Rubies 2015 Kidding

Ruby gave birth this morning to a 7 lb. doeling, Ruby was bred to an Alpine Buck.  I am so thankful she just started labor as I went out at 5:30am to do barnyard chores, I had to help her and pull this big girl out with each contraction Ruby would have, first time I've done this, alittle scary but I knew it was something that had to be done, I dont think she could of had her on her own. I prayed the whole time.

I need to think of a name for this cutie

 Giving birth to a 7 lb. baby is hard work

Cocoa's 2015 Kidding

Today was day 147 for Cocoa... and she blessed me with two healthy, beautiful kids, a buckling and a doeling.  I knew she could go any day so after work I moved her to my lil barn, I watched for a bit, she was acting alittle different but nothing to say.. HEY TODAY IS THE DAY.  I went in the house to do cook some supper and wash dishes, I was only inside for about 45 minutes, went out to check on her and do evening chores as I was walking to get feed for the horses... I heard the sweet cries of newborn goats and knew I had missed it! The buckling was almost completely dry, if I had come out a few minutes earlier I might have seen the birth of the doeling, she was still covered in goo.  I'm just so thankful everything went great... Cocoa took right to motherhood, shes wonderful with her babies.  

 Buckling

Doeling

Collecting colostrum to freeze for future kids. 

I'll try to get better pictures tomorrow 

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.

Goatsitting Continued... # 1 Doe Kidded

I came home from work on 1-28-15 and found this little sweetie.  One of my friends Does that I'm Goatsitting kidded. This was her first freshening, she did great on her own and is doing great with her Doeling, who I have named Sophia (my friend let me name her). My friend also brought down another bred Doe that could kid any day now, so now I have 4 of her Does here in my maternity ward, lol

This is Presley and she could kid any day now.

This will be her first freshening too