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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: mart6 on December 20, 2015, 05:59:06 pm

Title: Kids already
Post by: mart6 on December 20, 2015, 05:59:06 pm
Friend rang me yesterday to say she had just had her first two kids.
Nice early start with mild weather anyone else started yet?
Title: Re: Kids already
Post by: Beeducked on December 20, 2015, 08:53:41 pm
Wow! Not due till easter weekend and thought I was early!
Title: Re: Kids already
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 20, 2015, 11:45:29 pm
I prefer to have mine later in the spring so the weather is (possibly) better. Probably just as well as mine don't come into season until November.
Title: Re: Kids already
Post by: Anke on December 21, 2015, 07:41:39 pm
Six weeks to go until the first 5 are due   :excited:.. all on the same day   :-\... AI worked beautiful this year... better get the pens sorted soon...
Title: Re: Kids already
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 22, 2015, 12:25:41 am
Hope you've got heating in the labour suite, Anke.
Title: Re: Kids already
Post by: mart6 on December 22, 2015, 09:30:06 am
Quote from: Anke on December 21, 2015, 07:41:39 pm
Six weeks to go until the first 5 are due   :excited:.. all on the same day   :-\... AI worked beautiful this year... better get the pens sorted soon...
Surprised you have them that early up there, with possible colder weather. Mind you if it stays like this we can not complain. Took your advise re oral wormer was much easier and less hassle than ijections.

Got 2-3 due in next couple of weeks myself, hope they arrive before the planning inspector and my enforcement appeal
Title: Re: Kids already
Post by: Anke on December 22, 2015, 01:34:45 pm
Quote from: mart6 on December 22, 2015, 09:30:06 am
Quote from: Anke on December 21, 2015, 07:41:39 pm
Six weeks to go until the first 5 are due   :excited:.. all on the same day   :-\... AI worked beautiful this year... better get the pens sorted soon...
Surprised you have them that early up there, with possible colder weather. Mind you if it stays like this we can not complain. Took your advise re oral wormer was much easier and less hassle than ijections.

Got 2-3 due in next couple of weeks myself, hope they arrive before the planning inspector and my enforcement appeal

My kids don't go outside until 10 to 12 weeks old and both Lambivac and Ovipast injections are done, so it doesn't really matter if kidding early. Just needs careful feeding of the milkers. Early kidding means good size kids for the show season... and I am just getting a larger trailer.... :excited: