Well I'm staying right on course this year, another single buck and this doe had twins last year. So , I've got 8 bucks and 2 does out of 9 does kidding. Saturday morning was exciting , our Great Pyreneese had 8 puppies. Blossom and pups are doing fine. Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

-- sherry (chickadee259@yahoo.com), January 28, 2002

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Sherry, were all your does bred to the same buck???

-- shari (smillers@snowcrest.net), January 28, 2002.

All of the singles were from a 18 month old Boer Buck. The only set of twins I've had were from my saanen buck. He's got another batch of kids on the way for the lady I sold him to. I thought that the number of kids was determined by the ovulation of the doe. I expected several singles from the first freshners. One doe had triplets last year, two had twins. I've learned so much about feeding goats since I've been on the computer and I feel I wasn't feeding them enough protein during the their breeding and early pregnancy, I was feeding 16% goat ration, browse and fescue hay. I have since added alfalfa pellets and BOSS. I sure gave a big answer for such a little question but heck this has really been wierd. What do you think?

-- sherry (chickadee259@yahoo.com), January 28, 2002.

Did your great Pyreneese at least have some doelings :) Your buck to doe ratio was similar to mine last year, only add about 22 more bucks! Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh TX (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), January 29, 2002.

Yes she did, she had 5 little doe dogs,,HEE HE

-- sherry (chickadee259@yahoo.com), January 29, 2002.

Glad that you got little "doelings" :) out of your dog. I bet they are just as cute as can be!

-- shari (smillers@snowcrest.net), January 29, 2002.