Hi everyone!!! Seriously lagging on posts. After the move, and new job managing a herd of over 100head, we also GREATLY grew ourselves!!! And our little girl now is 18months old! Been a very busy busy year!
Our kidding season began Halloween, and we have our final doe in early labor today...
el.l o !everyone I apologize for the run on sentences I am talking to my phone to text this for me I went out to Dolce hutch and she had 6 kids left uncovered were cold and as I pick them up to inspect and mourn loss I attempted to revive them with little hOpe believe it or not I have 2 Revived...
Does anyone have experience or knowledge? I am ALL ears....errr eyes.
We have a 2yr old buck who definitely did not develop or produce what was expected (or what we paid arg). He also sustained a leg injury this rut. No idea what happened, but he is healed up, no longer lame, but definitely...
Okay so our bucks have been in rut since Mid-Oct when we attended a show. They have finally started calming down this week with the cooler air (thank goodness they drop so much weight ugh!) To top things off, the boys are also in their "teenage" stage of hormones and destruction. Needless to say...
Hi everyone! We have had our Lionhead does since Valentines Day, and decided to breed our first doe last month, due Monday Nov4th. (30days)
Because we are first timers, and our does are first timers, we decided to do one at a time so I wasnt overwhelmed with either loss or bunnies. I also was...
It's that time again! Time for long nights, endless pacing, wait for any whine, grunt or squeal on the monitor...wait, i am already going through that!!! That's where I've been! Having my own kid! Baby girl was born July 8th. And i haven't slept since!!! Haha.
Okay onto the herd....drumroll...
If anyone has any advice, I am all ears. I just don't know what to do.
Yesterday morning after a very long battle, I had to very forcefully pull a stillborn doeling out of my FF Shadow. This was her only kid. She rested for approximately 12hours and recooperated, then at 11pm last night began...
What is everyone's course of action for caring for their new babies in this cold?!
I am fully aware I am in nowhere the freezing temps that some of you are dealing with. I am in So California, and the goats (and myself) are not used to this cold! My babies were born in 70' weather with night...
The waiting game has begun! Mama Bambi is due Jan 30 at 150days. I suspected she'd be early as she was a tri and kidded triplets last year. I thought yesterday was the day, no ligs, discharge, bloodshot eyes, nesting, moaning ect FAKE OUT! I'm thinking will be soon, so I'd love to share the...
I've been a member for BYC for a few years now and had NO idea there was BYH!!! Beyond excited!
I have a small herd of 7 Myotonic Goats (should be expanding today), a 17.2h draft pmu rescue, a 16.1 splash overo blue eyed paint stud, 2 rescue pitbulls and don't ask how many chickens!
Anxiously...