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post #21 of 37
4/7/06 at 1:16am
Oh, that's such wonderful news!!! I hope she has a speedy and full recovery!

-Elizabeth
post #22 of 37
4/7/06 at 3:15am
your such a good goat mama!!!

could they be any cuter? I don't think so!
post #23 of 37
4/7/06 at 9:06am
Hurray!
post #24 of 37
4/7/06 at 9:35pm
I am such a sucker for nursing pics The babies are adorable, and I'm so happy to hear that baby girl is doing so well.

Congrats (to you and May).
post #25 of 37
4/7/06 at 10:11pm
Thread Starter 
Blog update with pictures of April "unshackled"
post #26 of 37
4/7/06 at 11:29pm
wow, i can't believe how fast she is mending. thats amazing.
post #27 of 37
4/8/06 at 3:16am
awwww!!!
post #28 of 37
4/8/06 at 12:54pm
This just slayed me! What a pretty little girl. I'm glad to see she's doing so much better (and has great taste in yarn!).
post #29 of 37
4/9/06 at 11:24pm
I was just at your blog the other day!!
More twins?! How amazing!
Do they often have twins?
post #30 of 37
4/9/06 at 11:43pm
Thread Starter 
Yes, twins are common for goats, and sometimes they even have three or four but I think that's more common in the big dairy breeds- my Angoras are about half that size. Sheep have more than two quite frequently- there is one breed- I'm thinking Finnsheep, who are famous for litters of lambs - 4 and up being the expected breed standard!

Tonight for a special post-kidding treat I bought Nana a bag of spinach (from the grocery) ! She wolfed it down like I ate my pint of Greaters chocolate ice cream after Angus was born...
post #31 of 37
4/10/06 at 12:00am
Quote:
Originally Posted by KnitterMama
This just slayed me! What a pretty little girl. I'm glad to see she's doing so much better (and has great taste in yarn!).
:

Thanks for sharing their stories with us!
post #32 of 37
4/10/06 at 12:05am
That is so great! I teared up at that pic of Nana in your blog.

How many goats do you have? Do you have them for yarn?
post #33 of 37
4/10/06 at 8:38am
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Originally Posted by Sarah
Yes, twins are common for goats, and sometimes they even have three or four but I think that's more common in the big dairy breeds- my Angoras are about half that size. Sheep have more than two quite frequently- there is one breed- I'm thinking Finnsheep, who are famous for litters of lambs - 4 and up being the expected breed standard!

Tonight for a special post-kidding treat I bought Nana a bag of spinach (from the grocery) ! She wolfed it down like I ate my pint of Greaters chocolate ice cream after Angus was born...
That's great... glad she enjoyed her "treat".

My mom's goats keep having more babies each time, none have had singletons yet actually... but they're Nubians (dairy goats) so bigger than your lil ones.
post #34 of 37
4/10/06 at 8:54am
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We just went from 3 goats to 7 in a week! They are pets- but I think they will be employed this summer clearing brush from our west hillside pasture. Yes they are sheared 2x a year for mohair- but sadly- goat hair quality decreases as they age- so commercial/ sustainable fine quality mohair production really relies on butchering as a part of the process... and that ain't gonna happen at my house!

I think what I need to do is develop a specialty product that makes good use of prickly coarse mohair... I'm thinking that handwoven horse saddle pads might be nice... also thinking about rugs.
post #35 of 37
4/10/06 at 8:57am
Oh gosh, I don't know how people have animals and butcher them. My mom's goats are her pets, practically her babies. They're spoiled rotten.
post #36 of 37
4/10/06 at 1:30pm
rugs are a great idea.
post #37 of 37
4/10/06 at 2:23pm
Aww, another set of twins. Love the first picture. :
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