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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: fifixx on March 06, 2012, 03:36:59 pm

Title: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: fifixx on March 06, 2012, 03:36:59 pm

Almost there!  Went into the barn this morning and between 8 and 8.30 (thankyou mums for waiting till daylight!) triplets and twins were born.

3 mums to go.....

Some pics here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150712050474878.455811.518309877&type=1&l=6382a69f81 (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150712050474878.455811.518309877&type=1&l=6382a69f81)

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: countrywoman on March 06, 2012, 05:12:56 pm

Wonderful - and such considerate girls you have, too!  Congratulations to you all.

 I have 6 weeks to wait - getting very impatient now, especially reading about all the newcomers that have arrived already...  Hope mine is a sensible mum and chooses a civilised time to produce like yours did.

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: Brucklay on March 06, 2012, 07:25:39 pm

Wow - your girls are doing really well - my girls are way down on your score - 5 mum's done as of now - 9 kids and one to go - all I can be thankful for is so far only one vet intervention - saying that I sure a c-section counts as 2 normal helps!!

Good luck with your last 3, hope it all goes well.

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: salopman on March 06, 2012, 09:21:37 pm

Beautiful pictures

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: little blue on March 06, 2012, 09:49:24 pm

lovely! Congratulations :)

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 06, 2012, 11:17:30 pm

Love the photos.  In the first two, I swear that goat is smiling.

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: wytsend on March 07, 2012, 06:50:54 am

My tally so far.... 4 to go....   24 kids from 10 mums.     Even numbers for boys & girls so far !

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: NormandyMary on March 07, 2012, 10:03:25 am

Congratulations to all the new mums. Those pictures are just delightful!

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: jaykay on March 07, 2012, 10:07:53 pm

4 weeks to go...... :)

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: fifixx on March 08, 2012, 09:14:45 am

Last kid-but-one (final kidding not due for another 3 weeks) at 1am - that'll be the full moon though last night!  Lovely single girl.

Time for a rest and no more late night checks and feedings - whooppeeeeee

Title: Re: 5 mums, 12 kids and 3 still to kid!
Post by: Victorian Farmer on March 08, 2012, 10:13:50 am

Them pics made my day better.best off luck.