It's another Boy!!!! But he is sooo Cute

[Starsmom]

Clarice had twins this morning, one boy and one girl. The little doeling was just way too small and was born stillborn. The boy is on the small side, but seems to be doing fine. One thing I can't figure...Daddy is purebred Alpine and mama is White nubian/saneen cross and the little guy is solid black.

[Sweet Goats]

He is sure a cutie.

[Jillis]

There is a lot of cross breeding in the backgrounds of the breeds and once in a while a baby will be thrown that has some recessive characteristics.

BTW, I read in Pat Coleby's book "Natural Goat Care" that a doe who is iodine deficient, even w/o outward clinical symptoms, will often throw mostly bucklings, and the doelings that are born will be weak, or stillborn.

I believe that giving them free choice kelp helps to remedy that...

I don't know how true that info is, or if that is what happened in your case, just thought I'd toss it out there as food for thought.

[GoldenWood Farm]

Alpines can produce solid black. My friend has had his does due it before. They are real stunning when they are solid black . Cute baby boy though ...sorry about the girl .

MotherClucker

[BlessedMom]

How precious!
I had to look 3x at the picture! I thought for sure that was my head leader, Cricket you had pictured there! She is a Snubian too! Looks EXACTLY like her!
hahaaa!!! She's due in a few weeks.

[Starsmom]

Clarice is our Queen, I was a little worried as the day he was born we were having a blizzard. I had to move my sons lambs into the barn and that meant I had to move Clarice and her new one in with Blanche and her buckling (12 days old) well, so far no problems. The storm still hasn't passed enough to move the lambs out and their pen is soaked. They have a little house, but aren't really smart enough to stay in it. I certainly didn't want lambs with pnuemonia, so they were moved.

The only problem which I'm not sure is a problem is that while Clarice was resting, Blanche allowed Clarice's kid to nurse her. I'm not sure why Blanche nursed the little one. I guess he was hungry and Mama was asleep. Could that be a problem. I've watched them all and each kid certainly knows who Mama is. When I went in early this morning, Clarice and hers were curled up together under the heat lamp.