Market Hog Class - 2010 Chesapeake 4-H Livestock Show

A few photos from Danielle's market hog class at the 2010 Chesapeake 4-H Livestock Show & Sale. Danielle & her hog, Petunia, placed 3rd in her market class. Congratulations!

USBGA Show, Shelby NC

A few photos from the USBGA show in Shelby NC, April 2010.

Olga's twins arrive - spring kidding officially completed!

With the arrival of Olga's twins, our spring kidding is officially completed! Olga kidded on 4/19/10 with 88% kids - a black-headed doeling (8.6 lbs) & dark chocolate buckling (7.8 lbs). We don't have any other does due to kid until mid-summer. Pictures below taken at 2 days old.

88% black-headed doeling - Black Velvet

Danielle with Black Velvet

88% dark chocolate buckling - Mocha

4-H Goat Club "mock show"

The 4-H Goat club came over to have a "mock show" as a practice for the new club members. Hard to believe their show & sale is next month! Thanks Briana & Danielle for helping our new club members.

Twin fullblood doelings from Nessa!

Nessa delivered fullblood doelings 3/26/10. Nessa did a great job delivering them & getting them clean -- but it took a couple days to get the nursing down. She didn't want them out of her sight & didn't realize she could turn her head & still see them while they were nursing - instead she would turn her whole body around, which kept the kids from nursing. We were going out every 2-3 hours to hold her so they could nurse -- then it finally clicked for her! Yeah! She now realizes she can still see them while they're nursing!! :) Nessa had a traditional doeling (CiCi) & a solid red doeling (Cayenne). Pictures were taken at 2 days of age.