A Week Old

It's hard to believe it's already been a week, but it has.  Both sets of twin are doing well and growing quickly, so clearly both Moms are doing their job.  I got the other goats moved to another pasture so I could put the little families outside - or at least leave the barn door open during the day.  I will close them up at night.

I love the coloring on the speckled ones, but unfortunately, they are both boys.

Here's Licorice and Nutmeg.

 

 And here are Rosemary and Thyme snuggled together.

And another set of twins

Mocha, daughter of Yazmeen from last year, kidded on her own about 12:30.  The goats were making a ruckus around 10 and I went out and everything seemed OK.  I checked Mocha to see if she was filling with milk, but didn't seem to.  When Lily came home at 12:00 she said Mocha was not with the guys.  We went out and looked for her and there she was with her two little kids - one girl, one boy.  Girl is Rosemary, boy is Thyme.  They are so cute.

New Kids on the Block

Yazmeen came through with twin boys yesterday afternoon.  Lily and I helped a little, but I think she would have done just fine on her own.

This is Licorice, weighing in at 4# 15 oz.:

And this is Nutmeg, 5# 5oz.:

Nutmeg had the most interesting coloring.  Here's a photo of the current herd.  I bought a little buck in December, but wasn't sure he was up for the job, but he at least got Yazmeen pregnant, but she's the little one.  I just don't know about the others.  I haven't observed any signs of heat, so they may be.  We'll just wait and see.  I am hopeful that Yaz

meen's Mocha will kid this year.  She's bigger than her Mom and hopefully would be easier to milk.