Well my clothes are a little stiff with birthing fluid today … picking up slimy newborns and moving them into freshen pens with the mothers never promised to be a tidy job. As of right now 4 does have kidded today, three sets of twins and a set of adorable half-Boer triplets:
So far this season we have had twice as many male kids as female … which leaves us feeling a little unimpressed with our buck Lars. When you are trying to build a herd of goats (or a flock of sheep), genetics are incredibly important. We need to retain females from our best does to breed and milk in the future in order to build a good business. But if none of our best does have females … that is a major problem.Â
But our best does have yet to kid this season. And some of these males we can raise and sell as meat goats. Â Also, if you are interested in having a goat eat blackberries in your backyard, many of these cuties are for sale; leave me a comment if you are interested.
