Mini Horses 2024 kidding

[Baymule]

I know you got some cute baby kid pictures somewhere!

 

[Ridgetop]

Love kidding and lambing time!

 

[Mini Horses]

Hmmm....I'm not posting soon enough 🙂

Friday the FF I thought woul kid before one who has left me with this bottle kid 🙄 -- she had twin does. Unfortunately, on did not get out of sack and expired 🥴😞. Other is fine and she's taking to motherhood beautifully. This is a Boer doe.

This morn, went to feed barn girls -- and release into normal pasture routine after all the rain -- as I walked in, see this white kid in wrong jug, thinking how'd her kid get there ?? 🤔 Then notice her twins were with her and this was a new one 😁 checked and another doeling -- big as the 3 day olds!

Now, I had moved a big group of goats to another enclosure. Had to go find her mom! 😳 Quickly went to find a soiled butt....mainly 2 were this close. Found a telltale blood on Summer and escorted her back to other field.

So sunshine day. Promise I'll get pictures!! 🥰.

Don't even want to say this - jinx - but this month 8 kids (1 lost)....6 doe/1 buck here. Yeah, the boy is bottled🫤. Only the spotted doe is full Boer, others are dairy girls bred to Boer. Now, I normally keep all girls to see grow out before sell/retain and the boys go younger, feed $. I love the ratio so far but I'm gonna be honest, this is looking costly so far🤣🤣

 

[farmerjan]

So did the FF not take the buck baby? Will she stay since she did not mother up ? Is she a boer or a dairy? If dairy, will you milk her and then see how she does another time? Are you now milking all the rest or are the kids getting all the milk for now?

 

[Mini Horses]

She had a hard delivery. Won't nurse him. I'll sell her. She's dairy...half wild, my fault. He'll be sold in couple months.

Right now, kids are mom raised. I will milk the Saanen girls, milk share, wean and milk them thru several months. I can't devote time to pull at birth and bottle as long as I'm working. Just too much, too many, too long. 🤷. Not ideal but works.

Couple pics....
My bottle boy -- yeah, good luck.

 

[farmerjan]

Sorry she wouldn't take the boy kid... yeah, he looks like a charmer too... wrapped around your legs...
Love the odd "roan spots" on the one kid...Very different...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Bottle babies generally sell well here. Get 'em going on the bottle and then get 'em gone, lol. Saves a whole bunch of work!

 

[Baymule]

Oh that spotty doeling! She is gorgeous!

 

[Mini Horses]

Thanks. She's certainly "different". 🥰 Her sister was actually marked better, stunningly so 😞

So two of them have markings not showing in photos I've been able to get....first day outside and flying torpedos. Then they nurse and crash into piles. 🙄🥰

A black doe in early labor -- we'll see what's comes out ☺️

 

[Mini Horses]

Note: early fall I posted the buck didn't seem to be actually doing the job....he wasn't completing the mount when I saw him romancing 😵‍💫. Apparently he was a tired night lover!! Cause this has been a BUSY week! 🤣