Updated...February - Doodle kidded, pics page 32

[helmstead]

I use my husband's trimmers. SHHH! Don't tell him!

Oh, Karen...it's not hard and you don't have to do a fabulous job...I use my T84 blade...and go about 3" in front of the udder, too, makes it way easier to deal with milking to have that hair gone - easier for kids to find teats, too.

 

[Roll farms]

As you can see, I don't do a fabulously close job, especially in winter...just enough to keep the hair / ick out of the milk.

I use our dog trimmers w/ no guard on them.

 

[Roll farms]

D-d-d-d-azzle kidded about 5 am. Twins, buck and doe, all doing fine.
Considering it's o-o-o-only 7 degrees out...my toes are f-f-f-froze.

Itty Bitty's doing her darndest to force herself into labor....I'm hoping she waits til I can get a nap in. Dazzle woke me at 3 doing the 'baby talk' and pawing thing....

*going off to feed babies and defrost toes*

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

I made a sack made from an old pillow case and filled it with dried beans. Toss it in the microwave for two minutes and you'll have the toastiest toes possible for about 20 minutes. It's enough to get them warmed back up after a night like that until your circulatory system remembers you HAVE toes. Ahhhh... I've even considered making little teeny ones with peas instead of beans and stuffing them into my boots and pockets when I have to hang out in the stall in freezing temps. PLUS it's been great for my LPGS kitty when he's convalescing and might be handy for kids in a pinch.

Congrats on more healthy babies!!

 

[Roll farms]

I may have to make a sack-o-beans for myself...thanks for the idea.
I have some of those foot warmer thingies but...through my winter socks I don't feel them.

Okee dokee....

The boy:

The girl:

Itty Bitty may go today....she may just wait til next week...that doe is insane. Her udder will EXPLODE soon, though....it's even bigger than in the pics I took last night.

Dazzle, bless her heart, gave me 2 qts of good thick colostrom....

 

[ksalvagno]

What cuties! Congratulations! Hopefully Itty Bitty will wait. It is just too cold.

 

[jodief100]

They are cute!

I want babies....

*pout* *pout*

The goats are

at me.

It is 7 degrees. I don't think they can wait for it to get any colder.

 

[scrambledmess]

The buckling looks like a little old man LOL So cute. The doeling is just gorgeous!

 

[Roll farms]

I was hoping Dazzle would wait when I was all snuggle snuggle in my bed at 3 am but we see how well THAT little plan worked out.

 

[helmstead]

I'm in love with the doe, DH is in love with the buck. Well worth the 3 am barn call!!