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Last night at about 6:30 p.m. our Pygmy Fainting Goat "Daisy Mae" gave birth to a blue eyed little girl that we have named "Ellie Mae". She is such a cutie. "Little Moo" is the daddy and he is such a good buck for us. He throws out girls mainly and often times they have blue eyes. That makes u 4 girls and 1 boy born so far and we still have 4 more goats due in the next week. I love this time of year!
Daisy Mae
Little Moo
Ellie Mae & Daisy Mae
Ellie Mae
Isn't she a cutie????
You can find the posts about the other babies born here recently here and here.
On March 6, a day after Gracie had her twin girls, Elsa had twins too. Elsa had a solid white little boy named "CJ: and a solid black little girl named "Midnight". They are exact opposites in color and personality. CJ is pretty calm and laid back and Midnight is super rambunctious. Also, CJ has light blue eyes and Midnight's are a pretty brown.
An hour after CJ was born.
Midnight is just an hour old here.
They are 2 days old here.
3 days old.
The video is a short little video of Midnight running around and having fun.
Our 2019 schedule has been planned! Around September and October is when we breed our goats, so here is our planned 2019 kidding schedule. Each year we strive to make our herd better and I am hoping we are going to have some awesome kids born here next year!
Dainty Girl (Saanen) was bred to Casper (Saanen) on 10/20/2018 and is due on 3/19/2019. Breeding verified.
This is Dainty Girl with one of her babies from last year.
Casper showing off his beard.
Dairy Queen (Saanen) was bred to Casper on 10/20/2018 and is due on 3/19/2019.
Dairy Queen...this is before she was full grown.
Belle (pygmy) was bred to Little Moo (pygmy) on 10/20/2018 and on 10/22/2018 and is due on 3/19/2019. Breeding verified.
Belle
Little Moo having his dinner
Daisy Mae (pygmy fainting goat) was exposed to Little Moo on 10/21/2018 and is due on 3/20/2019.
This is Daisy Mae. She is Brownie's daughter.
Brownie (pygmy fainting goat) was exposed to Little Moo on 10/22/2018 and is due on 3/21/2019.
Brownie
Gracie (pygmy cross) was exposed to Little Moo on 10/22/2018 and is due on 3/21/2019.
Gracie
Our breeding priorities are milk production, longevity, temperament, and improvement of the breed.
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Today at noon, Contessa gave birth to a female and we named her "Carrie Ann". Contessa was our 2nd goat we got on our homestead. We got her when she was just 3 weeks old and had rescued her for a large nearby dairy barn. One of their turkeys had pecked out her eye and with them having so many goats to care for, they couldn't care for her. We took her (nearly 2 years ago) and have raised her and loved her ever since. She is half Saanen and half nubian. Her mate is Casper and he was our first goat here. We purchased him from that same dairy goat farm about 2 weeks prior to taking in Contessa when he was just 3 weeks old too. Loved bottle feeding the two of them. Casper is a full blooded Saanen. Anyway, we bred the two of them together and today baby Carrie Ann was born and we are thrilled.
Now that you've become reacquainted with Contessa & Casper, meet Carrie Ann.
Hope you enjoyed this and I'll share pics as she grows. This was Contessa's first birthing and she did great and didn't require any assistance. So proud! :-)
