those are some good looking kids. I need to get working on this bug out land so I can add a few goats, the neighbors were raising them in the back yard but someone called code enforcement and ruined their fun.
goat had 4 babies (:
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goat had 4 babies 
*update pics on pg2
she is a saanen. buck was a 50/50 pygmy-nigerian dwarf but not as small as they usually are. last year she had twins (bred to saanen buck) and that was her first time. this is her second time.
cant wait until my other doe has hers! last time she went a day or two after this doe so fingers crossed. she was quite the grump this evening and think i saw some signs. she had one last time (bred to same saanen buck) also first time, this also her second time. she isnt near as big though. hoping for twins at least.
BAHAHA my mom about beat me up when i told her!
mom: FOUR??!! SHE HAD FOUR?!?!?! O: D:< how many goats did we have, for how many years?? we hardly had triplets ever! and here you have four!
she was happy for me though. just one of those things. we were talkin goats for a while then.
left to right: doe, doe, buck, buck
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and showing the now skinny momma. before she kidded she was about an inch from not fitting in the doorway!
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the usual is 1-2. some lines are known for triplets.
but with the smaller breeds like pygmy and nigerian dwarf they are from the tropics and breed more year round, smaller, and more common to have babies in trips/quads/quints! though the more babies can be dangerous because mom only has so much milk and might not be able to feed all alone, etc.
i'm going to be milking out this doe and bottle feeding. just to make sure that they are all getting enough. and luckily my neighbor has dairy cows so if she doesnt come into her milk then i can buy some raw cow milk from him to mix with hers.
her udder was big today but i milked her some at about 3:00 afternoon to bottle the babies a bit to make sure they got some. colostrum is super important and if nothing else i want to make sure i have some in the freezer for emergencies. she didnt seem to have much. not as much as i was expecting anyways. and tonight i went out with the bottle and tried each baby. none got much more then a mouthful. tomorrow they will be hungry for sure though so i will have it for them then. also milked her out the last bit. her milk was starting to come in though, not as thick as the mornings colostrum anyhow.
will see how much she has in the morning. either she'll be empty and full baby bellies, good. or she'll be full and empty baby bellies, not that bad i'll just milk her out and be bottle feeding the whole time (usually leave on mom for 3 days then seperate and milk/bottle feed). or she isnt much full udder and empty baby bellies, not very good, i'll need to buy raw cow milk from the neighbor and get her some goodies to hopefully up her milk.
my main reason for the goats is milk so if its the last one her milk better come in soon or i wont be a very happy camper buyin a bunch of milk FOR her babies /:<
*update pics on pg2she is a saanen. buck was a 50/50 pygmy-nigerian dwarf but not as small as they usually are. last year she had twins (bred to saanen buck) and that was her first time. this is her second time.
cant wait until my other doe has hers! last time she went a day or two after this doe so fingers crossed. she was quite the grump this evening and think i saw some signs. she had one last time (bred to same saanen buck) also first time, this also her second time. she isnt near as big though. hoping for twins at least.
BAHAHA my mom about beat me up when i told her!
mom: FOUR??!! SHE HAD FOUR?!?!?! O: D:< how many goats did we have, for how many years?? we hardly had triplets ever! and here you have four!
she was happy for me though. just one of those things. we were talkin goats for a while then.
left to right: doe, doe, buck, buck
and showing the now skinny momma. before she kidded she was about an inch from not fitting in the doorway!
the usual is 1-2. some lines are known for triplets.
but with the smaller breeds like pygmy and nigerian dwarf they are from the tropics and breed more year round, smaller, and more common to have babies in trips/quads/quints! though the more babies can be dangerous because mom only has so much milk and might not be able to feed all alone, etc.
i'm going to be milking out this doe and bottle feeding. just to make sure that they are all getting enough. and luckily my neighbor has dairy cows so if she doesnt come into her milk then i can buy some raw cow milk from him to mix with hers.
her udder was big today but i milked her some at about 3:00 afternoon to bottle the babies a bit to make sure they got some. colostrum is super important and if nothing else i want to make sure i have some in the freezer for emergencies. she didnt seem to have much. not as much as i was expecting anyways. and tonight i went out with the bottle and tried each baby. none got much more then a mouthful. tomorrow they will be hungry for sure though so i will have it for them then. also milked her out the last bit. her milk was starting to come in though, not as thick as the mornings colostrum anyhow.
