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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Roxy on January 11, 2012, 11:16:41 pm

Title: New Arrivals
Post by: Roxy on January 11, 2012, 11:16:41 pm

Sitting at my feet in the caravan, snuggled up to the oil radiator are two little people ....two very diddy little people to be precise ;D  They arrived at a very civilised 9pm last night.  Bobby our small billy is the proud father - of a boy and a girl.  Just 10 months to the day since their big brother Finlay was born.

Mum took an instant dislike to Finlay, and stangely enough she did the same with the male this time, but was fine with the female!!

So, back to late night feeds :)

No pics yet, got to hunt for camera.

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Rosemary on January 12, 2012, 09:34:55 am

Welcome, babies  :goat: :goat: and congraulations! Look forward to photos in due course.

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: deepinthewoods on January 12, 2012, 09:37:42 am

lovely, some good news for you. congrats!

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Cinderhills on January 12, 2012, 10:01:47 am

How adorable. Look forward to the pics when you find your camera.  :)

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: jaykay on January 12, 2012, 10:05:22 am

Wonderful, hope she decides she likes her little boy soon  :)

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: little blue on January 12, 2012, 08:54:07 pm

congratulations!
:goat:

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 14, 2012, 09:55:56 pm

 :goat: :goat:  Congratulations.

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Roxy on January 14, 2012, 10:52:06 pm

Little people are growing   - will try and get pics tomorrow.  Very tired, midnight bottle, then the male kid is awake at 4am for more :)  And its hard work getting out of a warm bed on a frosty night to give him a bottle.

Neighbour came for a look and was sure they were Jacob lambs!!

Bit crowded in the caravan with two humans, two kids, and the two cats.  Thankfully we are parked on a farm, so I think animals are allowed .......although usually that would be dogs and maybe cats ....not goats!!!

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Sandy on January 14, 2012, 10:55:21 pm

I am amazed at how fast goats grow.....late night feeds .......not for too long I hope!!!! looking forward to photos!

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: maybelle on January 15, 2012, 06:01:33 pm

Congratulation  :)  I remember the night feeds had to feed every 3-4 hours last year.

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Brucklay on January 15, 2012, 06:36:27 pm

Can't wait to see pic's Roxy when we were in the caravan there was me and OH, big hairy German shepherd and several batches of call ducklings - one laugh I had was the ducklings having a bath in the dogs water bowl - meanwhile the goats enjoyed the little deck outside the side of the caravan  :) :)

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Roxy on January 16, 2012, 11:44:51 pm

Brucklay, your post made me smile :)  My OH keeps grumbling about me getting up for feeds (kids feeds not mine!)  and the fact that there is no room in the caravan .....

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Hatty on January 19, 2012, 10:16:21 am

Congartulations Roxy  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: scotelf on January 19, 2012, 10:33:00 pm

Congratulations, looking forward to pics. Think my hubby would move out if I brought anything else into our caravan  :D