Breed a Goat and Raise at Least 1 Kid - PEP BB animal.straw.goatkid

Oct 09, 2020 08:39:41

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Animal Care.

For this BB, you will breed a goat and raise one kid!

(source: Pinterest.com)

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- breed a goat and raise one kid

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 mins):
- caring for a goat
- caring for the pregnant goat
- caring for the goat and one kid
- one kid that is at least one week old

gir bot · Mar 17, 2021 15:45:03

Here is my submission for the Breed a Goat and Raise at least 1 Kid - straw - Animal Care BB.

This is from Spring 2019 when Sprinkles, an Anglo-Nubian milking goat, is preparing to deliver FOUR baby girls

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following photos:
- caring for a goat
- caring for the pregnant goat
- caring for the goat and one kid
- one kid that is at least one week old

caring for a goat - munching on fresh-cut pine branches we cut to reduce fire hazard and let the goats enjoy before allowing to dry for kindling

caring for the pregnant goat (Sprinkles is brown and her daughter, Fudge, is tan)
Sprinkles remembers the grain she gets when getting milked

Watching as a newly born kid finds food:

Caring for the Goat and 4 Kids just a few hours after delivery on March 26:

Three kids that are two weeks old (April 9):

gir bot · Mar 19, 2021 18:52:42

This is Nova. She's going to help me earn this BB.

Caring for the goat

Nova was 19-months old when she was ready to breed for the first time. She's in good health. Her coat is soft and smooth. Her weight is good; not fat and not bony. Her eyes are clear and bright. She's alert and interested in her surroundings. Her appetite and poops are normal. She's ready for her date with a buck.

Breeding Date: Oct. 15, 2020
Estimated due date: March 14, 2021

Caring for the pregnant goat

Early pregnancy care (1st three months) is normal goat care. Good nutrition is important.

Late pregnancy care (last 2 months) is a slight increase in feed. She'll need more calories to make milk so adjustments to diet are gradual to let her rumen adjust.

Kidding Prep

Nova kidded two days early; twin girls.

Caring for the goat and one kid

Kids one week old.

gir bot · Aug 12, 2023 20:40:09

We have mini fainting goats. Our tan doe, Fili, had triplet bucklings this past January 2023! And now one of the bucklings (black with a white spot and white tipped tail) is our herd leader.

gir bot · Aug 13, 2023 16:11:18

Here is my submission. Kili is a black miniature myotonic goat that had one black and white buckling earlier this year.

gir bot · Oct 12, 2023 16:53:55

Sabrina has been with me since she was a 6 day old bottle baby. These are last years (2022) kids. She had triplets but rejected her doeling after about 10 days so the doeling (Soji) became a bottle baby. Now Soji is bred and due February 26th of 2023! But this is about Sabrina...

She is queen of the herd (in my eyes) but not really the dominant doe. She is a wonderful mother and all the kids (even those that don't belong to her) follow her everywhere. I don't know why she rejected Soji after 10 days but I was lucky that Soji took to the bottle really fast. I made a pact with Sabrina that I would feed Soji if she would still take care of her and let her be with her brothers. So, that is what happened! All her pregnancies (3) have produced 1 daughter each and I have kept them. Saffron (her first daughter) kidded this year so Sabrina is a grandmother. Saffron and Soji will kid next year and the following year, Savannah (who is her daughter from this years kidding!) Notice they are all S names?

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