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He's so fluffy!

Oh my he was s adorable!

@lecobb8 I am sooo glad I'm not the only one feeling this way right now!

3 weeks ago my horse fell on ice and has been stall ridden since...
My pet Nigerian is in one birthing stall, my Grade Alpine doe is in the kid barn because my Mini Zebu is in the other stall (im an idiot and wanted a mini cow with no real place to put him and my Hackney mare hates him so he cant be with the horses).. I had 3 does due on 2/14 but this little guy wanted to be early.

So between trying to get this butthead on the bottle (still... he's hungry but has absolutely no idea how to suckle.. bucklings are so much fun 8-| ),
I'm also sticky and swear I've taken 3 showers today because I wore more colostrum than what went into his stomach which ultimately makes me want to cry, my barn overalls and jacket smell horrible of placenta, and I'm going to be up all night trying to get him to take a bottle and watching stall cameras.

Breeding show goats is not for the faint of heart! I honestly hate trying to preserve udders and would much rather dam raise... Thankfully my Nigerian will be dam raising so that's that many less bottle babies and I have a break after these 3 until Mid March when my Boer does kid... and then one beginning of April and one end of May and I'll be done for the season

Perseverance succeeds! Way to go!

So do we call you a midwife or a daddy?

He is just the sweetest little kidd.

Mine that was in labor went at 3 am. I had said earlier in the day that I thought she may only have a single....quads. One stillborn doe kid seems to have set off a slightly early labor, because the other kids seem a little undercooked. Two doe kids born on their own, and I had to go fishing for the stupid boys. Mom is struggling. Retained placenta, lots of TLC needed, she's just bumming around. Thankfully, I had a buyer who wanted to come get the 2 boys right after their second feeding. I can't complain about that!

@Treble they are pets first before they are show goats. I also use their milk to make soaps and my oldest daughter is lactose intolerant but since goats milk protein is different than cows milk protein, she can drink goats milk.

These are two of my yearlings from last year. They both went to the ADGA Sanctioned show at Frederick Fair here in Maryland back in September. My husband didn't get any photos of Rose (two toned American Alpine) in the ring but she came out first in her class and was highly considered for Reserve Jr Champion. But because her lines are unfortunately slow growing (blossoms at about 2 years old), she was small for her age and the judge gave it to the 2nd place 2 year old dry doe.
Winter (White 50% Alpine) was in such a large class and no one was cooperating because it was so hot, the judge literally picked his top 3 and told everyone else to fall in line

Last kidding update until March...

We finally got a Doeling!

My heart goat kidded buck/doe twins!
The buckling is absolutely massive and the size of Duddley who will be 1 week old tomorrow!

My daughters named them Dusty (light colored boy) and Opal (dark colored girl)

@wolvevenfrost it's definitely fun and rewarding but a lot to keep up with... my initial thought before getting my first goat was that they were cheap and easy animals, until I did my research and realized just how wrong I was :))

Copper deficiency
Worm load
Parasite resistance to dewormers
Calcium:Phosphorus ratios for boys so they don't get stones
Kidding problems
Hoof trimming

I can keep going but you get the idea lol

This second one is the last picture I had of her before she went to another home with a lady.

@KhaosAcres yea being here makes me really, really, really want my own plot of land around my own house (hopefully I'll be in my first house at the end of this year! Can't wait!) And own my own little herd of sheep. My dream (and also my moms) is to own lots of land and a nice house to where we have a well, farmland, solar, and animals (basically self sustaining). We want cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, horses, and maybe some exotics if all the rest is there. And of course different types and variations with each one too.

Of course only if we win the lottery or both have an amazing paying job with amazing savings. But hey, one can dream. Hopefully said dream will become true. I'd love to own, manage, and live on a ranch/ farm of my own.

Oh almost forgot about the tall brick wall that will completely surround the property. It being tall is mainly (only) for my escape doggos. Lol

Unfortunately yesterday at 12:30pm, we lost our little Dudley... he came down sick last week and despite our best efforts, he was just too sick and exhausted to fight any longer.. my heart is broken =((

RIP Dudley, The little bean :((

Just wanted to update on the kids...

I want to say thank you for the kind words about Dudley! It has gotten easier but still hurts... I'm getting someone to crochet me my little Dudley, his little stuffie will come home end of June/July!

We had our first show of the year yesterday we took one of our bucklings that was born on April 6th and he did amazing!

Komplete Khaos Acres Aspen brought home :

1st - 2x
2nd - 1x
Jr Reserve Grand Champion - 1x
Jr Grand Champion - 2x

He unfortunately missed Best Of Breed when going against 2-4 year olds because he was (in their words) missing in maturity which blows because putting babies against full grown adults, they are set up for automatic failure due to lack of maturity BUT it makes sense and he was given high praises and excitement for what he turns out to be in the future. He was so well behaved and got compliments from all 3 judges on his demeanor compared to the other babies he went up against (one of which got loose 2 times).
I can't wait to see what this boy turns into!





Aspen and his unnamed brother


We also got to meet one of the bigger named breeders in the Alpine world which was so cool! We talked with them almost the entire time we were there and there were times the husband actively seeked us out just to talk! He is going to let us have some straws from his 2x reserve grand champion best of breed buck they brought yesterday who we absolutely fell in love with! He is an absolute monster of a buck who dwarfed literally every goat at the show but was an absolute doll!

Rainbow colors bred (I didn't catch his full registered name unfortunately)
The buck in front of him is a normal sized buck