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Bad visual!!
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Alaskan
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Ooooh... talking about the results of sex....
Mocha is finally in labor!
Shocker! A goat in labor at a normal time of day... and with good weather too. odd.
Mocha is finally in labor!
Shocker! A goat in labor at a normal time of day... and with good weather too. odd.
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Bruce
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Wow, she is really messing with you!
RollingAcres
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Alaskan
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nothin' nothin' and nothin'
then I ran to do errands... and 1 and a half hours later checked... and the doe had delivered 1 dead kid and one live kid. She was doing a good job cleaning up the live one...
I checked over the dead one, and it was fully dead, chocolate rocks not helpful in this case. It looked dead before birth... but not too long before... it looked about full size but the eyes were totally sunk in. But it wasn't stinky. So... not sure when it died exactly.... or why.
But, since it wasn't stinky I am thinking that mom will be fine.
Anyway... about 30 minutes later she then had 1 more.
So, 3 kids, 1 DOA and 2 healthy. all 3 are male.
here are 2 of my children making sure the kids are nursing.
And a couple of Mocha and the 2 she has. She is being an excellent mom, very attentive. The kids have nursed and look good.
then I ran to do errands... and 1 and a half hours later checked... and the doe had delivered 1 dead kid and one live kid. She was doing a good job cleaning up the live one...
I checked over the dead one, and it was fully dead, chocolate rocks not helpful in this case. It looked dead before birth... but not too long before... it looked about full size but the eyes were totally sunk in. But it wasn't stinky. So... not sure when it died exactly.... or why.
But, since it wasn't stinky I am thinking that mom will be fine.
Anyway... about 30 minutes later she then had 1 more.
So, 3 kids, 1 DOA and 2 healthy. all 3 are male.
here are 2 of my children making sure the kids are nursing.
And a couple of Mocha and the 2 she has. She is being an excellent mom, very attentive. The kids have nursed and look good.
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Alaskan
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did the last check of Mocha.
She is being good... silly though... she will let the kids nurse for a little bit, then needs to turn around to look at them and make sure they are OK and lick and snuffle them a bit. Then she let's them nurse a bit more.... then repeat.
But... she isn't spinning like a top... they are getting their fill... so all good. Not too cold tonight.
This is her second time. .. but it has been 2 years since she had kids... the buck didn't get her right last year. Different buck this year.
I am happy they are boys... now I don't have to worry about burning out the horns. My children are great at goat castration ... and we will do that in a bit over a month... so easier for us.
Talking about great kids...
the pig we killed on Saturday... it has been hanging ever since... the kids have butchered out other animals, biggest being a deer. Anyway, they watched a few you tube videos and then packaged up the entire thing! Spouse and I didn't need to help! Spouse wants to make a bunch of sausage, we are hoing to nale bacon too, so that is in the fridge, chops in the fridge to cook up Thursday, the rest is now freezing.
She is being good... silly though... she will let the kids nurse for a little bit, then needs to turn around to look at them and make sure they are OK and lick and snuffle them a bit. Then she let's them nurse a bit more.... then repeat.
But... she isn't spinning like a top... they are getting their fill... so all good. Not too cold tonight.
This is her second time. .. but it has been 2 years since she had kids... the buck didn't get her right last year. Different buck this year.
I am happy they are boys... now I don't have to worry about burning out the horns. My children are great at goat castration ... and we will do that in a bit over a month... so easier for us.
Talking about great kids...
the pig we killed on Saturday... it has been hanging ever since... the kids have butchered out other animals, biggest being a deer. Anyway, they watched a few you tube videos and then packaged up the entire thing! Spouse and I didn't need to help! Spouse wants to make a bunch of sausage, we are hoing to nale bacon too, so that is in the fridge, chops in the fridge to cook up Thursday, the rest is now freezing.
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Yay!!! Congratulations on the cuties!!!
Bayleaf Meadows
True BYH Addict
Why do you not disbud if they're boys?
Baymule
Herd Master
You have some real good boys. They are showing their raising.
I am impressed that they packaged the whole pig. Awesome.
I am impressed that they packaged the whole pig. Awesome.
