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Baby goats! 3 days old and so cute I just had to share.
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oh man, if Monika (my partner) sees this I’ll be building goat pastures sooner than originally planned— adorable ☺️
 
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Round 2!
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Congratulations! My goat herd just added two new kids as well. Will try to get some pics later..
 
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Ted Abbey wrote:Congratulations! My goat herd just added two new kids as well. Will try to get some pics later..


Ted, please do! I'd love to see pics of everyone else's new babies.
 
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It must be spring! Leigh's posting baby pictures! Sorry Leigh, mine are still at the "in the shell stage" . Four weeks to go assuming momma duck's successful.
 
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Leigh Tate wrote:

Ted Abbey wrote:Congratulations! My goat herd just added two new kids as well. Will try to get some pics later..


Ted, please do! I'd love to see pics of everyone else's new babies.



Ok.. here are the pics of the kids as promised!
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brown baby goat kid
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Boer goats, mother and kid
 
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Two new kids as of yesterday..
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Trick shot there, Ted! I'm looking at the cute kids, then my brain goes - "What's that weird 4 horned critter in the background?"

Alas, just everyday ordinary 2 horns, on 2 critters!
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Haha.. yeah. No Navajo Churro sheep.. yet!
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Navajo Churro: http://www.wdr.farm/NCSheep.html very neat!

 
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Kidding #3, twin bucks!
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My March babies, twin does, which bring kidding to an end for the year!
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A couple of Nubian bucks born March 27th.
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Aww!
I love looking at other people's goats! The cuter the better.
I have a fondness for Nubians, too. Sigh.

There but for the grace of ,,,, something ... I'd have to do a lot of fast talking and severe justifications to add goats. They just don't fit our current life. Shame, really. They're fun to have around!
 
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