Well we knew that only 1/2 the herd had babies in November 2010 but what we didn't know is when the other 1/2 would start having babies. Well now we know.
We have had 9 babies during the first week of February 2011. I am going to post some pictures soon and I have advertised some of the boys on Craigs list. Here's what has happened!
Bottle baby boys are $35 unless otherwise stated.
Bluebell (full blood boer) had a boy and a girl on Sunday Jan 30th. My guess is the dad is a Nubian--because their legs are soooo long. The vet gave them an injection of vitamins to jump start their lives!
Knee High (commercial boer) had 2 stocky babies on Sun Jan 30th. 1 boy and 1 girl. Boy is friendly than girl. Colors of baby are boer markings--maybe a little more chocolate than traditional. The mamma walks on her knees (it was a condition before we bought her--but so far her babies are super strong and resistant.
Lucky Gal has had her second set of twins on our farm. 1 boy/1 girl. They are stocky. The boy has a black head/white body, and a strong suck. Mamma is only interested in his sister. We have made sure that he has had forced nursings and so he has had lots of collustrum.
Lucky Gal's first set of twins had a little girl named Lilly Pad--and this week she had her first baby. All black w/ white ears--super strong and super cute. I want her to have a good first mothering experience--so he's not for sale currently.
I had another first time mamma, Juliett, and she had an all brown little boy. He nurses a lot, but he doesn't seem to be frolicy--like he should be--so maybe her milk supply is low. She is being a really good mamma though. It is possible that I could sell him--just because I'm unsure if he'll make it on her milk alone.
Today, Feb 5, Friendly Yellow had 1 little boy at 9am. I assisted w/ the delivery and Campbell and Annastyn watched. He seems strong and healthy--and ready to take on life. He needs a few days of collustrum but he would be available for sale. Since he is a little bigger (solo baby from a big mamma--my price for him would be $50.
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