Tumbleweed's Babies

Pebbles and Bam-Bam

Tumbleweed has had a beautiful set of twins this morning.  Both doeling and buckling are doing well, as is momma.  They are very good looking little kids.  I believe that they will be used as market goats.  Even though they have some "painted" markings on them, I think that Zeus is at least the lighter one's daddy.  I think she gets the creamy colors from Tumbleweed and the marks from Zeus.  Now, the darker one, I could see a bit of Neptune there.  He has the dark stripe down his back, like Neptune, and the moddled ears, like Neptune.  Who knows.

Lilo Has Kidded

(From Left to Right)
Annette, Aphrodite, and Buck.

It is so hard not to have my goats with me these days.  I know that they are being well cared for, but I want to see them each day.  I want to love on them.  I want to rub their cheeks and get nibbled on.  But for now, I will have to live with remote updates like this one.  At least there are pictures that come along with them.

Aphrodite and Annette

Aphrodite - a new milker for us.

I just found out that Lilo has finally kidded.  We knew that she was gonna happen soon as she was really getting big, but no one ever knows until you walk out to the barn and there they are.

Sarah has been caring for Lilo at her house.  The kids are doing wonderfully, as is the momma.  We have two doelings and a buckling.  Everyone has their own guess as to who the daddy is, but as for me, I think we have a little of both.  My personal opinion is this...I think Neptune (our Nubian paint) is Aphrodite's daddy and I think that Zeus (our Boer) is Annette and Buck's daddy.

It looks like we will be keeping Aphrodite as a milker to add to our herd (once we have a farm again).  Annette looks like she could make an excellent milker for someone also...she's just not as flashy in color as Aphro.  All in all, they are a beautiful trio and I am so proud of Lilo!  Great job, momma.