Just Kiddin'
January
Our 2008 kids began arriving on January 17 when Snowball delivered a single buck.  Four more does would deliver 7 more kids over the
next week... all sired by SLA1 Bristol.  We got a good reminder that goats can actually kid in sub-freezing temps and easily care for those
kids without losing them and without requiring artificial heat sources.  Unfortunately, one kid was accidentally killed at only two days old.  
Of the ones remaining, there are five bucks (all percentage) and two does.
How young kids keep
warm on a cold winter
morning (left).  Jean's
remaining buck (right).  
Snowball's buck (below
left).  Merri and her
twins... doe and buck
(below center).  Nani and
her first daughter (below
right).  Storm's twin bucks
have not been espcially
cooperative when the
camera is out.
February
From February 11th thru the 19th we saw the steady arrival of Ranson kids.  
The first three sets were buck/doe twins with the final arrival being a single large buck kid
Fannie's arrived first.  (buck on ground, doe on ledge and
above)  We were relieved when she only had twins rather
than her usual triplets.
Then came Monica's pair (right) on Valentine's Eve.  The doe (left) is her
first daughter and our plans are to keep her for our own program.  In
keeping with both the holiday and tennis themes, she is to be names "Venus".
Cindy Lou's twins arrived on the morning of the 17th in
the middle of a rain shower.  We found them drenched but
no worse for the wear.  The buck is clearly a paint (but
not registerable).  We intend to submit photos of the doe
to the IBGA in order to determine if the color on the side
away from the camera in this shot qualifies her for their
Multicolored Variation Herd Book.
We didn't have to wait as long as we thought we
might for Lilo's buck to arrive.  As a single, he
was already as big as his week old siblings when
he was born on the night of the 19th.
March
After patiently waiting the required five months, our first CSF Redrum kids started arriving on March 2.  At first it seemed that we'd
get kids every other day... until Patti decided to hold hers for an additional 11 days... I suppose she just wanted them born on a
holiday.
Darlington got things rolling with this
doe/buck set of twins born on March 2.  
Terrie just happened to look outside in
time to see Darlington give a grunt and a
push while delivering the doe kid (right,
pictured twice to show different
markings on head/neck).  Baby brother
(left) arrived about five minutes later.
Camillia's two daughters arrived on
March 4.  We weren't present at the
birth so we don't know which one
arrived first but we think they are both
perfectly beautiful.
Terrie woke up on the morning of March 6 to find this young one following Dotty
around.  She's not the most cooperative photo subject and is the first of Dotty's
daughters to not have a spot in the middle of her back.
After causing us what seemed to be an eternity of frustration, PatientLee
gave a lesson to remind us that she is aptly named.  She teased us for nearly
two weeks before delivering this doe/buck set of twins on March 17.  The
doe is to be named SLA1 Hanna in honor of her late granddam whom we
still miss even over 3 years after her passing.