DebTheFarmer
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Market Gardener, Heirloom Veg Lover, Novice Permaculturist, Future Vegetable Breeder.
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Post by DebTheFarmer on Mar 16, 2014 21:53:25 GMT -5
Went out after lunch and found my doe in labour! TRIPLETS! Cleo with her newborns Brown is a girl, Black is a boy. They're the strongest of the three. Teeny tiny little black and white boy. Doing ok, didn't start strong but managed to latch onto mom and get a couple drinks. Daddy is the one with the fancy set of horns. Oreo (with the tiny horns) is last years baby (same mom).
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Post by wolfcub on Mar 16, 2014 22:14:44 GMT -5
Wow how wonderful Spring really must be arriving at your house!!!They are so cute...
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Post by steev on Mar 16, 2014 23:02:27 GMT -5
Awww!
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Post by raymondo on Mar 17, 2014 4:22:35 GMT -5
The other two are bigger? Will you have to pen them periodically to let the little fella drink his fill? Sure are cute at this tender age.
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DebTheFarmer
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Post by DebTheFarmer on Mar 17, 2014 9:18:05 GMT -5
The other two are bigger? Will you have to pen them periodically to let the little fella drink his fill? Sure are cute at this tender age. I'll probably end up bottle feeding the little guy.
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Post by 12540dumont on Mar 17, 2014 12:02:32 GMT -5
Deb are those milk goats? And where are you?
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DebTheFarmer
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Market Gardener, Heirloom Veg Lover, Novice Permaculturist, Future Vegetable Breeder.
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Post by DebTheFarmer on Mar 17, 2014 14:49:09 GMT -5
They're barn-yard mixes lol Cleo I'm pretty sure has some dairy in her (has a huge bag! No problem feeding all 3 kids). She's part Pygmy. The Dad is a Nigerian Dwarf-Cross. I'm in Alberta Canada. About 80km North of Edmonton. I picked up nipples, dug-out my old baby bottles and got milk replacer (calf was all they had, traveling to get goat tomorrow) to feed the little guy because I didn't know if she was standing for him. Well, my fears were unfounded. He's well-fed, warm and happy. She's accepted and feeding all her babies I think I'll bottle feed (at least part of the time) the strongest one, Luci the black boy. Sell him as a bottle baby. Hopefully be able to milk Cleo since she won't be feeding 3 kids. Keep the little guy as a wether and Eddy, the doe, for breeding.
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DebTheFarmer
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Market Gardener, Heirloom Veg Lover, Novice Permaculturist, Future Vegetable Breeder.
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Post by DebTheFarmer on Mar 17, 2014 15:01:10 GMT -5
Not quite 24hrs old. Londyn holding the littlest guy. He probably weighs about a pound. My Baba (grandmother) named him today… Ringo!
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Post by flowerweaver on Mar 18, 2014 15:26:11 GMT -5
Very cute!
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DebTheFarmer
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Market Gardener, Heirloom Veg Lover, Novice Permaculturist, Future Vegetable Breeder.
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Post by DebTheFarmer on Mar 20, 2014 13:30:46 GMT -5
2 days old… Momma Cleo and babies Eddy Luci Ringo
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