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OHH SO SWEET!! I can't wait, need a baby goat fix...
WhiteMountainsRanch Kidding/Journal Thread; Summer Update
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madcow
Loving the herd life
Kids are so full energy and vigor! Love to watch all their carrying on endlessly. Very entertaining creatures.
Uhmmmmmmm you named your thread 'PICS of all the babies.' I only see one. 
lol jk. They're cute
lol jk. They're cute
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WhiteMountainsRanch
Loving the herd life
SheepGirl said:Uhmmmmmmm you named your thread 'PICS of all the babies.' I only see one.
lol jk. They're cute
Some pics from a tour we did yesterday:
autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
I am jealous I only have three,
Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
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WhiteMountainsRanch
Loving the herd life
The little babies are doing great! All got disbudded a few days ago, and today they got their first vaccine. Little cutie pies. Didn't even know what hit them. We let them out a bit to play in the sun and they were very happy to get out and explore. We have their play yard about 1/2 fenced, and we need to finish it ASAP so we can get them out of the barn and into their play yard during the day! We also cleaned out their barn as the straw was so dirty already! Well it was a little wet from the rain we had 2 days ago too.
Little buggers are eating A LOT. Each one is getting 17-20 ounces three times a day. Oink Oink!!! I ordered the Lambar feeding bucket this morning as I am still doing all six by hand bottle feeding. It's a lot of work, I don't mind but I did have to drop one of my classes because of the extra workload around the farm. Not that I mind.
I did miss one or two feedings on Monday because I am fighting not being sick and was completely out with a migraine on Monday. Couldn't even get out of bed. I haven't had a migraine since I had my wisdom teeth removed and I woke up with this one. Weird. Still feeling groggy headed 2 days later.
On a happier note, we can't wait to get our new LGD pup!!! We pick him up March 23rd... SOOOO excited!!! I hope he becomes best friends with my baby goaties!!!
Little buggers are eating A LOT. Each one is getting 17-20 ounces three times a day. Oink Oink!!! I ordered the Lambar feeding bucket this morning as I am still doing all six by hand bottle feeding. It's a lot of work, I don't mind but I did have to drop one of my classes because of the extra workload around the farm. Not that I mind.
I did miss one or two feedings on Monday because I am fighting not being sick and was completely out with a migraine on Monday. Couldn't even get out of bed. I haven't had a migraine since I had my wisdom teeth removed and I woke up with this one. Weird. Still feeling groggy headed 2 days later.
On a happier note, we can't wait to get our new LGD pup!!! We pick him up March 23rd... SOOOO excited!!! I hope he becomes best friends with my baby goaties!!!
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WhiteMountainsRanch
Loving the herd life
Yay I am SO excited!!! I can't tell you just HOW excited I am!!! Ghiselle is building an udder!!! This means she is finally preggo!!! Yay!!!! 
She is due April 25th!!!
For those that don't know the backstory; I purchased her last February as a yearling (never freshened) at 13 months old. She was the second goat we ever bought. We did a driveway breeding the day we picked her up. I *thought* she was preggo as she gained a bit of weight and *looked* pregnant to me, but never started building an udder; and I had zero experience so who knows.
I dewormed all my girls with Ivomec Plus, when she *would have* been about 2 months along... after I had read a few places that is was safe for pregnant does. Well I later read other places that it WASN'T safe, and that even "safe" drugs can cause abortions or re-absorptions. So I think she actually was, but just reabsorbed it because 150 days came and went and no udder, no babies. The breeder offered a free rebreeding, but September comes along and I am already taking all my other girls to a different breeder, so I just take Ghiselle with the rest of the girls there.
Well earlier in the year she had cut her lip and it got infected and infected her lymph node on the same side. (It's not CL we were under the care of a very good vet and had it flushed and tested). So the lymph node is swollen and she is on and off antibiotics. While she is at the breeders it gets really large, so we bring her back home and to the vets again, and after we get her back and she has to go in quarantine and back on antibiotics, so I think with all the stress from boarding, vets, and meds, she didn't settle. I knew she didn't she was still coming in heat afterwards. We finally get her lymph node all cleared up and take her BACK to the breeders in November for a third try. She has easily detectable heats and we were able to do a driveway breeding and bring her right back home all in a few hours.
AND NOW SHE HAS AN UDDER!!!!! YAY! I had a feeling she was, as she is definitely getting fatter, and her girly parts looked puffy like my other does that just had kids, but I didn't want to count my goats before they hatched! I AM SO EXCITED!!!
AND SHE IS EXACTLY TWO YEARS OLD TODAY!!! IT'S HER BIRTHDAY!!!
Woo hoo! And now for the pics!
Here she is a couple days ago being silly...
And here she is last year... (will get more recent ones ASAP)!
She is due April 25th!!!
For those that don't know the backstory; I purchased her last February as a yearling (never freshened) at 13 months old. She was the second goat we ever bought. We did a driveway breeding the day we picked her up. I *thought* she was preggo as she gained a bit of weight and *looked* pregnant to me, but never started building an udder; and I had zero experience so who knows.
I dewormed all my girls with Ivomec Plus, when she *would have* been about 2 months along... after I had read a few places that is was safe for pregnant does. Well I later read other places that it WASN'T safe, and that even "safe" drugs can cause abortions or re-absorptions. So I think she actually was, but just reabsorbed it because 150 days came and went and no udder, no babies. The breeder offered a free rebreeding, but September comes along and I am already taking all my other girls to a different breeder, so I just take Ghiselle with the rest of the girls there. Well earlier in the year she had cut her lip and it got infected and infected her lymph node on the same side. (It's not CL we were under the care of a very good vet and had it flushed and tested). So the lymph node is swollen and she is on and off antibiotics. While she is at the breeders it gets really large, so we bring her back home and to the vets again, and after we get her back and she has to go in quarantine and back on antibiotics, so I think with all the stress from boarding, vets, and meds, she didn't settle. I knew she didn't she was still coming in heat afterwards. We finally get her lymph node all cleared up and take her BACK to the breeders in November for a third try. She has easily detectable heats and we were able to do a driveway breeding and bring her right back home all in a few hours.
AND NOW SHE HAS AN UDDER!!!!! YAY! I had a feeling she was, as she is definitely getting fatter, and her girly parts looked puffy like my other does that just had kids, but I didn't want to count my goats before they hatched! I AM SO EXCITED!!!
AND SHE IS EXACTLY TWO YEARS OLD TODAY!!! IT'S HER BIRTHDAY!!!
Woo hoo! And now for the pics!
Here she is a couple days ago being silly...
And here she is last year... (will get more recent ones ASAP)!
autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
madcow
Loving the herd life
She's a beautiful doe! Congrats on the upcoming blessed event! We will be waiting for the delivery when the time comes, and pics of course! LOL!
