Update on Chloe and Cocoa

Chloes kids are alittle over a week old, they are doing great.  

I just love their spots! Chloe is a wonderful momma

I love this picture of my daughter, Chloe and her kids

Cocoa was bred to Silo and shes due to kid April 10th, 

her udder is starting to fill up

Chloes 2015 Kidding

When I went out to do morning chores I found 2 sweet surprises... Chloe kidded, it hadnt been long, the 2nd baby was still pretty wet and laying there and the placenta was hanging out of Chloe. Brian and I moved them from the goat house to my little barn with a heat lamp. I wanted Chloe to get to know her babies and figure things out as a new mom.  Chloe was 1 years old December 2014, I wasnt gonna breed her yet but my bucks had other plans... I believe by looking at these kids that my buck Silo is theyre Sire.  For those of you that follow me you know all these months have been a guessing game with Choles breeding and I was just guessing that she was due around March 28th. I stayed home today to make sure everything was goin good with Chloe and her kids.  I will be selling these kids, actually the doeling is already sold.  

 The buckling (black with tan, dark brown, white moonspots) weighs 4.3 lbs. and the doeling (black with white moonspots and tanish under belly) weighs 3.6 lbs. Smallest kids born in my herd so far.

New goat girls... Ruby & Lily

Well I bought two more goats... 

a Doe (Ruby Girl is from a Star and Ringo breeding) and her 7 month old Doeling (Lily is from a Ruby and Silo breeding). My friend needed to sell them so I thought why not... Ruby girl hung out with my friends Alpine buck for a few days/week, she was in heat so hopefully shes bred and will kid in May 2015. I think my girls Cocoa & Chloe were happy to see other goats... Cocoa was letting them know she is the boss. 

 I think shes pretty cute and shes a sweet girl

Changes with My Little Goat Herd

My little goat herd changed again last Sunday (10-26-14)... long story short I sold Tulip & Star back to my friend Sarah over at Life At Goodwife Farm, visit her blog I know she will sharing the news soon. Tulip and Star have been with me about 3 years, I have learned so much from having them start my herd... my Cocoa & Chloe are Tulips daughters, they are my main girls now.  Cocoa was born May 2012 and Chloe Dec. 2013. I still have my two Nubian bucks Ringo & Silo.  The day Tulip and Star left they both were in heat they went on a date with Silo, hopefully they are bred and will be due to kid around March 2014... I will be getting two doelings from them. I plan on breeding Cocoa to Silo the next time I catch her in heat. 

Tulip

 Star

 Star

 "The Stinky Boys"

Silo & Ringo

Star being sneaky

Look at this sneaky girl... 

She learned how to open the gate and let herself out.

 

Dolly Kidded...

I was very surprised yesterday afternoon when I went down to check on barnyard animals and on my way heard newborn baby goat cries, I knew right away it had to be Dolly cause the rest of the herd were standing huddled together at the gate lookin at me like whats goin on?!?!  I get to the goat house door and see Dolly (first time freshener) standing there cleaning off her two babies (Girl 4.6 lbs and boy 3.6 lbs). I called inside to my daughter and told her then asked her to bring me my camera, towels and to update my facebook farm page OUR LITTLE FARM. Dolly is Tulips daughter from May 2012, Dolly was bred to my Nubian buck Ringo.  I still have two more girls to kid, Star and Cocoa. 

 Star, Cocoa and Dolly

 I check the girls every morning and every time I go out to the barnyard... I guess with Dolly being a first timer she really didnt give me any good signs that yesterday was gonna be her day to kid! When I checked her yesterday morning I thought to myself that she would be goin into labor in the next few days, we figured her due date to be as early as Feb. 8 (Sept. 11 was the first day Ringo was put in with Dolly).  I'll be watching Cocoa more closely now, shes a first timer too. Dolly did great all by herself and she took right to her babies and being a good mommy. I love watching her with them, talked to them.

Heres some pictures from yesterday.  The blackish/grey/white one is the doeling, the tanish/cream one the buckling.  If you'd like to see more pictures click H-E-R-E

Tulip day 144... Goo

Tulip is on day 144, she has started to loose her plug. 

Shes due Dec. 29 but I'm lookin for her to kid Dec. 27

The pictures below I took last night while sittin in the goat house, day 143. 

 I noticed alittle blood on Tulips hoohaaaa and figured it was her plug starting to come out.  I wont be surprised if Tulip delivers Quads again this time, shes huge.  I prayed over her and the kids last night, I just want them Tulip and the kids to be safe and healthy

 Keep Tulip and her babies in your prayers