Kinder Kiddings! *Pictures* Babies!

[KinderKorner]

It's nearly kidding time here at Kinder Korner! I can hardly wait. The birthing stall was cleaned out yesterday. And Udders will be shaved soon.

Sadly I lost my Show Winning Pygmy Buck that I purchased to breed this year on friday. I am still in shock. But the up coming kiddings are something to look forward to. And I will be getting another buck before fall breeding time.

This will be my first year with several does kidding. I am so looking forward to it.

I had two bucks. And I planned on breeding to both, But some how it didn't work out that way. One buck bred all my Kinders, and one bred all my unregistered does. Then he was lent out to another Kinder Breeder. So sadly I won't have any Kinder Babies from him yet again.

Next year.... I hope.

This is Wilbur Van Gogh, Jan 09 . My first buck, and Kinder. Below are the does he is bred to. He has a casmere undercoat.

Goatie a Pygmy/Fainting cross. Due March 8th. She makes the cutest babies. She has a thick casmere undercoat.

Snickers a unregistered Nubian. Due April 9th.

Next up is Ambrosia's Kodiac. He has splash, grizzling, and frosting genes. And his first babies were awesome.

Does he bred this year.

Samme Girl on the left, and Lucie Cocoa on the right.

Lucie was breed on accident early and kidded on Dec. 22nd. To beautiful twins.

Jasper Noelle and Jingle Belle. The boy is retained, and the girl is sell pending.

We didn't think Sammie was bred. But she is getting an udder! Hers is the biggest, so she may kid before Goatie. Within a month most likely. Looking forward to Belly Bands, Grizzling, Splashes and maybe spots.

Sweet Lily. Due on March 19th. She is by far the prettiest, and oh so shy and sweet. What a cutie.

Looking forward to her babies!

Big Sara Rabbit. Didn't think she was bred. But comfirmed test. She is building an udder and should go within a month or so. Biggest Kinder, most Nubian looking, will probably be our main milker.

Little Miracle O "Meg" A Surprise was a frostbite rescue. With lots of work we have got her in the best health possible. I don't think she is bred but it is possible. Half her ears fell off, along with the skin and hooves on her back legs. Back feet are permently bent crooked. But she doesn't seem to be suffering. And will live out a long happy life here, with or without kidding.

Tinkerbelle Goatie's baby from Wilbur last year also resides here. She is a stinker. And adorable. Could be bred to Kody. But highly unlikely.

We will be holding back which babies we see fit, and then will be selling the rest. I'm so excited. Going to get another pygmy buck.

And some Nubian does and try for some 1st generation Spotted Kinders next year.

 

[KinderKorner]

Wilbur and Meg have a very light Casmere coat.

Goatie and Tinkerbelle have a lovely thick one.

Didn't make this discovery until last spring when I was brushing goatie, and pulling out all her hot winter coat. Got nearly done and said 'wait a minute.... This is casmere!?' Too late it had already all blown away. Going to collect it this year.

See what I can do with it. It's very soft.

 

[gritsar]

Your goats are beautiful. Good luck with kidding season.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Beautiful girls and guys. Hope you have an easy season but take your naps now

Goatie - does she faint (being 1/2)?

 

[KinderKorner]

Thank you.

Goatie does not faint.

She lived in the house, and didn't see any goats for nearly 2 years. She still to this day doesn't know she is a goat. She does tricks, acts like a dog, runs free and sleeps on the porch, and her favorite thing to do is go riding in the back seat of the car. If any goats but her baby gets within 10ft of her, she head butts and sends them flying. It's kind of a pain actually. Cause we are scared she is going to hurt our babies. But I love her anyway. She has went to several parades, petting zoos, parks, get togethers, parties. She loves going places.

If you yell at her, she will scream back. Her cry sounds like a human. Because I used to make goat sounds to call her, and she copied me. So it sounds just like me.

She can answer yes and no. And will shake her head no if you tell her to do something.

She can moon walk, bow, rear, dance, pull a cart, shake hands. She even pulled me on a sled through the snow last year. I love my goatie. Even if she is a cranky, bratty little stinker. Her daughter Tinker the Stinker is the exact same way.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

I had a pygmy for a while; he was 16 when he passed. When he was a baby he lived in the house and wore a diaper. When he was in trouble, he would yell and it sounded like my name - Genny.

Goatie definitely sounds like a character.

 

[KinderKorner]

Udders are growing! Gah.

I splured and bought myself a barn cam. So once I move the girls to the kidding stall I will hook it up to my TV and be able to spy on them without having to make the 600' walk through the cold and mud to check on them.

 

[Haviris]

Can't wait to hear about your new ones! I got myself a barn cam to, but not had the best luck w/ it. The TV is sitting on the kitchen table because that is the only place I can get a good picture. It's nice to be able to do quick checks w/out going out to the barn though! I only have one doe left to go, and I have just under two weeks on her, but I also have two miniature horses that are being watched.

 

[KinderKorner]

Today Sammie Girl had little baby goat heads poking out of her gut. She should have them within a week or two at most. I could feel very pronounced babies. And last time I did that the doe kidded the next day. So you never know. She did stretch once, and it's a super nasty day, so luck might say she has them tonight.

But I doubt it. Getting very excited.

 

[Haviris]

My last doe, and then cow both waited til really nice days to go, so you never know! Can't wait to see the babies!