Ok, so tonight I found the measuring tape,
and took it outside to see how BIG those bellies outside are.
The goat bellies, if you didn't realize what I was referring to.
Reflection, a 4 yr old Alpine doe, is 53 ins. around at the belly.
I doubt that she got pregnant. And if she did, there couldn't be more than 1 hiding in there.
Reflection's coming 1 yr old daughter, Appa, aka Cinnabun, is 43 ins. around at the belly.Only 10 (nearly a foot) smaller around than her mom's belly. I KNOW Appa is pregnant.
Shaddo, a coming 2 yr old (tomorrow, happy 2nd birthday Shaddo!) is 49 ins around!
6 ins. bigger than Appa, 4 ins. smaller smaller than Reflection.
So Shaddo is really HUGE!! I can barely wait to see her kids, and to see how many she kids, and how big her kids are, come mid-late March.
Unless she's just getting fat on hay. But she is the 2nd or 3rd, on the alpha pecking order, only because she's still younger than 2 other does in the herd. Cause I barely grain at all, until the babies are born.
And the goats get their minerals in the mineral feeders in the barn.
I'll upload pictures of the goats tomorrow, and of course Shaddo, the birthday doe! and her big belly too :) .
Also, my dad is 48 inches around at the waist, so I called him a pregnant goat, and he quickly replied, "I am not!" lol :)
I on the other hand, am 28 inches at the waist :).
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Ohh I can't wait to see your babies!
Your poor Dad, you really shouldn't pick on him lol.
Dandy's leg is looking good. Excellent job!
I can barely wait either!
Lol, I cant help myself! something in my brain compels me to pick on my dad every time he gets home! I guess I really should give him a break, lol, cause I do pick on him a LOT! but I thought that's what he's made for lol.
Thanks, it really does look awesome. I am so thrilled, that it's healed so well.
Are your horses shedding? Dandy is shedding a lot on his rump mostly though. His whole body isn't shedding, (his neck isn't shedding.) I think it's just because it's getting warmer, plus his blanket is doing a super job of keeping him warm. So that's why I think his rump is shedding. I really can barely wait for spring time in a couple weeks. Like in 7 weeks or so.
Hi Kim,
Calving is a happy time on the farm and I love showing the babies, they're impossibly cute.
Getting to see one actually being born is unlikely as the mama cows are pretty crafty at delivering when all is dark and quiet.
Keep an eye on the blog for calf updates and we'll arrange a visit. With luck it will be a sunny day!
CM
PS: You're so lucky to have goats, they're the best! I just had to return my beloved goats to my friend and it's sad.
Oh yeah, that's what cows do!
I had to read and remember that's what cows do, and it makes sense.
I totally forgot that's what cows do, because generally goats deliver when I am there, or the goats let me know, or they even wait for me, or they give birth in the barn. I never have to search far to find a pregnant doe when she is due. In 5 years, only once did a goat have her baby at 7:00 (dark) when I wasn't home. And I had spend the day away, and when I got home, there she was outside the barn with her doeling kid. I was like, "you naughty goat, you were suppose to kid in the barn, when I came in to see you, not outside the barn, 30 minutes before I got home!" lol.
Anyways, I'd even like to come see the the calves, even if it's not when they are being born. And how long does it usually take for them to deliver a calf? half an hour? hour? usually goats are all kidded out and done in half an hour, hour. Depending on how many the doe is kidding, and just however long it takes for them to get out, and on the ground and nursing.
I've seen a cow have her calf in the middle of the day. You never can tell about mother nature.
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