Diary of a NEWBIE Goat Owner - Kidding Season!! - Bottle Feeding, Dam Raising, and Milking 🍼🐐

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[@TT-_-]

Cute babies😊 Have fun learning milk goats! I had a couple thoughts on your milking process: I don't see any reason to wipe the udder down again after milking. Doing it before means any bacteria spread from the udder's skin to the teat orifice will flow off with the milk. After milking the teat orifices are open, and wiping around could give skin biome a way inside the teat and udder. In a similar vein I would recommend a teat spray bottle rather than teat dipping cup or aftercare balm. That way the teat orifice gets a perfectly clean drop of "closing-off" liquid and the remaining liquid is not in contact with any bacteria. In a nutshell, everything hands-on before milking and no contact with teat orifices after milking is the safest way🙂

[@AngelBacon42]

Name your bigger doe Violet! If you want 😅

[@TeresaSauza-nb7di]

What a fun video!!!!

[@heavenly-dreamsdairygoats]

Beautiful kids, your doing a great job. We have had a ruff kidding season. Losing my heritage line of my main herd doe, she fought so hard and long I was surprised that her huge twins were alive. We have had two sets of triplets, two sets of twins and two sets of singles. Four more to go. Great video. Thank you for sharing. Till next time. God Bless

[@TealStoneHomestead]

I am so sorry to hear of that. I hope the kids do well and things look up from here!

[@crystalwilson1464]

When we had Nigerians- we have LaMamcha now- I had 4 Mama's with a total of 11 babies! A Pritchard nipple is a life saver when bottle feeding goats. I also weigh my Nigerian bottle babies. Less is more when bottle feeding. No powdered replacer. You are doing great! ♥️

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Congratulations! You're doing awesome!

[@candicechristensen1753]

Usually you don't separate at night until they are at least two weeks old and can snack on some chaff hay overnight 😊

[@TamPNW]

Congratulations! Wee babes of any creature are so special.

[@bronermixvlog2186]

Wow there are 4 baby goats something happened.congrat to you friend.

[@TheCripeCrew]

Baby goat cries are the cutest thing ever! I can’t wait until they get to the bouncy stage. ❤

[@CharlesWhite-s5p]

❤ love your relaxing vids, you are good at what needs done on your mini farm.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

When we bottle feed we feed as much as they'll take but when they pop off twice on their own we stop. They can over eat.

[@courtneygianola5383]

Hi! Ive watched a ton of your videos back in the silver fox days. I can so relate about the season sadness as well. My doe just gave birth 11 days ago to 4. Im a totally new to milk goats as well. I think its cool to witness your journey, its really inspiring. I just want to say thank you, you’ve taught me alot and I love how humble you are.

[@ZephyreWolf]

found your channel very recently but have been binging a lot of your stuff- it really feels like talking to a friend to watch you! congrats on the new babies ❤

[@2BitRanch]

Doeling #2 has gazelle markings. That would be a cute name.

[@laurarowe8903]

I find milking therapeutic! I’m loving milking my goats! My milk stand is also slapped together!😂 I saw you post in one of the goat groups I can’t remember which one.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

The holistic goat! Love that group! 😊

[@Alberea]

They are so sweet 😊I think 4 kids it's not something common. I'm glad you are feeling better 😊

[@sitarafoodsandlivestock4322]

Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 for the kids😊😊😊

[@soniafurmage8446]

They are so cute!😍

[@karenschmidt6141]

Sooo cute! Love seeing you happy 🐇🐐

[@lotus....]

You're getting Baptism by Fire your first kidding season lol.Cant believe she had four! We had lots of triplets and a few quads this season too. Lots of work lol.

[@janiteeter4896]

Bless you Tiffany! I am so happy to hear you are feeling better! Congrats on the kids! Wow, I think you are doing amazing! I do have some questions... I am someone who have digestive troubles and can only drink A2A2 milk. When I was a child, my mother basically force fed me goat milk. Now, as an adult I have quite an aversion to anything "goaty". Like, I literally gag at the smell. So, the wonderful lady who lets me keep my rabbits at her barn has nigerians, and insists that their milk is NOT goaty nor is the meat, and that it is actually better tasting then cow milk. (not that I would ever be able to have a cow, but I LOVE cows, grew up with them and dream of a sweet little jersey...). At any rate, I know you are honest.. so should I even consider keeping goats? I will say, I visit the goats in her barn every day, and I do like their personalities. They are downright cute! The bucks in the other side of the building however... make my stomach churn. Also... can you explain, in detail HOW you milk? I appreciate the demo, but only ever having milked a cow, I just can't wrap my brain around those teeny teets, and couldn't see what you were doing with your fingers? Thanks! And best wishes for continued success!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

See if your friend will let you try some milk!

