Saturday, December 29, 2012

Halfway There!

Today I realized that my doe Yoko is just over the halfway mark with her pregnancy! I have her 100 day marked down, to do final prep such as vaccinating her and giving her selenium. But the fact that we're getting so much closer is exciting!

Yoko's official due date is the 8th of March, if she has a 145 day gestation. I'll either be sleeping out near her, or will see if I can get a baby monitor with a long enough range to hear her. Of course, option two only works if she doesn't labor in silence!

She's also already beginning to look wider! Yoko came from a birthing of two, but other than that, I don't know if there is a history of multiples in her family. George, the father, was one of four when he was born, but Yoko is the one who decides kid number, depending on how many eggs she released when she ovulated.

Pictures were taken closer to dusk than I intended, so they're a little dim.

Yoko blends in quite well with the snow, actually!

Not fat, just fluffy ;) and pregnant 
 Yawn!



Yoko and Suzie had to do some begging for treats, of course!

Suzie Q is such an adorable little fluff ball! She had a good romp through the snow around me, running away than coming back, as if I'd have a treat when she returned. I actually had none with me!

Suzie Q will be a year old in about a month! She's grown up so much since I got her! She is still on the small side, but I think she's a slow and steady grower, as she is a very healthy girl. She weighs 32lbs exactly as of yesterday, so she is too small to become a mother anytime soon. I give her a bit of calf manna as a daily snack, as a protein boost!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

First Snow of the Winter

The first snow of this winter came rather late. While I don't prefer snow until November, the cold stuff didn't fly until nearly December! For almost all of my goat 'kids', snow is nothing new. Suzie Q was born in early February in the far north of Minnesota, so she's seen it before. But Bailey is a summer baby, so this was her first!

The snow was nothing more than a dusting, but it was enough to stick. I took Suzie and Yoko out on a walk in it1 Bailey is still a bit too skittish, but we're making progress!

She kept high stepping when she first walked out into the snow!

View of the back

Suzie Q on the adventure

Yoko taste tested the snow

 The dead grass is still taller than she is!

I love this picture of Yoko! 

Suzie Q briefly hopped onto the snow dusted boulder. 

And then took a flying leap! I wish I'd captured this shot at an angle that was not her rear end!
 She could hide pretty well in here, if she wanted to

Back at home, Bailey timidly accepting treats from my hand! Food always helps move things along!