NH Homesteader's first kidding season!

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That is awesome! Glad the other does are waiting....three births that close together are stressful. Can't wait for pics!
 

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That's wonderful and you got to watch! What did DD think? Can't wait to see all the new arrivals.
 

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She thought if was cool! She thought seeing Peppermint eat her placenta was cool too. I disagreed lol (gross!) she isn't phased by the whole thing which is awesome. She's a good farm kid! Our friend's son got to watch too. He's on school vacation, figured we'd send him back to school with a real education! Lol
 

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I'm with you on the placenta bit :sick It is wonderful when kids can get that kind of education :) Mine witnessed a pig giving birth a few years ago. Did not look terribly impressed about the whole thing, until the next morning, when one of my egg customers, a very prim and proper Scottish born university professor dropped in. DS ran out and told him "Andrew, Andrew! The piglets came out of Pandora's a-s-s!!!" The poor man stopped in his tracks and looked at me with such curious expression on his face, I didn't know if I should laugh or apologise!
 

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DS ran out and told him "Andrew, Andrew! The piglets came out of Pandora's a-s-s!!!" The poor man stopped in his tracks and looked at me with such curious expression on his face, I didn't know if I should laugh or apologise!
Priceless!!
 

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Lol!! Kids...

My husband won't tell me how many goats I can keep. Does that mean all of them?
 

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I can't wait to start milking!

Everyone is good, kids are bouncing and playing. I've tentatively decided who I'm keeping out of this batch. Waiting for a call back from the vet about disbudding, the boys are ready. Not the girls yet.

Peppermint was acting psycho but she's calmed down a lot.

The does are all separate and fight when we try to put them together. They're gonna have to figure it out though, cause I am running out of space and have 3 goats currently living in outbuildings who need to get back in the barn asap! Lol darn hormonal goats!
 

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Oh man...silly goats! They may just have to fight it out, lol. Move da babies outta the way and let them crazy mama's have at it!
 
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