Springtime is Baby Goat Time

[Mark C]

This has been a busy spring for newborn kids, but the last two days have broken every record we've had; two days running, with three mamas each.

Thankfully, I rarely see problems, even so, I've assisted by now in dozens of births, but only a few serious. I just finished perhaps the most difficult I've ever seen: the baby billy was breach, with both knees bent up, and it was a small mama (one contraction, with my fingers trying to bring the knees out was so strong I thought she might break one.) Sadly, the little guy was born alive, but had ingested so much of the sack that he strangled before we could get him cleaned out.

But the others are doing fine.

 

[Joleneakamama]

It's lambs here. We have had about ten born in the last two days. Two sets of twins night before last, a set of twins last night, set of quads this morning. The quads are from a five year old Romanov ewe. Ewe first and last, two rams in the middle! She had four last year too....but only one ewe last year. This year she did it right and put nice colors on the ewes.
7 more ewes in the next few weeks. Another looks like quads to me....all should be twins or more.

 

[steve]

I guess I’m spoiled.
I was hoping for pictures.

 

[Joleneakamama]

I guess I’m spoiled.
I was hoping for pictures.

Ram lamb


This is his sister. Both barely dry in these pictures.

 

[FollowingHim]

That's a high lambing percentage @Joleneakamama, we're almost all singles and twins here, never more than triplets. Well done. And those are cute lambs with good strong black feet.

 

[Mark C]

 

[Mark C]

This was harder'n I thought...

 

[Joleneakamama]

That's a high lambing percentage @Joleneakamama, we're almost all singles and twins here, never more than triplets. Well done. And those are cute lambs with good strong black feet.

Our old lady Cookie had single lambs the last two years and I was fine with that. She had triplets many times, and carrying the 30 pounds of lamb she would was hard on her. Well, today she gave us triplets AGAIN!


The kids think we should retire her.....but it's hard to say no to healthy beautiful lambs....and keeping her from a ram might be difficult too.... .so... .?
Two rams and a spotted ewe in front.

 

[Mojo]

Lovely!