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 

Little People In The Barnyard

My husband had friends down over the weekend, this is their daughter and her friend out playing with the goat girls. It makes me smile to see little people enjoying my animals.The one with the polka-dot coat told me this is her first time touching a goat. I love it

Lucky 1 week old

 I've been a bad blogger lately... life is busy so I get on here and share when I can.  My doe Star kidded last Monday (3 31 14), she delivered a live buckling first (my husband named him Lucky)... then she delivered 2 undeveloped babies, they looked to be growing in the same sack, this was the first time I've had this happen with my Does it was very weird.   Anyways Lucky is a spunky, healthy, beautiful buckling and Star is a great maaaaaa.  All my other kids have left my farm and gone to their new homes, all but Chloe (Tulips doeling) and now Lucky... I will be selling him.  I took these pictures of my lil herd out free ranging in the main yard yesterday (my bucks Ringo and Silo free range in the pasture with the horses).  Enjoy...

Tulips Quads 6 weeks old

I love that these sugar boogers are doin so GREAT! Cant believe they are 6 weeks old already... 3 of them will be leaving my farm around Feb. 28th to go to their new homes.  The two brown doelings will be goin to my SIL's farm.  The buckling (who is wethered now) will be goin to a friend and she its gettin Dollys buckling too. Chloe will be staying here.  I havent decided about Dolly's doeling yet. I still have 2 more Does to kid this season: Cocoa is due around Feb. 25th & Star is due first week of April

Tulips Quads 1 month old

Tulips Dec. quads are 1 month old today.  

They are all doin so great, growing like little weeds.  I bottle feed 2 of the kids 2-3 times a day and since its been crazy cold they've had a heat lamp since birth.