Whoo hoooo. Time for our first kidding thread.

Fullhousefarm said:

Better baby pictures in thr sunshine.

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Fullhousefarm said:

Well, we finally got Trixie babies on day 151. I did not think she'd go past 150 days and scheduled to take them for their health certificate today. (Ours expired 5 days before our last show. Grrrrr.) Anyway, she was normal so we took her along with our other 5 goats and 6 goat's for a friend in her trailer. Started looking like she was having contractions on the way home, so we changed plans and dropped our goats off, then her goats and trailer, then came home (15 min away). We got home, went to check on her expecting nothing since it had been maybe 45 minutes. Two feet!

So, moments later... two boys. I had to check the first one's position because she was having a bit of trouble and I was afraid his head was turned back, but I felt his nose and she pushed him out just fine. So, so far 4 boys, 0 girls. If we get her bred our grade Lamancha should kid in late September/October so maybe we can get at least ONE girl this year. My daughter is glad she bought a LaMancha doeling since she didn't get one of her own. LOL. She has 3 little brothers too, so she's surrounded by little boys. Poor girl.

Milked Trixie 3 hours after she kidded and babies had gotten milk and got almost 4 cups without milking her out- or even close. She is a DREAM to milk. Easier than the LaMancha that kidded in January and we've been milking twice a day. Of coarse, I've been milking the Nigee, so I'm a little easy to please at the moment.

Tonight is the first night separating Orchid's babies to milk her in the morning, so hopefully that goes well.

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