will see how much she has in the morning. either she'll be empty and full baby bellies, good. or she'll be full and empty baby bellies, not that bad i'll just milk her out and be bottle feeding the whole time (usually leave on mom for 3 days then seperate and milk/bottle feed). or she isnt much full udder and empty baby bellies, not very good, i'll need to buy raw cow milk from the neighbor and get her some goodies to hopefully up her milk.
my main reason for the goats is milk so if its the last one her milk better come in soon or i wont be a very happy camper buyin a bunch of milk FOR her babies /:<
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so my other doe had discharge last night (sign of being close to kidding) and was NOT about to let me touch her other then pulling her collar to get her off the stand. and today i could tell her udder was *definitely* bagged up much more. definitely having them today...
check the quads and watch her a while... nada... she is grumpy, about it.
check on her at noon since thats when they seem to be havin them... nope. i fiddle around for an hour (until 1pm). nope. she had about 5 good contractions and some smaller ones here and there between.
check on her at 3pm... same deal... dig. stand and look grumpy and uncomfortable. dig. stand. small contraction. lay down. wiggle. move to other side. stand up for stronger contraction. dig..... so finally at 4pm i'm about to go nuts so i go fiddle around in the rabbit barn...
about 5pm my dad decides we're going to town for dinner for vday. get back and i go out to check them at 8pm and she has 2 B-E-A-U-TIFUL twin girls!
and when youtube FINALLY uploads my video parts so i can edit them i will put the link here
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check the quads and watch her a while... nada... she is grumpy, about it.
check on her at noon since thats when they seem to be havin them... nope. i fiddle around for an hour (until 1pm). nope. she had about 5 good contractions and some smaller ones here and there between.
check on her at 3pm... same deal... dig. stand and look grumpy and uncomfortable. dig. stand. small contraction. lay down. wiggle. move to other side. stand up for stronger contraction. dig..... so finally at 4pm i'm about to go nuts so i go fiddle around in the rabbit barn...
about 5pm my dad decides we're going to town for dinner for vday. get back and i go out to check them at 8pm and she has 2 B-E-A-U-TIFUL twin girls!
and when youtube FINALLY uploads my video parts so i can edit them i will put the link here
ya goat prices here are going up. lately its about $50 for a wether (boy goat with no nuggets in case anyone didnt know) and $200+ for anything else. heck i've seen wethers in ads for $150 personally wethers are either trained to pack or they are getting fattened for the freezer. i aint spendin no $150 on a dang 5 year old pygmy wether, aint nothin gonna come from that for me.
both my does are saanen. standard size milk breed. the buck they were bred to was half pygmy-half nigerian dwarf. both are "mini" breeds though some people use em for milk and meat. my experience they are half the size, give half the milk, and being half size you know half the meat.
but my saanens arent the best milkers either so will have to see how these does do, ones i keep. just these two and i have to throw away some milk and cheese that doesnt get used so not that huge of an issue for me. hope to fix that with a pig though soon. and save up for a seperator so i can make butter. yumm i miss goat butter!
in case anyone didnt know) and $200+ for anything else. heck i've seen wethers in ads for $150 personally wethers are either trained to pack or they are getting fattened for the freezer. i aint spendin no $150 on a dang 5 year old pygmy wether, aint nothin gonna come from that for me.both my does are saanen. standard size milk breed. the buck they were bred to was half pygmy-half nigerian dwarf. both are "mini" breeds though some people use em for milk and meat. my experience they are half the size, give half the milk, and being half size you know half the meat.
but my saanens arent the best milkers either so will have to see how these does do, ones i keep. just these two and i have to throw away some milk and cheese that doesnt get used so not that huge of an issue for me. hope to fix that with a pig though soon. and save up for a seperator so i can make butter. yumm i miss goat butter!
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moonbeam on milk stand (just got milked so no udder really)
milkyway on milk stand (also just got milked)
moonbeam's baby girl on stand (being a pickle). the red sister died ):
milkyway's baby girl on stand
milkyway's second baby girl on stand
don't have pic of milkyway's boy yet. its the creamy colored one because the sweet white one died ):
but this shows how they are growing. much smaller then straight out saanen would be at this age. might be selling them off for some other goats. not sure yet, depends on a lot of things.
milkyway on milk stand (also just got milked)
moonbeam's baby girl on stand (being a pickle). the red sister died ):
milkyway's baby girl on stand
milkyway's second baby girl on stand
don't have pic of milkyway's boy yet. its the creamy colored one because the sweet white one died ):
but this shows how they are growing. much smaller then straight out saanen would be at this age. might be selling them off for some other goats. not sure yet, depends on a lot of things.
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