Anybody else? Weird birthing season

ahahahni1 · #1 01/19/12, 06:59 PM

We are having the weirdest birthing season so far. All but o ne of our goats has had multiples! I mean one had triplets but she does every year. And one goat who always singles had her first twins. It's weird! I'm assuming the drought had something to do with it? Or just Murphys law because I said I want to cut our herd to six does. Gosh we have babies crawling out of our ears!

Ranger · #2 01/19/12, 07:56 PM

See, you already knew the answer. Now if you WANTED more goats=======

Heritagefarm · #3 01/19/12, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ahahahni1

We are having the weirdest birthing season so far. All but o ne of our goats has had multiples! I mean one had triplets but she does every year. And one goat who always singles had her first twins. It's weird! I'm assuming the drought had something to do with it? Or just Murphys law because I said I want to cut our herd to six does. Gosh we have babies crawling out of our ears!

We cull animals (aside from cattle) that only give singles by the second birthing. Most other folks I know do the same.

prairiedog · #4 01/19/12, 10:18 PM

There were a lot of singles last year so maybe this is a multiple year

LoneStrChic23 · #5 01/19/12, 10:29 PM

I haven't had singles yet...... Even in the goats I had several years ago..... Typically triplets, with a few sets of twins thrown in..

Watch, now that I posted that, I'll get singles this year!

Backfourty,MI. · #6 01/19/12, 10:33 PM

Well congratulations are in order for all those healthy babies but where are the pictures?

ahahahni1 · #7 01/19/12, 11:31 PM

Oh sorry. Lots of pics are on blog www.ahahahni1.wordpress.com

steff bugielski · #8 01/20/12, 05:07 AM

With twins being the norm I would say a year with all singles is weird.

ahahahni1 · #9 01/22/12, 12:10 AM

And now Fauna our third Nubian had a boy. I swear is anyone is in the market for mini bucklings, please let me know. We have them crawling out of our ears!