He Arrived A Bit Early | 100 Days Farming (Day 84)
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Hi. Great vid, fab filming and brill colours. Congrats on the new arrival. He soon got the hang of the teat, as they do. Great choice of name after your friend's dog. Perhaps Eve is blind on one teat, or hopefully it will level up. When I kept goats I didn't run the billy with the nannies all the time, he was kept in a small paddock, with a bell- wether but the billy could see all that was going on with the nannies to prevent boredom. He had his own night quarters I'm not suggesting that this is the definitive way and it may not be suitable for you. I hope all goes well with the new arrival. Best.
Johnny. North West England.
I'm wondering whether this might be the way forwards too, Johnny. I have the space so I could certainly have a Billy pen.
I'm wondering if it is a blind teat but the entire udder hasn't filled on that side. She's not at all puffy either so I'm not entirely sure she is pregnant .. will find out soon enough!
@@BrimwoodFarm Hi Geoff. Yes you certainly have the space, I'm sure you'll find the right solution for you. Well goats often kept me guessing! I hope she is carrying.
Best. Johnny.
Oh he’s so lovely. Well done Pye.
love the moth, we found them on a fushia bush once, so pleased withyour baby goat, so gorgeous, and how lovely to name him after your friends dog that passed.
Well done Pye - glad she settled down to the feeding,
Best intro ever - loved it! 👏
I'm still SO surprised he's here!
Awesome. He's so cute. I'm glad Pye figured out to let him feed in the end.
I think I always start worrying too soon. They tend to settle quite quickly.
@@BrimwoodFarm got to admit watching it I was thinking "oh no, she's rejecting him!" These things need more patience than I have clearly :)
I'm hoping your planning on making goat cheese. I recently tried goat feta and am in love! Especially with honey. 💖🌞🌵😷
Definitely! I'm excited about trying to make all these things.
I run my herd mixed year round. I have a temperate climate as well and the long day/short day light cycle this far North seems to help keep breeding in the fall. I keep multiple bucks with my does, and let them kid all together. The bucks can be quite protective of the kids, and they eventually help with daycare. Everyone is respectful if given enough space in their pens and housing. While there is risk of early breeding for young does, I am finding that as long as nutrition and body condition are excellent, then they breed as first timers right at 6 months old and then first freshen right at 1 year. I am still experimenting with this "natural" cycle, but it sure simplifies herd management.
Just found your channel, Great stuff. Greetings from the Oregon Coast.
Hey, thanks for the info Justin. That's great! How do you find putting recently kidded nannies back in? Do they get bred again quickly or is there a gap? My main concern is my doe getting bred again whilst she's still got an infant.
Great Video, I am sure they will settle down soon enough, just like mama goat took a little while to let the kid suckle , goats are on the agenda for us in two months time so we will join you on the goat journey. :-)
It's my opinion (I know nothing about goats) that you'll have to start a second herd. One with the billy and one without. I wouldn't want to take a chance of her to getting topped. Especially if you want milk or cheese for your market stand. I know the wethers are a tight group, but could a couple go over to be with the mums and kids? 💖🌞🌵😷
So sweet!
Incredible!
Because your nanny goats' pregnancies are spaced so far apart I'd keep the billy. This spacing is good for milk production as you'll want to her dry up before getting topped up and you'll have at least one in milk at a time. But I'd get my calendar out because you don't want kids dropping in the cold and wet of winter (unless you want to keep kids in your apartment and bottle feeding) as you don't have a proper winter shelter for kids. You may want to move that third girl out of the Billy's pen now. 💖🌞🌵😷
Too late, Suzi ... third girl is pregnant too. 🤣🤣 I think you're right and I'm going to have to run two herds. But that's fine if it means they can still free range whilst I keep them safe from multiple pregnancies etc.
such a beautiful boy
Oh, such a cutie!
He really is 😄
Check her udder daily, one kid can mean one preferred side and trouble. Also check for heat, hardness, etc. esp. shortly after birth when everything needs to start up. If the tension is to high, you may need to milk her partly out to get the pressure off and make nursing easier for both, but at least check that both teats give milk and easily so his suckling actually does get him milk.
Start milking way earlier, just leave the kid on for the first 6 or so weeks (note billygoats can be fertile starting at about 8 weeks old, so you'll have to wean then to prevent him breeding his own mom) Most start milking anywhere between 24 hours and 2 weeks after birth and seperate over night at 6 weeks or wean completely between then and 8 weeks, partly depending on buckling or doeling, but they then millk twice a day. Lamb/kid/calf sharing i.e. leaving the babies on mom makes milking easier with crises, because then you can skip a day without problems.
There are ram/buck aprons for contraceptive use, but that is not a 100% garantee. Because you also want to milk your does, and thus no billystink in the milk, split the herd in boys (wethers + breeding bucks and bucklings not castrated over 8 weeks old) and a doe + doeling herd. Make solid holding pens for both and good electric fence to keep them apart when browsing.
Thank you for all this! Fan information. She let me start touching her udders today so I'm excited to start milking.
Watched this one again what ever happened to this baby? 💖🌞🌵😷
He's the little one in the pen next door to Pixie who has the runs.