Itty Bitty Hooves

Twins This Afternoon!

March 6, 2008 on 3:41 pm | In goats, kids, boers, does |

We’re on a roll here, our solid red Boer doe had twins this afternoon. She was in mild labor this morning and I thought for sure she’d have them by mid-morning. But noooo, she held out until 12:30. They’re happy, and healthy DOES. This is such a girlie year for us, Mickey is really throwing them girls around, haha. He’s also stamping them with such uniform color. In all 7 only one has been a paint color, all the rest are pretty much traditional. From the two boer mamas the babies are dark red headed traditional. From the LaMancha fawn colored doe the girls are traditionally marked, but their head color is more a mix of red and fawn. It’s really pretty though. In 7 days we’ve had 7 kids born to 3 does–only one buckling.

Here are the kids in their still slightly damp, and wobbly selves.