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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: jaykay on April 19, 2012, 09:32:06 pm

Title: Rowan's kids
Post by: jaykay on April 19, 2012, 09:32:06 pm

She just had her first kids, two pretty little does.  ;D

(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k70/jaykayg/goats/cf31db1a.jpg)

(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k70/jaykayg/goats/5c9c310a.jpg)

(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k70/jaykayg/goats/6e5d4460.jpg)

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 19, 2012, 09:34:22 pm

 :love: how perfect are they.   Gorgeous

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: Anke on April 19, 2012, 09:39:12 pm

Congratulations! And after all that trouble with her not eating - two little girls! Perfect! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: jaykay on April 19, 2012, 09:41:59 pm

Thank you both  ;D

Yes, she's horribly skinny now Anke, so the trick will be to build her up. But at least I've found some things she'll eat (chicken corn, flaked maize, ReadiGrass and she'll nibble at dairy nuts and sheep coarse mix).

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: Sandy on April 19, 2012, 09:46:24 pm

Funny how some animals go off food after giving birth!! Its a worry too, beautiful little kids too, thanks so much for shareing!

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: Anke on April 19, 2012, 09:47:20 pm

My GG had triplets (but very good eater till the end), but is now just skin and bone.... all you can do is give them as much food as they will eat and hope for the best.  :-\

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: little blue on April 19, 2012, 09:57:49 pm

same here, Gera's kids are all in new homes ... and she is soooo skinny.
But just won't eat more when offered, just decides she's had enough :/

Rowan's kids are just gorgeous Jaykay :love:

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: Penninehillbilly on April 19, 2012, 10:40:47 pm

Congrats   :thumbsup:
they look quite big considering she went of her food, females as well :thumbsup:,
how is she eating now? did you give her a warm mix and did she eat it?
Looks like the light one is just like her mum, they're lovely.

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 20, 2012, 12:02:01 am

Fabulous  :thumbsup:  And two girls (so pretty too!) as well - you must be over the moon  :-*

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: Lesley Silvester on April 20, 2012, 12:05:37 am

Congratulations.

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: plumseverywhere on April 20, 2012, 07:34:19 am

Lovely news Jaykay!!! congratulations  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: salopman on April 20, 2012, 12:04:02 pm

Is it me or do kids soon look big ?? they look a pretty handful !!

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: sabrina on April 20, 2012, 12:19:01 pm

they are so very cute  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Rowan's kids
Post by: jaykay on April 20, 2012, 12:44:08 pm

(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k70/jaykayg/goats/92a2fe8c.jpg)

It seems to me that goat kids have every bit of baby-animal-cuteness wrapped up in one small silky place  ;D

I made Rowan some warm mash and she hasn't touched it. I have, on the other hand, been to browse the hedgerow, armed with a pair of foot shears, and she's eaten all that - twice. So that seems to be the answer.

The two little ones play madly with each other for a minute and then flop down to sleep  :love: They're really not very big, just I am taking the photos at their eye level, and with a flash, so you can't see much background to compare them with. I have no doubt at all that they'll be a handful  :D :love: