Christy (right) and Kerry are mother and daughter, and both are pregnant and due next week. Kerry will most likely have twins. Christy has given us triplets twice before… and looks like she will again!
Posts Tagged ‘Goats’
Mystery of the Miserable Goat
Sugar is our #2 goat, a 4-year-old Alpine doe who is normally very active. Sunday we noticed she was limping. We found no injury, but noticed that the tissue above her hoof was soft and inflamed. By yesterday, she was miserable. On the way to the milking room she usually runs to get her grain [...]
Brisa: Right On Schedule
Brisa was due today, and right on schedule she gave us two beautiful and healthy babies. The boy (left) has typical Alpine markings. The girl is snow white like her (Saanen) father. This season’s count to date: 2 girls, 3 boys.
Sisters and Mothers
New mom Astra (left) and soon-ro-be mom Brisa sit side by side. Brisa is due tomorrow, but she may give birth tonight. The two girls grew up as sisters because Brisa’s mom, Wind, died in childbirth and both kids nursed from Astra’s mom. (That’s the two of them above at about seven months old, sharing [...]
Tax Day Surprise #2
As I was finishing with Astra, I heard another goat screaming. It was Fern, who we weren’t sure was even pregnant, and thought that if she was pregnant she would be due in about three weeks. We were wrong. She gave us a beautiful, full-sized baby boy. You can see from the photo how much [...]
Tax Day Surprise #1
Much to my surprise this April 15th tax day, I got to switch gears (from taxes to goats) a bit earlier than I expected. I stepped outside and heard something that didn’t sound right. Went to the barn and found Astra in labor, with little feet sticking out of her back end. Astra wasn’t due [...]
