Goats&moregoats: KickinUpDust Farm Journal

Puppies are here! They have been home for just about a week. Both have settled in quite nicely and so far no objections from Tahoe & Yukon. Tomorrow is introduction to the goats. They are currently housed with sheep to the left of pen, chickens to the right and goats & older dogs to the back. Looking forward to tomorrows little adventure.

Obviously puppy pen got done(lol), hay barn completed with help from brother. One kidding pen complete. Will divide that in half and build a small shelter for kidding pen #2. That will work for this year as I only have two does kidding around the same time. The next two will kid a couple of weeks later so they can then use the pens.

All materials picked up and stored for winter. Now just need to work on getting more hay in storage for winter.

Poppit is definitely prego. Looking forward to her babies as she was my first baby almost two years ago(Feb.) She looks huge to me.

Here are a few pictures of Poppit, Yukon & Tahoe and a late blow out of coats(?), Jethro & Grub and a few of the other goats.

Only have one pic and you're right Poppit looks like a little butterball! You could probably roll her from place to place man is she preggers! Looking fwd to other pics! Glad everything else has come together for you.

Yay

thanks for the update, that's great!

Sorry hit wrong button...... my bad.

@Latestarter

THANK YOU!! Those puppies look great! Yukon and Tahoe are looking super too! Bet they feel a lot better minus all the hair/fur Your goats are lookin' about ready to pop! You say they're due in January? A couple look like they won't make it past Christmas! Wouldn't those be great presents? Thanks again for the pic update!

Two goats are due the week of Feb 8th( 1st two pics), two are due the first week of April( 3rd pic). I now have a little lady in with the buck and he is courting her properly( will have to get a picture of her). She will be due first week of May if she catches. Hoping my Esha come into heat soon( last pic)
Poppit Mavis Bambi(back) & Venus Esha


I know Mavis looks real tiny, but her weight and age were right on point at breeding. Poppit looks ready to explode....some days they all look prego, but they aren't...lol.

Jethro & Grub did great their first night in pen with Yukon, Tahoe & Goats. All livestock, pups & older dogs are fine. Sister in law reported no excessive barking that night. Found all four dogs sleeping in pasture in the am when I arrived for feeding. I will be spending much of the day there today. We will see how goats & pups are interacting.

More pictures soon.

When I arrived this morning all four dogs were at the top of the hill near back fence line. They all happily ran down to say good morning and wait for breakfast . Jethro & Grub are doing well. Goats don't take off like rockets in flight when pups come near them. They have been butted a couple of times for getting a bit to close for goats comfort. Both times it has been Poppit. Her mommy hormones must be up. Thankfully they found the water buckets near the barn. Now back to three buckets in that area.

Working on getting my two kidding areas ready a head of time this year. Both areas have a small shelter(big enough for birthing) as well as a pen area for the growing big enough before joining everyone else. I think I might just be a head of the game this year. Poppit and Mavis will get their CDT shot the first of Jan. The others will get theirs the first of Feb. Except Little Deer. I will wait until March for hers that way it falls within the 30 days before birth.

if this works you will see Grub (got confused in video at first) interacting with Bambi.

Little Deer currently in with Gus

Miss Mavis, she is in with Gus to keep him company as she is already expecting and Izzy is to big & bullish to be with Gus until Gus is bigger.
Tahoe(laying down) with Grub (sitting) & Jethro.
Bambi (right) Esha (center) Sakura (left) Coconut Rum (far left) You can see her head under Sakura's neck. Last three are not prego this year.

Awwww! I love how fat the goats are... means babies!
The dogs all look great too. The pups, me thinks, are going to be big dogs. Glad they are taking corrections well!

I can't get the video- says Unavailable

We are getting ready for CDT's too!

wow... Grub and Jethro are getting BIG! Fast!