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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: tizaala on June 06, 2014, 07:12:44 pm

Title: Another 2 today
Post by: tizaala on June 06, 2014, 07:12:44 pm
Adienna ( BS) and Ripley (PURE S) Both kidded today one of each (m/f)
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: jaykay on June 06, 2014, 08:51:17 pm
Very nice  :love:  :thumbsup:

Is that you all done for this year now?
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: tizaala on June 06, 2014, 10:17:03 pm
No, not done yet 2 togs & 1 BS to go 11 all told , only 2 sets of twins so far,

Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: Anke on June 07, 2014, 07:22:08 am
Quote from: tizaala on June 06, 2014, 10:17:03 pm
No, not done yet 2 togs & 1 BS to go 11 all told , only 2 sets of twins so far,

That's unusual isn't it? I have had 5 kidding - 3 sets of twins and two singles... also the one AI-ed only produced a single (fortunately female). No triplets at all...
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: tizaala on June 07, 2014, 06:48:27 pm
It could be because we left the mating till mid December, 2 reasons,# 1: we wanted to kid in warmer weather in-case Gabi had to do it herself because of my hip. # 2 : to avoid any chance of schmallenberg virus midges.
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: Anke on June 07, 2014, 07:47:06 pm
Did you vaccinate? I did, and have heard someone saying that maybe that had something to do with lower kid numbers. Have heard other also saying that (even with kiddings at the more normal time of March/April) that very few triplets this year????

Anyway, hope you have a good rate of boys to girls, I guess that's more important.
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: tizaala on June 07, 2014, 07:58:26 pm
No vaccination, 6 boys to 4 girls.... so far ......
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: Trixie on June 07, 2014, 09:37:54 pm
They look lovely.
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: fiestyredhead331 on June 07, 2014, 11:03:47 pm
awwwwww    :love:

clever girls! Another 10 days til my next kidding and  :fc: its a girl so I can keep her and keep Daisy's chain going
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: Lesley Silvester on June 07, 2014, 11:51:11 pm
There seemed to be quite a few triplets reported on here. Mine had three, although one was born dead. Didn't someone even have quads? Can't remember who. My vet thinks it's because the food was good last year.
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: ballingall on June 08, 2014, 07:00:02 pm
We had 5 goats kid, 3 had single's, which does seem like a high proportion of single's. However the other two both had triplets, although they are AN and therefore more likely to have multiple kids.


Beth
Title: Re: Another 2 today
Post by: tattycat on June 09, 2014, 08:39:44 pm
Hiya all. I had 2 kid this year, both had twins. Nd friend had triplets. However we're in Ireland......
They look lovely, clever girls!