Mustang Sally is my favorite goat of all times. She is so good and sweet and never gives me any trouble. On top of her wonderful personality, she produces lots of milk and has great conformation...she's the whole package. So, I was very disappointed when she aborted in December. I didn't think she could be bred back before she stopped cycling for the season. Evidently she had other thoughts. By March it was obvious that she was, indeed, bred again but I had no clue when to expect babies.
On May 18 at 8 am when we went out to the barn there was a buck and a doe lying in the straw. They were still quite goopy and the little doe looked to be minutes old (covered in goop and not yet sitting up). We took care of business as usual...dipping cords, getting some colostrum and giving mom her bucket of warm molasses water.
The babies are called Roger Houston and Sharona. Sharona is the spitting image of her mom so I am thrilled and Houston is the spitting image of his dad with just a little lighter coat. They are both gorgeous babies and mom is producing like a champ. After having so many problems with Pims, it is a joy to have Sally make life easy for us.
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