20kidsonhill
True BYH Addict
Well, I had a great time last year posting all my does and sharing with everyone our kidding season in 2012. I can't help but start my 2013 kidding thread. The first 12 hopefully are due the first week of January. followed by 5 more at the end of January and then hopefully 6 more the end of March and beginning of April. It is always an adverture and if this year follows like most years, there will be some really great experiences and some not so happy moments. Hopefully the great with out weight the not so great.
Here is a link to my 2012 kidding thread, it is very long. But just incase you didn't get to see any of it, or wish to go back and compare something from this years kidding to last years kidding.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16036
Well, my husbande and I couldn't notice that our oldest doe Tori was starting to look very very pregnant for just being 13 weeks bred. Here expected due date is first week of January.
Tori(in the front in the first picture) is going on 10 years old and is a 50% Boer/ Nubian cross. We have had her since she was weaned and purchased her from a farm in PA. She has been a great doe for us. She kidding every year we have had her. She is bred to Twister this year. Although a big dairy cross doe like this is going to have a good sized rumen, she is for sure starting to grow around the girth. and I am even seeing signs of a small amount of udder filling in.
Behind Tori in this picture is Indie(Paint doe), that pour doe just looks like she is bursting at the seems everyyear. She isn't a very big framed doe and she has given me a doe and buckling every year, she is going on 6 or 7 years old. 100% Boer. She is also due first week of January. The black headed does in the back corner of the picture are STar and Nova, we will talk about them another time. These does are on pasture only at this time.
In this picture is Tori, and behind her is Pepper. Pepper is actually a daughter to Indie. She is 4 or 5 years old. Due the same time as Indie.
The business end of Tori:
And I couldn't help this picture:
Here is a link to my 2012 kidding thread, it is very long. But just incase you didn't get to see any of it, or wish to go back and compare something from this years kidding to last years kidding.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16036
Well, my husbande and I couldn't notice that our oldest doe Tori was starting to look very very pregnant for just being 13 weeks bred. Here expected due date is first week of January.
Tori(in the front in the first picture) is going on 10 years old and is a 50% Boer/ Nubian cross. We have had her since she was weaned and purchased her from a farm in PA. She has been a great doe for us. She kidding every year we have had her. She is bred to Twister this year. Although a big dairy cross doe like this is going to have a good sized rumen, she is for sure starting to grow around the girth. and I am even seeing signs of a small amount of udder filling in.
Behind Tori in this picture is Indie(Paint doe), that pour doe just looks like she is bursting at the seems everyyear. She isn't a very big framed doe and she has given me a doe and buckling every year, she is going on 6 or 7 years old. 100% Boer. She is also due first week of January. The black headed does in the back corner of the picture are STar and Nova, we will talk about them another time. These does are on pasture only at this time.
In this picture is Tori, and behind her is Pepper. Pepper is actually a daughter to Indie. She is 4 or 5 years old. Due the same time as Indie.
The business end of Tori:
And I couldn't help this picture:
Can't wait to see baby pics!
It is almost kidding time again!
