End of the 2014 Kidding Season!!

We made it. Barely! I generally prefer to have kids clustered together, and although this leads to a lot of short term chaos, having births spread out over many weekends isn't ideal either. This year's kidding season spanned about 6 weeks which coincided with an unusually busy season at work, making it that much more painful. It feels good to drop the calendar of vaccines, inductions and births in the trash- yay!

Sage decided to put on a show for our guests and make a grand show of trying to deliver a very large and very stuck breech buck kid. At the same time, Lark thought it would be a good idea to lie down and push. Lark easily delivered twin girls, one saanen type and one solid black with a white splash. They are petite, cute and thriving - the little black doe reminds me of Stella, one of my favorites that I sold a few years back.

After much pushing, pulling and sweating, Sage's buck kid was successfully extracted. I was certain he was a goner, simply because of the length of the struggle and was shocked to see him gasp for breath. He had a weak start but is doing well now, topping the scales at about 12 lbs. What a beast! This was a breeding to Roeburn's Limerick Shamus, a pairing from which I was wishing for a girl...maybe next year.

Now its time to celebrate small miracles - the does jumping on the milkstand without assistance, keeping the inflations on their teats without spastic freak outs, putting away the disbudding iron and tattoo kit and finally, sending kids off to their new homes.

A Final Tally for 2014 ~ 27 kids

Alpines

Luna - 1 doe

Sage - 1 buck

Cammile - 1 doe, 1 buck

Charlotte - 2 does

Claire - 1 doe, 2 bucks

Lark - 2 does

Saanens

Masquerade - 2 does (3rd stillborn)

Luciana - 2 does

Mona Lisa - 2 bucks

Toggenburgs

Elina - 1 buck

Emilene - 2 does, 1 buck

Macy - 1 doe, 2 bucks

May - 1 doe

Emmette - 1 doe, 1 buck