The little one had been penned up for a long time and we were tempted to turn her loose, but didn't. We are glad we didn't! On May 2nd, she had two females. They both looked good except one, the dark brown headed one, was bow legged. Dad said that she would straighten up and get better; she did.
Then on the 3rd, our big yellow one had gone missing. I walked over most of the pasture, only having to go to a shed in a different pasture. There was that nanny; sleeping beside a little kid. Sadly, she had lost one, a male. But she kept the female alive and healthy. I moved her and the kid back to the other goats who were penned up for safety reasons.
Well, yesterday we went down there and all the kids and moms were fine, but my nanny goat was gone. This time, I went straight to the shed. She was there but had not had her babies. I got Dad and we ended up bringing her home. With in an hour and a half or so, she had had two kids; one male and one female! The timing was perfect! (We took her to the house because she has never kept any kids alive; her bag is bad for kids to start on.)
I am so pleased to have all of the kids. After at least two years of trying (one year both my goats lost theirs, some kids were never even found, and the next year they didn't get bred) we have finally succeeded! And with eight! They are so cute and fun. One black and white male is a people goat, he just loves people, so he's everyone's favorite. Now, we will get milk before too long! : )
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| A female from a young yellow goat. |
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| Like mother, like daughter! |
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| Here I am holding my favorite little guy. |
This is a daughter from our big yellow goat.
This is the happy father of all 8 kids.
My goat Carmoll had this big guy.
She also had this little girl.
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