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Dopple is being a brat. She is not interested in her kids. She isn't mean to them, she lets them nurse but she pretty much ignores them. She won't call them or nuzzle them to her udder. She is in the pen so they can bond and worst case so she isn't far away. The kids are nursing and doing OK but they could be doing better. Dopple just hangs out and they come and nurse. Hopefully she comes around soon.

Wet wintery mix this morning and the temps are dropping. Not as cold as this time last year but winter is here. I so glad the solstice is Sunday. The short days are awful. I don't do well mentally when it is dark for so long.
 
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I'm with you on that jodief. But I bet those beautiful baby's shore make you feel alive !!, and their elders too. Thank you for sharing, I won't see mine until this spring.:thumbsup
 
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On Thursday, Lilly kidded with a single, 8 lb boy. And Broken Horn kidded with Boy-Girl twins. The girl was 8 lbs and the boy was 7 1/2 lbs. Last night, Brownie kidded with a HUGE single girl. I haven't weighed her yet but I say at least 8 lbs.

No pictures yet, we have been busy.

On a sad note, we lost one of Antelope's girls. She was weak from the start and just never took off. I put her on a bottle but I think it was too late by that time. She had something wrong with her legs, never could walk right.

Tally so far: 9 does kid, 6 girls (one lost) and 9 boys. I need some triples to make up for these singles. All of the Goat Hill Kiko girls are dropping singles for some reason. It isn't my bucks. We had semen tests done on them.
 
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The only one left from the second group is Zephyr but I don't think she took until later.

Group three can go anytime now. The earliest day for this group was December 11th.
Bindi: half kiko, half mytonic
Ragin River 166: registered PB kiko
CVK-147: registered PB kiko- don't think she took, vet is coming next month to check the last few.
Peaches, registered PB kiko
 
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Were the GHK does FF? That is odd.

While we are with you on needing some trips to make up the difference maybe some trips DOELINGS would be a good thing to wish for!:fl:fl:fl
 
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what adorable babies, sorry about the doeling tho. i don't even start my kidding season till march, the lambs will be here in the next month, that will keep me busy and out of trouble
 
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Thank you. It upsets me to loose even a single one but with 40 does kidding, it is almost inevitable there will be some losses. I do what I can but mother nature wins most of the time.

None of the GHK girls are FF's. Not sure what is up with them. There are still two more of them to go so we shall see. If they all drop singles I will be very upset. Unfortunately, GHK is very high demand line in the kiko world.
 
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