This is the 4th time Georgia has freshened. It is also most likely her last. The birthing went well, however she ended up with gangrenous mastitis. Since that diagnosis doesn’t have anything to do with the topic of this post, I will save that story for another day.
It is such a fun, exciting, busy time of year. Our farm gained 9 does & 6 bucks this spring from 5 mamas and 3 baby daddys. My method of assisting the births is very hands off. I watch the mamas obsessively when their due date is approaching. I like to be there for the births in case they need help. But, I will only
This was Betty’s first freshening. I wouldn’t give her an A+ on her pregnancy and birthing, but she did pretty well and birthed two cuties.
WyldeStyle was one of the first group of kids born on our farm. She’s always been a bit naughty & I adore her.
Willow is amazing! She had quads again.
This is Moon’s 2nd freshening. She gave birth in the night and we missed it. All things looked good in the morning. I was surprised to see 3 little ones.
This is Georgia’s 3rd freshening. We missed seeing the births by just a few minutes. But, as far as I could tell she did great and had no problems afterwards.
All the kids have been dam raised. They are already great foragers. They also receive lots of human interaction and are learning to trust us.
Thankfully another uneventful kidding season. All the mamas did great. Our farm gained 7 bucks and 5 does. ❤
All the kids have been dam raised. They are already great foragers. They also receive lots of human interaction and are learning to trust us. All bucks this year will be banded at 8 weeks and sold as wethers.
