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Old 12/10/06, 04:08 PM
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Kid fever coming on...baby bellies!

My dairy girls don't start coming due till mid February so I'm not seeing much baby belly on them yet, but my Boers are due mid January and I'm starting to see it! All are due January except for the yearling with brown/white/brown markings. Forgive my enthusiasm, please....

Kid fever coming on...baby bellies! - Goats

Kid fever coming on...baby bellies! - Goats

My dairy girls are still comparatively slender:

Kid fever coming on...baby bellies! - Goats

Kid fever coming on...baby bellies! - Goats

Kid fever coming on...baby bellies! - Goats

Kid fever coming on...baby bellies! - Goats
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Old 12/10/06, 04:43 PM
 
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Prego's!
I like the black & white splotchy colored one.
Thanks for the pics.
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Old 12/10/06, 04:55 PM
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Fine group of gals you got there Emily....The kidding count down has begun for all of us, can't wait!!!!
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Old 12/10/06, 05:14 PM
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Lovely goats... Can't wait to hear your kid count!! I just love seeing preggo goats! hehe.
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Hmmm for some reason Miracle & Cassie seem to look a lot like that! =)
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Old 12/10/06, 07:16 PM
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Hmmm for some reason Miracle & Cassie seem to look a lot like that! =)
Hmmmmm, wonder why??<grin>
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love the spotted dairy one
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Old 12/10/06, 08:04 PM
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hey emily, now i know i missed you and your pictures. your goats are looking good
kidding starts in three weeks and i can see bellies too. so excited
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Old 12/10/06, 10:08 PM
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I like your hay feeding set up. Must be easy!

I really like the dairy goats. What beauties.
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Thank you for the pics. What wonderful goat-ladies! My favorite thing this winter is to sit among my preggo's and feel how warm they are and how good they smell. Mine aren't due until April-May though, please keep the pics coming!
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Old 12/12/06, 09:40 AM
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Oh now you've done it! lol... I can't wait till my girls kid. Beautiful does! (My hay set up used to be similar to yours, it works well for sure.

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Oh, what beauties! I love seeing pics of everyone's goats, and of their barn setups, too! I'm still 6 weeks away from first kids here (unless one of my LaMancha does was bred by our young LM buck before he passed <fingers crossed>), but looking forward to the season. Makes it feel like spring when you see kids bouncing around the field.

That's a nice looking cream/tan color LM on the right in your pic. What are her lines?
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Old 12/12/06, 06:54 PM
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I like your hay feeding set up. Must be easy!
Yes, feeding through cattle panels has been the best way to feed hay I have found. Of course, my girls do not have horns.....
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Old 12/12/06, 07:01 PM
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That's a nice looking cream/tan color LM on the right in your pic. What are her lines?
Thanks. That is Eccha...and I don't know her lines! She belongs to a good friend of mine...I am keeping her herd for her as she is into other things at this time. I don't have their papers, though so don't know about her lines. I do know she was 1st in her class at the big OEF show we took the string to this summer. The friend has Eccha's daughter for sale if your interested.....
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