Popular Post sheep_herder ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share #1 Posted January 31, 2018 Yesterday morning, one of our Angora goat does had triplets. We have been raising Angoras privately, since the mid-80s and do not remember any of our does having triplets. The first born was breathing a bit hard, and my wife gave it an antibiotic. We do not know if he will make it, but so far they are doing fine. All were sleeping under their lamp in the barn alongside their doting mother at the 4:30am check. I also found a new set of Lincoln twins at that check and moved them to the barn. Most of the Katahdins have lambed, and now the Lincolns are starting. This is early for the goats, but we feel fortunate to have 5 kids in the barn. The first set of twin goats born last week are already jumping and playing. They have a great mom that produces a lot of milk. 9 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Share #2 Posted January 31, 2018 Ukiah! Ok, glad I got that oot of my system. Watch oot for Goat Geddah. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Share #3 Posted January 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Ukiah! Ok, glad I got that oot of my system. Watch oot for Goat Geddah. You're just trying to geddah our goat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Share #4 Posted January 31, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted January 31, 2018 Share #5 Posted January 31, 2018 I hope the triplets are doing well!!! All I found when I got up in the middle of the night was some cat throw up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 31, 2018 Share #6 Posted January 31, 2018 Just now, Kirby said: I hope the triplets are doing well!!! All I found when I got up in the middle of the night was some cat throw up. @Kirby, you know how to solve this, right? #nocatsmoredogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Share #7 Posted January 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, Kzoo said: @Kirby, you know how to solve this, right? #nocatsmoredogs Castor oil and fast hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 31, 2018 Share #8 Posted January 31, 2018 16 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Castor oil and fast hands? No. You get 2 more guesses. #nocatsmoredogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Share #9 Posted January 31, 2018 So do you maintain the herd at a certain size or do you just keep letting it grow? How big is your herd / flock / throng now? If you sell, do you sell the does after they are weaned or do you keep the herd young and sell more mature herd members? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Share #10 Posted January 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, jsharr said: So do you maintain the herd at a certain size or do you just keep letting it grow? How big is your herd / flock / throng now? If you sell, do you sell the does after they are weaned or do you keep the herd young and sell more mature herd members? Oooh! Excellent questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted January 31, 2018 Share #11 Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Kirby said: All I found when I got up in the middle of the night was some cat throw up. That happens to me sometimes: I consider it a let off if I don't discover it with my bare foot. In the campervan 1 time I trod bare foot in half eaten mouse, not nice. But hooray for triplet goats 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted January 31, 2018 Share #12 Posted January 31, 2018 How's the father? He played a role in this too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, jsharr said: So do you maintain the herd at a certain size or do you just keep letting it grow? How big is your herd / flock / throng now? If you sell, do you sell the does after they are weaned or do you keep the herd young and sell more mature herd members? We sell young and old at different times during the year at auction and from home. We are still in the process of culling our herd from when we ran on more acres. We sell a few for slaughter in town, but most go to auction when 60 to 90 pounds. One can usually get $0.50+/pound for the old culls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted January 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, BuffJim said: How's the father? He played a role in this too. Not sure of the father, but all the Angora bucks are doing fine. I think it was one of the young ones that was with the does under the trees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Share #15 Posted January 31, 2018 22 minutes ago, BuffJim said: How's the father? He played a role in this too. Oh for Goodness sake, he is out in the waiting room, half sloshed, handing out rolled oat cigars to all the other bucks and freaking out that he has triplets! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted January 31, 2018 Share #16 Posted January 31, 2018 Freshly squeezed baby Goat. :-) Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 31, 2018 Share #17 Posted January 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, Couch_Incident said: Freshly squeezed baby Goat. :-) Couch what drink does that make? I know that you have to use the juice of a freshly squeezed donkey to make donkey punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted January 31, 2018 Share #18 Posted January 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, jsharr said: what drink does that make? I know that you have to use the juice of a freshly squeezed donkey to make donkey punch. It doesn't make a drink. It makes a goat. Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sheep_herder ★ Posted February 1, 2018 Author Popular Post Share #19 Posted February 1, 2018 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 1, 2018 Share #20 Posted February 1, 2018 Oh my!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted February 1, 2018 Share #21 Posted February 1, 2018 They look a little like triplet poodles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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