Our First Kid - More To Come 2018

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Yes, everyone is well. Lotus has developed a bit of an infection on one of her disbudding sites but hopefully we have it controlled. She's otherwise acting like a rebellious kid, though not as bad as Domino. It's been fun to watch each kid develop their personalities. 

Lotus is a great mix of her dam and sire, weird and in your pockets. She is so friendly and even though I've had to give her some pokes and painful head scrubs she still welcomes me when I come into the pen. She has also become huge, 22 lbs at 3 weeks old. 

Lotus and Dice sun snuggles. She makes Dice look tiny. 
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Dice has started coming out of his shell. He was really taking on his dam's evasive and avoidant trait which is undesirable but has noticed all the other kids come to play with me. He now lets me pet him and give him scratches with out stepping away. In fact, he's persistant and won't stop jumping on me. 

Dice giving me the tongue! My dog, Kamali is bored in the background... I have him tied on the fence because he's suppose to be on cage rest and he's not happy about it, so he gave me the cold shoulder. 
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For Denali's kids we settled on the names Kodiak, and Togo. Togo was named after a sled dog so he fits into the Alaskan theme. Kodiak had a heavier birth weight than Dice and Domino but he's now the smallest of our kids at 10 days old and 11.5 lbs. Denali doesn't let me see her nurse her kids but they have been growing and their bellies feel full, it's the oddest thing. I do hold her still every once in a while for my own piece of mind.

Togo is a momma's boy, he follows her closely everywhere. He was 10 lbs at birth and has a clumsy way of moving even for such a young kid. We love his coloring and both he and Kodiak are so sweet. 
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Kodiak is small and was born weaker than Togo, but showed to be such a little fighter. He's got a big heart, and is so sweet like his dam. I feel for him because Denali has chosen her favorite as Togo and doesn't show Kodiak as much attention.  
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This whole kidding experience has been bitter sweet. We are grateful to have gotten so many buckling's but with recent family circumstances will have to downsize our herd when they are weaned. All of our breeding goats will be sold and I will pick and choose who of the boys stay's. Likely Huck and Kingsley will stay, while Pluto and Rafiki go. That would leave enough space to keep the 4 buckling's.