside to eat and drink, no matter the weather. Helps harden them up. You'd be surprised the conditions animals do well in. Katahdin hair sheep look like wool sheep here in the winter, and the area I live in produces some of the largest unfarmed white tail and mule deer in North America.

The problem comes along when things are no longer just cold, but cold and wet. THAT is a huge problem.