Well my two Saanen Does freshened one had a doe last week and the other today had a doe and a buck. now milking season and bottle feeding begins! YEE HAA!I'm very happy to have two does from them and a buck to sell or to turn into wether and train for cart or draft. does any one know how many goats it would take to pull a sleigh with two people or a wagon with two people ? Well hope everyone elses kidding goes as good as mine has so far! Thank God!

-- Russell D. Horner (rdh123@bright.net), March 08, 2001

Answers

Russell, congratulations on your Saanen kids! My Saanen is due in late April and I can't wait...I believe the rule with cart wethers is that they can pull up to double their weight...if in doubt I would use two. Hope this helps, enjoy.

-- Judy in Md. (trailhppr@msn.com), March 08, 2001.

Ok you 2 are your Saanens registered ? I would be interested in babies .Please email me .~Patty

-- Patty {NY State} (fodfarms@slic.com), March 08, 2001.

I just started milking yesterday. My second doe, Saanen, had a mummy baby and so delivered a month early. Sad, the little one lost was a doe. But Holly is OK, had the vet out yesterday afternoon because she is still huge looking. Vet said no babies in there, I can't believe she was so huge and only 2 tiny babies. Poor Holly is crying looking for her babies. She is a doll, a wonderful milker. I'm thinking of calling my friend who has some registered Alpine does for me and see if one is old enough yet, maybe Holly will take to it.

I also started milking my first freshner Alpine doe and she has a wonderful big bag. She did great for her first time. I put her little girl up on the milk stand, and Violet settled right down.

There's a great site for Harness Goats. I'll post it here today. Have fun milking, I love goats milk and milking.

-- Cindy in Ky (solidrockranch@hotmail.com), March 09, 2001.