Gave the herd more free range area

We've fenced off an area for the goats to free range in alittle every day, I just love watching them.  Cocoa's kids will be 1 month old on the 7th. I've decided to keep Cocoa's doeling, now I need to think of a cute name for her. Chloes kids will be 2 months old on the 19. I am waiting for Ruby girl to kid, shes due around the 8th. Ruby was bred to my friends Alpine buck.

Chloe and Cocoa's 2015 kids

I hung out with the goat girls and kids Wednesday evening, let them free range alittle in the main yard.  Chloes kids are a month old and Cocoa's kids are around 2 weeks old.

I still havent thought of a name for this doeling

Freedom in the main yard

All that play wore them out

My last Doe to kid is due in about 2 weeks, May 9

My so far 2015 kids out playin with the herd

The goat girls and kids are all together now enjoying much more space on one side of the barnyard. The kids love jumping and playing on the big rocks and I love watching them. Chloe kidded on March 19th with a Doeling "Dottie" and a Buckling "Camo", who had been wethered, they are both sold.  Cocoa kidded on April 7th with a Doeling and a Buckling. I'm really thinking about keeping her Doeling, Cocoa has a wonderful udder and I'm hoping her Doeling will too. 

Ruby Girl is my last Doe to kid... 

Shes due early May

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