[@Seaspray127]

Beautiful kids. goat babies always are. Both doelings are winners. I am so glad you are enjoying goats as I was able to.

[@s4ta440]

They’re so cute!!! We use the same goat grain! What kind of chicken and rabbit feed do you use? And I’m just so happy for your homestead journey! It feels so incredibly good to produce your own food! We’re a couple years behind you, but every little step towards self sustainability is cause for celebration!

[@empresslonnie1love391]

Aww

[@ejdimeragirl1979]

Very beautiful ❤❤

[@BriesBunnyBarn]

Such beautiful goat babies. ❤❤❤

[@larry323]

Great video!! Thank you!

[@reapergrim76]

Great stuff! 👍🏻 😊

[@Featheryardfarm]

Congratulations!!! 🎉 So sweet!! 🥰...I recently got Netherland dwarf rabbits, and one is supposed to kindle march 4-6 😁

[@LaciCurtis]

Thanks for sharing! We just had our first kid this week (unexpectedly) and I was looking for some inexpensive milking products to get us started. I’m going to the store tomorrow! 😂

[@mpw8245]

They are so cute 😍 . I love your videos can you do a tour of your rabbits with all there names? But any way so cute❤

[@josephpatinio3392]

👍🏾👍🏾Im happy for you too!!! You’re doing a fantastic job, Enjoy and Aloha🤙

[@gabriellegibby3293]

Wow 4 kids!?

[@donnareeves5894]

Love your content, I am considering raising meat rabbits in my small town, so not in the country in a big sort of way. Am in Zone 5 weather, so concerned about the winters with rabbits.

[@alisoncarroll]

Unfortunately you need certain licenses in the uk to keep goats, you need to go through hoops to have anything here ;(

[@apsinthosarts2707]

they are soooo cute!!!!

[@caninecuts]

That’s so exciting and wonderful!

[@upnorthprepper]

Really enjoyed and thanks

[@sendonglongkumer2492]

Lovely kids. 4 kids at a time would be difficult for the mother.

[@20WarChild20]

Awsome and congrats 👍👍👍👍👍

[@bansku9661]

Ihania🥰🐐 (lovely) Ainakin lehmän maidosta otetaan solutesti, ennen lypsyä ☺️

[@Rosesarered-o2k]

I wouldn’t retain any bucks unless they have superior lines or amazing conformation. If you wanna keep him as a whether I guess that’s another thing but you probably don’t want him as a breeding buck.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

The buck’s g-sire is from Blue Cactus 🌵 but we will likely sell the babies as pets 😊

[@Rosesarered-o2k]

@@TealStoneHomestead that’s really cool! Wow

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

So that means this doe's sire is blue cactus? Which buck? They do say not to judge a FF udder too harshly.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Unless it's his sire's sire. They say udders pass down through the does sire and I don't see blue cactus in the udder!

[@olive_eq08]

I love your goats they are so cute! Mama knew her job and hopped right up to be milked 😂. I also have a question, I'm 15 and new to rabbits. I have a rex buck I'm going to show in 4H. Id eventually like to show him outside of fair too. He has no pedigree and is not registered, however everyone always tells me what great conformation he has, is there anyway to register a rabbit with no pedigree if they conform to the breed standard? If not could I breed him to a registered rex doe and register those kits? Thank you in advance xx

[@peasantrobot]

He he, God bless!

[@leannedeleeuw4122]

One of your doelings should be a Valentine or Val or Valerie ❤

[@rubyrose24881]

I witnessed my father's goat herd of 100 give birth. Not a single doe gave birth to four. Triplets, in multiples. Interesting. Goat cheese is easy to make. And delicious! Maybe the babies don't like the silicon nipple.

[@OO-iw1vx]

Totally off topic but I have a rabbit that has only been bred a week ago and she is already pulling hair and making a nest in her hiding box. I haven't put in a kindling box yet. Planned to do that day 27-28. Should I remove her hiding box. She had it for a reason. She is a nervous girl and needed it.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Sounds like she may be having a false pregnancy. I typically find that to be the case if a rabbit pulls fur a week after breeding. I have had a couple early nesters the nest 2 weeks before due date though. If she was in my barn I would likely rebreed 🙂

[@OO-iw1vx]

Thanks❤

[@BlessedcreatureS]