Recently in Kidding Category

If you ask me what's going on around here all I can say is kidding! Our goats are having their babies! I love white goats and I love white goats that turn out to be girls. So far we are 0 & 4. Yayyy!

Late Thursday afternoon when Steve went out to feed up and close the barn a baby was in the barn without it's momma. They were sure Wattles had kidded again but I knew better. I went out and inspected, found the afterbirth and identified Violet as the new mother. She readily called to her baby and kept it under her belly and at her side and let it nurses. She called softly to it and nuzzled it's rear end and rubbed her nose from head to tail whispering  to her baby.

Saturday when we finished up all was quiet in the pasture. The goats were laying around the haystack chewing their cud and enjoying a warmish night air. Steve came in from feeding the pigs around 8:30 and said there was a baby in the field with Cindy. I grabbed my camera and shoved my feet into my boots and headed out at a quick pace with my flashlight to see for myself! 

We are missing the window of these births! I mean we are checking the feilds and they are managing to have their babies during the peak time I am getting supper or the dark of night has just fallen.

We have three does left - Cocoa, Penny and Lilah. I think Penny will have 2 kids and I wouldn't be surprised if Lilah had 3 or 4.

I'll be watching and on pins and needles all day looking for new babies!

That's not all - on friday my lavender orpington project eggs finished up a hatch. We are just birthing everywhere around here for spring!