Alfalfa hay

In learning about goats, I am learning that alfalfa hay is most important. It provides calcium for pregnant does. They need calcium to develop healthy kids and still maintain good health.

Alfalfa pellets work too but hay is best. I have been using both.

My new kids

Friday night I went to bed about 10pm and then heard bawling coming from the goat shed. Marina was in labor. I got out there and called Deb. She and Gary came and we delivered 3 cute kids. In front is Moose. He was the biggest. In the middle is the first born, Christa. And last but not least, is Caboose also a doe. She was born last and born breech. The birth of these babies was a breeze.



Then Monday, on her due date. Holly decided it was her turn. She delived two of the cutest twins does. The spotted one I called Splash because it looks as though someone took a paint brush and splashed her. Then we decided to call the first born, Splish. It WAS a raining day. Seems to fit. "Splish, Splash I was taking a bath...."

I guess that is pretty good.. Out of my 3 goats that kidded this season, Cocoa had twin bucks, Marina, 2 does, one buck, and then Holly gave me 2 does. 4 Does, 3 bucks. Yeah.

Now till April or May when Deb's kid. She has two we are waiting on now.

snow and goats due

It is snowing here today and I have goats due any day now. They to tend to go on the worst day. LOL. At least we have a good shelter now. I would go take pictures but it is just too cold.

Ok, changed my mind. Ran out and took this quick picture. This is our new hoop house.

Don't even ask. :)

Ok, don't ever go look at goats if you don't need any!! Take my advice. LOL.

Isn't she a doll. She was born on Valentines Day. My son is calling her Valentines but I just call her Vea.

We disbudded her yesterday. She was 4 days old. She was a twin and her brother had pretty large horns. They grow so fast on bucks.

Her color is like grey, speckeled grey. Her eyes are grey too. I think she is lovely.

Pictures at the barn

Here is Jonathan holding IzzyBoSpots. She was the second baby born this season. She is Saanan/Nubian. I don't have a better picture of her yet.

Born just a week ago today, are twin bucks from Cocoa. This isn't a good picture either because the battery was going down on the camera and we couldn't use the flash.
The ones in the back ground are Holly, the light brown one. She is mostly LaMancha. She is daughter to Candy, my first milk goat whom now lives with my husbands uncle. The white doeling is Sunny. She is daughter to Sarah and half sister to IzzyBoSpots. The last three mentioned belong to my goat partener, Deb, but Sarah is no longer with us. And the date on the pictures is wrong.

The first born from our herd was this little doeling. She is from Candy whom now lives with the Uncle. I think she is darling!! She is LaMancha/Nubian mix. I am trying real hard not to be envious. LOL.