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03-04-2021, 04:44 PM
Whew! I can't believe it's time to post a new "Goat-O-Rama Kids" thread again! It seems like the 2020 kids have barely hit the ground and here we are almost a year later and ready to start over. Well, they do say, "Time flies when you're having fun!"
I just got the pregnancy and CAE/CL/Johne's tests back, and everyone is pregnant including Mocha!! I tried breeding Mocha 3 different times and I was sure she didn't take. She was with Scout twice and Sonic once, but she never seemed interested in either of them and I eventually had to give up. She seemed to come into heat again after I'd already wethered the boys so I was sure we'd just have to wait until next year for her. But now I find out she's pregnant after all! YAY!!! I'm not sure which breeding took though so I'm going to have to really keep an eye on her. I wrote down three different dates and which buck she saw on each, so once she kids I should know which buck was the father.
The CAE/CL/Johnes tests all came back negative. (WOOHOO!) I know my goats are healthy, but it's always nice to see confirmation in writing.
Sadie is the first gal due around April 15th. She's only barely starting to show and I hope she's not carrying another single. I really want her to have TWO babies this time (two bucks hopefully!). She has an abundant udder and she's such a long, tall, leggy goat that I'd love to see some packgoat babies from her.
Skeeter is the next one due (late April) and she already looks like she swallowed a watermelon. She didn't look pregnant at all, and then suddenly in the last two weeks she blew up like a balloon. She's definitely acting pregnant now too. She suddenly got very bossy and everything for her revolves around food now. (That may partly explain the sudden expansion--it's not ALL baby weight!)
Snowball has been quietly but noticeably getting larger lately. She's not due until late May, but she looks like she's been working on a secret project for which she is very protective. She's taken the opposite attitude from Skeeter. She's gotten more demure and cautious, particularly around feeding time. She doesn't engage in head-butting fights or get too close to anyone who might hit her. She's shy and gentle and quiet--the complete opposite of her mother Tigerlily.
Mocha, as I stated earlier, is our wild card. I have no idea when she is due or who is the father, but I'll certainly keep everyone posted when I find out more!
I just got the pregnancy and CAE/CL/Johne's tests back, and everyone is pregnant including Mocha!! I tried breeding Mocha 3 different times and I was sure she didn't take. She was with Scout twice and Sonic once, but she never seemed interested in either of them and I eventually had to give up. She seemed to come into heat again after I'd already wethered the boys so I was sure we'd just have to wait until next year for her. But now I find out she's pregnant after all! YAY!!! I'm not sure which breeding took though so I'm going to have to really keep an eye on her. I wrote down three different dates and which buck she saw on each, so once she kids I should know which buck was the father.
The CAE/CL/Johnes tests all came back negative. (WOOHOO!) I know my goats are healthy, but it's always nice to see confirmation in writing.
Sadie is the first gal due around April 15th. She's only barely starting to show and I hope she's not carrying another single. I really want her to have TWO babies this time (two bucks hopefully!). She has an abundant udder and she's such a long, tall, leggy goat that I'd love to see some packgoat babies from her.
Skeeter is the next one due (late April) and she already looks like she swallowed a watermelon. She didn't look pregnant at all, and then suddenly in the last two weeks she blew up like a balloon. She's definitely acting pregnant now too. She suddenly got very bossy and everything for her revolves around food now. (That may partly explain the sudden expansion--it's not ALL baby weight!)
Snowball has been quietly but noticeably getting larger lately. She's not due until late May, but she looks like she's been working on a secret project for which she is very protective. She's taken the opposite attitude from Skeeter. She's gotten more demure and cautious, particularly around feeding time. She doesn't engage in head-butting fights or get too close to anyone who might hit her. She's shy and gentle and quiet--the complete opposite of her mother Tigerlily.
Mocha, as I stated earlier, is our wild card. I have no idea when she is due or who is the father, but I'll certainly keep everyone posted when I find out more!