Kidding Season!

Our kidding season has had it's up and downs so far, but we were lucky enough to have 4 live kids. :) All caramel! 1 light, 1 medium, 1 dark red, and 1 dark brown! All BEAUTIFUL doelings!

Tara's Rowdy Kids Herbrand Tool and Scar-Bar-O Ranch Ava produced a single light caramel doeling on 1/15 ~ Tara's Rowdy Kids Aurora.

Bari Patch George and Old Rock Ranch Venus produced triplets (2 bucks and 1 doe) but due to kidding complications on 2/25 - we were lucky to save the dark red caramel doeling ~ Tara's Rowdy Kids Georgie's Peach.

Bari Patch George and Tara's Rowdy Kids Sparklin' Jewel produced one brown caramel doeling and one dark caramel doeling unassisted on 3/30 ~ Tara's Rowdy Kids Sweet Divinity and Tara's Rowdy Kids Sparklin' Jewel.

Jachin Valley Mordecai and Lil's Little Kids Josie produced 2 dead babies on 4/3. These babies were very huge and I am shocked by the fact that she didn't have to have a c-section and had them on her own. I had fed her NO grain throughout pregnancy so obviously it was something with bloodlines. Josie's dam has never had a problem, nor has any does bred to her full brother (whom is a herdsire for Lucky U Farm, he's sired a total of 6 kids so far, including singles). I am just very VERY thankful that Josie made it through such a tramatic delivery. I will probably try to breed her one more time later on this year or maybe even next year. She is very special to me and I couldn't stand to loose her.

Have a few more does to finish up the year! K & J Pygmies Isabella is due anytime now to Jachin Valley Mordecai (which worries me greatly). After that we will have a break until June 10th when Kookie is due.

Hope all is well with everyone else and so far, a pretty decent year a few losses, but they were uncontrollable unfortunately. Even knowing that never makes the losses any easier, though. It's always sad to loose a life.
Fingers crossed that the season improves!
Tara