Kidding Season at Goat Milk Stuff - 3/2/24

[@BilliePennyH]

Busy day indeed! Thank you for sharing!

[@goatmilkstuff]

Yes it was!

[@TheWolverine-ff2rs]

I hope that was your BIG day. When you were live, I believe the baby count was in the thirties on your busiest day. Lots of good help from your big family. Thanks, Emery, Greyden Jade and Ashton. I hope you got some good rest.

[@goatmilkstuff]

It definitely was!

[@reneemandrink1598]

Wow. Great job! Thanks for sharing!

[@goatmilkstuff]

You're welcome!

[@mammie17d52]

Wow, u are so busy. Ty so much for sharing

[@goatmilkstuff]

Yes it was!

[@reginacarmenbanda9131]

My yearling alpine doe just gave birth to a buckling a few days ago! We got both our goats from you guys and we love them!

[@goatmilkstuff]

That's awesome! So glad to hear that!

[@christyhironymous1738]

Great blooper real for Jade! 😂

[@goatmilkstuff]

Haha yes!

[@marshacorso6649]

Poor Jade. I am laughing

[@goatmilkstuff]

Me too!

[@lawrenceearle4134]

What are the neck identification collars? That is a great idea!

[@goatmilkstuff]

Wristbands!

[@stephanieRae444]

I am extremely curious if the babies nurse at all from the moms? Do the moms spend time with their babies? Bear with me on these questions please. My family has a much smaller goat farm nowhere near your family operation, but I have never seen the babies and mamas separated like this from birth. The mamas get upset for one thing, and the babies nurse from their mama’s immediately. Again, small operation with no need to produce milk products, but I can’t help but wonder about this. Thank you ❤️

[@goatmilkstuff]

We bottle raise from birth. We are unable to keep all the babies and have found that separating before they bond is kinder than weaning later on, and allows the babies to bond with their new owners from the beginning rather than bonding with Mom and being ripped away when they go to a new home. Goats give birth with exponential growth and we would have thousands of goats by now if we kept all of them. Because all of our does were bottle raised themselves, none of them are upset when we take the babies, and are happy to get to hang out with their friends in the herd again. We wouldn't do it if we felt it negatively impacted the goats - they are our babies and we love them with all of our hearts! Bottle raising them is a lot of work and we wouldn't do it if it wasn't for a good reason haha. I hope that helps! :)