FoxDog Stampede: New Kids
Our Kids
New Kids are here!!
We produce only a few kids per year here at FoxDog, although in 2010 multiple births gave us slightly more than we expected, and we've bred 5 does for 2011 so we'll have quite a few kids soon! It's all fun. Because our aim is to place the kids in kind and loving homes, we try and keep our breeding program manageable and produce only top quality, healthy goats suitable as pets, or milking and light packing animals.
All our kids are purebred Nigerian Dwarves and registrable with AGS. All are dam raised, and handled from birth to create friendly and adaptable goats. All adult goats at FoxDog have tested negative for CAE before we closed the herd.
All kids are given preliminary vaccinations for enterotoxemia C and D, and tetanus upon request. Fecal tests are done on farm, and our goats and kids are generally worm free.
New Kids are here!! Look below for pics of our new crop of kids, for 2011. So far, we've only had boys, but only 2 of the scheduled 5 does have given birth. We are taking deposits on these upcoming kids, see the For Sale page for more.
2011 Stories
Both of the first two birthings of 2011 have been something of a shock for us humans. We weren't expecting them until a few weeks later. We put the does in the bucks 5 months ago, and nothing seemed to happen for a couple of weeks, at least nothing that WE could see. Of course, nature does what nature does. Genevieve and then Princess have given birth (as of 14th April) and we expect Monkey to go shortly, although she is not showing classic signs yet. So here's the first of our 2011 crop of kids!
So we were a bit unprepared especially for Genevieve's crew to arrive. Rikke raced around (Randy was away on a trip) and got straw, cleaned the barn good, put the straw down, played with the kids, played with the kids some more... the usual. We thought the excitement and surprises were over for a few weeks, and then Princess Milan had her boy 3 days later...
On the morning of 14th April...
Out the morning of 14th Apr to feed the goats. Wait, could that be? Could she have...?
'Oh Boy!' he seems a shy little chap, but he's only a few hours old!
She shows him off, and 'Oh Boy' is named. How flashy and pretty he is!
Early Morning of 26th April...
Monkey had her kids, starting about 8 am on the 26th. Caramel was born first, followed quickly by Brulee. After a waiting period, Monkey then birthed Cocoa. We thought she was through, and were waiting for afterbirth, but another hour or so later and she quickly birthed Decadence and Sundae. It took her about 4 hours, from start to passing the main afterbirth. She did it all herself, although we helped clean the kids and kept them warm. All the kids born are DOES! So, Monkey has had quints, all girls!. Two of the does are quite small: Brulee, and Sundae. They need extra care, and might not be leaving the farm if they don't seem able to size up (we tend to keep the smaller does, like Audrey from last year). The others are strong and full of vigor. There are pics of the kids below!
Pics of the first of the 2011 kids. They are SO flashy!
Princess Milan's kid, 'Oh Boy', born 14 April 2011
'Oh Boy' from the other side. He's so handsome!
Genevieve's boy, 'Sudden', born 11 April 2011
Sudden's other side. What a face!
Sudden on the bench for the first time. His leg markings rock!
Sudden's legs are so cool. Love those white bands.
'Surprise', Genevieve's other buckling, born 11 April 2011
Surprise is a very calm kid, despite his name.
Surprise, exploring the bench for the first time.
Surprise has such a mellow coat color, maybe that's why he's a calm little boy.
Brulee, Monkey's doe, 12 hours after being born. She only weighs about a pound!
Cocoa and Caramel, two of Monkey's does.
Decadence, one of Monkey's does, getting cleaned up after a drink.
Sundae in front, Brulee in back. Monkey's wee runt does.
Cocoa is already investigating the grain! Monkey's doe.
Sundae getting a bath from her mom, Monkey.
Cocoa and Brulee. See how small Brulee and Sundae are?
Because they are fun, here's some selected pics of the 2010 crop of kids:
Audrey, a day or two after birth. She only weighed a pound or so.
Audrey and her 'Dad', Randy. She's not much bigger than the can!
Buckwheat soon after birth, with his mother, Moonshadow.
Florence's doeling, Olivia, wakes and wants a drink.
One of Amalthea's doelings, Ginger Rogers.
Amalthea and her 3 doelings and one buckling.
Buckwheat at 2 weeks old.
Florence's kids, Olivia, Roy and Gene.
Roy Rogers, one of Florence's buck kids.
Buckwheat photobombs Kelly and her grand-daughter, Audrey.
Buckwheat and his friends.
Maurice, one of Rikke's favorites.
Ginger has pretty eyes.
Rita Hayworth deserves every Hubba she can get!
Charlie Chaplin, shy as always.
Greta Garbo 'vants' her drink.
John Wayne, just lookin' for a horse to ride.
