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Allison, the bottle baby and current herd queen.

These are the members of the original herd we acquired in July of 2017. We obtained the other half of the herd in September as the owner had health issues and wanted to know if we wanted to get them back together. After finding out just how wonderful Nigerian Dwarf goats are, how could we resist. The following are the second group from September, 2017.

The Babies

When we acquired the herd, the owner told us that she was sure Indigo was pregnant, and she believed she was due in October. Now Indigo is a little bit of a drama queen. She acted like she was due any day. We watched her constantly until she delivered Triplets, on January 3rd, 2018. Did I mention she was a drama queen? She is an excellent mother, as are the all the other mama’s.

Not having goats before we found ourselves in quite the situation on January 7th, with it being 12 degrees Fahrenheit. We also had no idea that Saturn was even pregnant. We found Lucky with a frozen right rear hoof and two iced ears. After rushing him in the house for a thaw, we are happy to report that he is fine, albeit minus part of an ear. Had we known, we might have saved the name Frostbite. He has a zest for life that you can only appreciate having been so close to freezing to death. His name is appropriate.

Now that the cold weather got a chance to leave for a few days, imagine our surprise when Orchis and Hillaria decided that they too were pregnant, and both kidded on the 12th, of January. Orchis and her kids.

Hillaria’s kids.

Now that the baby deliveries are over, we can relax and enjoy them. Until the 29th of January. When Dottie, Tigresses daughter decided she too wanted to be a mother. So she had a son. We named him Japeth.

With only two days left in an already exciting January, it just wouldn’t be right without a couple more deliveries. Belle decided that she would like to be a mama on the 30th, followed by Tigress on the 31st. Annie being 7 weeks old when we got her, prevented them all from being pregnant. Here is Belle with Bronco.

Last but not least, Tigress.

New Additions

Since having goats is one of our favorite things. We really poured our hearts and souls into taking great care of them. So much so that one of our neighbors knew of a lady that needed to find a forever home for her feinting goat. He had been bottle fed for the entire 12 weeks of his life. Now, you understand, that we had no intention of increasing our herd, but the little guy needed a home, and when you have so many mouths to feed, one more doesn’t hurt. However, you can’t just add a goat to your herd, as a herd is like a big family. Outsiders just don’t just join a family. That meant a period of close separation from the main herd. Goats are very social animals, meaning they need a buddy. So we thought we should get a friend for the little guy to hang with while waiting for acceptance to the herd. So we got two brothers (wethers also), to join him is his confinement. So with further ado, here are Coco, Jesse and James. Coco seems to have charm on his side, he has won over all the girls. Even Allison. Jesse and James seemed to be more outside the herd at first, but have started sleeping with the main herd. They seem to be content, right smack dab in the middle. I think the are adjusting well. They know to leave Bailey alone…

But wait, there’s more. Just when you think that’s all, we acquired yet another. Her name is Ruby, we know nothing about what kind of goat she is. Seems like her ears are too big for her, and that she is too small for her age. But that is what we do here, take care of those in need. She needed a home, and clearly we needed another goat. So here she is.

While none of the other goats seemed to care that there was a new member, we thought we would give her own space for sleeping, and Coco stepped up to make sure she had a warm buddy. They share a stall at night, right with the rest of the herd. They are usually up against each other in the morning. We are going to keep her in her own stall at night until she gets fully healthy and stronger. Right now she is tiny and somewhat frail, but getting better every day. Wont be long until she can be fully integrated with the herd. Right now the boys seem to be interested, while some of the young girls may be a little jealous of her, with all the attention she seems to be getting.

Then there were Thirty-Five…..

We could not leave well enough alone, so today we went and “rescued”, a small Pygmy from the Cleveland shelter. We got there at 9:12am as someone told us that we should get there early if you want to adopt. We were the first ones there, until a nice lady and her daughter showed up to do the same thing. They were just wanting to be sure this young goat found a good home, and were prepared to give it one if no one else was going to. So with further ado, meet “Sky”.