WhiteMountainsRanch Kidding/Journal Thread; Summer Update

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Is that all the babies for this year???

Two left.

Ghiselle is due in April and Joline didn't settle so I have to take her back out to get bred again.

Your's are still coming into heat? I though breeding season usually ended in January. Learn something new every day!

Well Joline has silent heats. I missed all of hers after being bred, so I'm sure I could have missed if she stopped coming in heat! Who knows.

 

[Mossy Stone Farm]

OHH THEY ARE ADORABLE...... Congrats on all your healthy happy little souls...just beautiful!!!!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

OHH THEY ARE ADORABLE...... Congrats on all your healthy happy little souls...just beautiful!!!!

Thank you!!!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Everyone is doing really well today. All the babies seem healthy and happy! We worked on putting up the chain link for the baby pasture today, as well as getting the corral out so we can move it down to the area where we will be keeping the bucks.



However, I now have a problem. We are keeping all four girls, but had planned on trading one of the girls for a buck of unrelated lines. We were going to keep ONE of our bucks with the new buck for company. However, that buck is not available now. So do I keep one buck and look for an unrelated one or do I keep both or none? I am so confused now. I don't want to give up ANY of the babies!

 

[Heirloom]

Were your girls all bred with the same buck?

I think I would keep one and trade the other for new blood. It's hard deciding who when your attached, but that's farm life. Look for the temperament and conformation.....preaching to the choir I'm sure.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

The two that gave birth were bred to the same buck, yes.

That's what I was thinking too, I just don't have a buck available to me now since the breeders doe didn't have any bucks.

I am taking them tomorrow to the other breeders to get disbudded. I will have her look at them and tell me what she thinks since I am not experienced enough with conformation and showing to be able to pick at such a young age.

Will get updated pics soon!!!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Here are all the babies a couple days ago, they are so cute but so full of energy and little troublemakers! They have figured out if they bounce off the walls of the metal shed it makes really loud noises and they love it. They have also decided it's fun to stand on their tippie toes like a ballerina and go in circles trying to reach the heat lamp. I never knew they would be so full of trouble! And so much work, but they are worth it!

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

Soooooooo cute!!!!! Look at all those ears!!!!

 

[babsbag]

Soooooooo cute!!!!! Look at all those ears!!!!

Do I catch a bit of "ear envy"? I have a friend whose daughter raises LaManchas and her herd name is "Lend Me Your Ears" I admire her cleverness.

 

[babsbag]

Here are all the babies a couple days ago, they are so cute but so full of energy and little troublemakers! They have figured out if they bounce off the walls of the metal shed it makes really loud noises and the love it. They have also decided it's fun to stand on their tippie toes like a ballerina and go in circles trying to reach the heat lamp. I never knew they would be so full of trouble! And so much work, but they are worth it!



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Kids excel at making trouble. If the can climb it, butt it, chew it, wiggle in to it, or go under it they will. Last year I had one get stuck in the fork of an oak tree stump. It was just high enough for him to try and jump through it and then he got high centered. Too darn funny.