Mother’s Day

I made my new moms happy.  I removed the panels in the barn and let them and their kids back into the main herd.

Antigone calling to her girl

Her daughter was ignoring her and playing on the stump

They did eventually make it out there.

I had to get them off the north paddock because it was way too small for that many goats.  They are much happier on the Back Forty where there’s so much more green stuff to eat.

Hera and Dusty

Aphrodite and Harmonia

Cupid and Elton

Even Dolly made it out to pasture.

And the kids are enjoying it too.

Angus

Thalia

It makes it a lot harder for me to keep track of all those kids though.  There are now 31 kids running around in the pasture with their moms.

Finally Introductions

I’ve mentioned names of some of the kids from this round, but I’ve not done a formal introductory post, so here they are.  The first two born were Chiffon’s Thalia and Ty.

Thalia

Ty

LilyAnn had her twins next:  Palomino (Mina) and Angus.

LilyAnn with Mina and Angus

Antigone’s girl really vexed me.  I couldn’t decided between Pistol or Sassy.  Finally, I settled on ????.

Sassy Pants Pistol (I honestly haven’t fully decided on her name, and since she’s a keeper, I’ll put more thought into it.)

Rosie was next.  Her two little red-headed kids are Reba and Rupert.

Rupert (behind) and Reba nursing

Ostara had her twins next.  They are Zeke and Zane.

Zane and Zeke

She was followed by her mom, Cupid having her twins: Sir Elton John (Elton) and Prince.

Sir Elton John and Prince

Penelope was next with her little wandering girl, Carmen.

Carmen

Aphrodite was the last of the girls I planned.  She of course, lost her buck, but she has a beautiful doe, Harmonia.

Harmonia

Then I had my four unplanned girls.  Venus started them off with her little girl, Tootsie Roll (Tootsie).

Tootsie

Hera was next.  Her twins are Dusty and Abe.

Hera with Abe and Dusty

Zinnia followed with her doe and buck: Silk and Stu.

Of course, Tansy finished things off in dramatic fashion with her little boy, Thunder.

Thunder

Welcome to the farm babies!

Emptying the Garage

I finally got the garage emptied out on Saturday.  It’s been a challenge to kid without the Morton building and then to get everyone shelter with all the rain we’ve had (not complaining about the rain).

Hera and her kids

Floyd, Dolly, Bee, and LilyAnn

Floyd, Dolly, and Bee–Dolly has adopted them, and they have been very good for each other.

I moved a couple more goats out on Thursday (I think).

Cupid and her boys, Sir Elton John and Prince came out on Thursday.

Then the rest came out on Saturday.  I opened the doors between the garage, soap room, milk room, and barnyard. Then I used a bit of sweet feed to get them to come.  Of course, I’d have had all the other girls rushing into the garage, so I shut them up north.

Wishing the gate weren’t shut

While they were eating that little bit of sweet feed, I went and brought their kids out to them.

My last four moms to come out of the garage: Venus, Tansy, Aphrodite, and Zinnia

Venus and her girl, Tootsie Roll

There’s not a lot of grass in that north paddock for that many goats, but I hope it will last them another week or two.

Eating on the north paddock

Rosie with her kids, Rupert and Reba

I am still giving them some hay to help the grass last longer.  And they are also getting some corn.

Enjoying hay

Tansy and Thunder both enjoying a snack in the barn.

The kids are enjoying the log up north.

Zeke and Zane (Ostara’s kids)

Thalia and Ty (Chiffon’s babies)

Soon they will be big enough to put with the rest of the herd and go out on the front part of the Back Forty.