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Old 02/22/07, 01:15 PM
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Wow! That's a Big'un!
Brigid kidded this morning (about 3 hrs ago) finally on day 155 lol. She had one very large doe kid. I had to really pull to get that baby out, she's ginormous! She's exactly what I wanted though, a baby Brigid. I named her Georgetta. She's doing very well, and was trying to eat the second she was out.
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Old 02/22/07, 02:22 PM
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She is very beautiful.
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Old 02/22/07, 02:40 PM
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How sweet. How much does she weigh? What kind is she? She doesn't look very big at all, but it depends on what kind she is. She is sure a sweet looking girl.
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Old 02/22/07, 03:07 PM
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I haven't weighed her, but judging by holding her I'd guess about 10-12lbs, and being that her momma only weighs 105-115 (depending on when she was weighed), she's pretty darned big. I had to really pull very hard to get her out. I'm not sure what her momma is (I was thinking Alpine/Nubian or some variation thereof till I saw FarmGoddess's Saanen/Nubian, and am now leaning more towards that but ). Her daddy is Alpine/Nigerian Dwarf.
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Old 02/22/07, 03:43 PM
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She is SOOOO cute! Congrats.
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Old 02/22/07, 04:12 PM
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WOW, if she weighs that much, sorry she is huge. She is cute as ever.
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Old 02/22/07, 04:23 PM
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We had our first kid born here at the end of November and he weighed just over 12 pounds! Mama pushed him out ok on her own, though. I was told she always had twins, but this was a single birth. She must have been with a kiko buck when she wasn't supposed to last summer about a month before we bought her. He is going on 3 months old now and nearly as big as the 9 month old oberhasli kids I have. Here are pics of him soon after he was born:
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Old 02/24/07, 02:17 PM
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I decided to add another pic of Georgetta that I feel shows better just how big she is. She's 1 day old in this pic.

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Old 02/24/07, 02:48 PM
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She IS big...very nice looking too. Sweet pic!
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Old 02/24/07, 03:01 PM
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what a nice color! I wish my does had that! All I have is black and Brown! Mom looks like a Nubain cross Alpine. But she could be Nubain cross Saanen. I have a doe that is 25% Alpine 25% Saanen and 50% Alpine! I am going to breed her with a nubain because her ears are like your doe and see if I can't get any nice milkers from her (Shes only 11 months now)
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Old 02/24/07, 03:12 PM
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Oh my word! She IS huge! (and really cute) I am glad you got her out safely.
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Old 02/24/07, 03:15 PM
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Holy Crap! she looks like she is bigger then my bucks! that are 4 weeks now!!!!!!!
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