Figuring out our Goat plans...

Our little goat farm hasn't been going quite like we had planned. We've decided we wanted to go the Mini Nubian route.  I posted on our new billy named Sherlock.  He's doing great. :o)

We bred Jenna and Trixie to Mowgli one more time, then we sold him.  

But, then, Jenna and Trixie didn't show any signs of being bred.  Then, our kiko buckling died.  And then, our favorite, Kanga, died.  Then, one of her babies died.  It was a tough Fall for our little herd.

So we have our 4 does left.  And our billy goat, Sherlock.  We exposed all our does to Sherlock in hope for babies in April.

Then, we checked on Trixie last week.  She was acting strange.  Her stomach was HUGE!  But, I didn't feel any babies and she didn't have any milk.  She seemed to be bloated.  Poor girl.  So, I treated her for bloat and the next day she was back to normal.  

Then, a week later we woke up to....

...a little buckling that she delivered!  Isn't he so cute!?

We decided to name him Pablo.  He was born on Patrick's birthday and his favorite book as a kid was about Pablo the Penguin.  So, I guess you could say that we named him in Patrick's honor. ;o)

As usual, Trixie is an excellent Momma goat.  

So we have a little buckling to enjoy for the next couple of months before we find him a new home.  Our goal is to keep one male goat from now on.  But....

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ...He's just so cute that I want to keep him!