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Today was a big day over here! We finally got to go pick up Hasi’s granddaughter, a.k.a. our SEVENTH doe (the goat math is happening, I think), a.k.a. the little blue-eyed red doeling I kind of fell in love with the moment I saw her photo. Long story short, I sold Hasi’s first daughter Feather to a really nice gal, who is now a good friend, a couple of years ago, and we did a kind of special deal where I gave her a discount in exchange for a future doeling of my choice.

For multiple reasons, I decided to pass on the doeling she had last year, who’s grown into a pretty impressive yearling - I should have grabbed a photo while I was there, dang it! She turned out so awesome.

Anyway. This year Feather had two doelings to pick from, and I reeeaaally liked this one. Plus we got permission to expand the herd a little this year (our property is a rental) and just... well, basically everything worked out, and here she is!

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Aww, look how happy I am here! Haha.

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We’re going with the living room quarantine system again. My friend wasn’t able to spend as much time with the goat kids this year, as she was kind of busy dealing with morning sickness! So this little one is a bit skittish. But that’s okay! We figured the living room treatment would be really good for her. 🥰

I’ll try to remember to get some better photos of her once she’s settled in a little.

We are testing out the name Astrid for now. She got what my friend assumes was a nasty snake bite a month or so ago and recovered like an absolute champion. So yeah, she needs a pretty... uh, B.A. name, ya know? Haha, I can’t think of a good PG synonym lol. She’s a tough girl and needs a suitable, strong name lol.
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Ooohhh what a pretty doeling! Congrats!💕😖
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She is stunning! I really like the name Astrid if that's what you decide on! Congratulations!
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I guess Cotton Mouth, Rattler, or Viper would be too bad to the bone! Lol! Glad things worked out to get what/who you wanted!
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Thank you!!! I’m excited. She seems super wide compared to my other girls (except maybe Mei), so it’ll be really interesting to watch her grow and compare her with the others when they all kid and start milking. I seriously don’t know where the broadness and nice curved udder arches are coming from in these Feather babies lol. But little slender Feather seems to keep throwing these wide, almost stocky kids with nice escutcheons. Maybe she’s just been lucky and gotten Murphy’s absolute best genes for all her kids haha. Idk.

Edit: “nice” escutcheons, not “mice” escutcheons hahaha
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Thank you!!! I’m excited. She seems super wide compared to my other girls (except maybe Mei), so it’ll be really interesting to watch her grow and compare her with the others when they all kid and start milking. I seriously don’t know where the broadness and nice curved udder arches are coming from in these Feather babies lol. But little slender Feather seems to keep throwing these wide, almost stocky kids with nice escutcheons. Maybe she’s just been lucky and gotten Murphy’s absolute best genes for all her kids haha. Idk.

Edit: “nice” escutcheons, not “mice” escutcheons hahaha
I am going to have my first homegrown twins kid next March/April, so I have to wait until then to know what their mom and dad throw out udder wise. So far, I really like the width and length of all Shamrock's girls. It is hard waiting to see what comes out of different breedings. It's really exciting when you think the kids are improved and when the goats exceed your expectations! Just milked my Nigerian Bambi for the first time. She even lifted her leg for me while I milked. Her teats are small but a stream of milk just as solid as my Nubians comes out pretty easily. So...now I am keeping one of her bucklings, I guess? Lol. I am thinking crossing her genetics with Shamrock's or her kids' (longer teats and bigger capacity but much harder to get milk to flow out). I think the result will be improved milkers.
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Oh yes, crossing two separate homegrown lines is such an exciting idea!! I’m hoping to do something similar down the road. I’d LOVE to have a doe with the best qualities from both Suki and Hasi’s lines.
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Ohhhh my, shes a stunner! What a pretty girl! You look pleased as punch lol.
Can’t wait to meet her🥰🤗
I see she hasn’t been banished to the bathroom😉🤣😂
I think you’ll like your new system much better.
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She’s a pretty girl! I like the name Astrid but Viper sounds cool!
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Congratulations! What a pretty girl!!
I like your idea of indoor quarantine.
How old is she?
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She’s a pretty girl! I like the name Astrid but Viper sounds cool!
Ooh, that DOES sound cool. 😍

My friend’s husband was calling her Venom, haha. Which might be a good option too.
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Congratulations! What a pretty girl!!
I like your idea of indoor quarantine.
How old is she?
Thank you! She’s four months old tomorrow.
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Aww, congratulations!! She is just stunning! 🤩 I also really like Astrid, but of course it's your choice! Let us know when that pretty girlie officially has a name. 😊
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So cute and love the shirt pointing to her too! The arrow clearly points to your new distraction.
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Congratulations! She is a beautiful looking girl! I really like the name Astrid as well!
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So cute and love the shirt pointing to her too! The arrow clearly points to your new distraction.
Oh my goodness - you’re right! 😆

Haha, it’s even funnier since the part of the shirt that used to say “goats” has almost completely worn away. Really makes it look like she’s the actual intentional end of the sentence.
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Really nice for 4 months, love the wide body! Good choice!
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Today was a big day over here! We finally got to go pick up Hasi’s granddaughter, a.k.a. our SEVENTH doe (the goat math is happening, I think), a.k.a. the little blue-eyed red doeling I kind of fell in love with the moment I saw her photo. Long story short, I sold Hasi’s first daughter Feather to a really nice gal, who is now a good friend, a couple of years ago, and we did a kind of special deal where I gave her a discount in exchange for a future doeling of my choice.

For multiple reasons, I decided to pass on the doeling she had last year, who’s grown into a pretty impressive yearling - I should have grabbed a photo while I was there, dang it! She turned out so awesome.

Anyway. This year Feather had two doelings to pick from, and I reeeaaally liked this one. Plus we got permission to expand the herd a little this year (our property is a rental) and just... well, basically everything worked out, and here she is!

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Aww, look how happy I am here! Haha.

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We’re going with the living room quarantine system again. My friend wasn’t able to spend as much time with the goat kids this year, as she was kind of busy dealing with morning sickness! So this little one is a bit skittish. But that’s okay! We figured the living room treatment would be really good for her. 🥰

I’ll try to remember to get some better photos of her once she’s settled in a little.

We are testing out the name Astrid for now. She got what my friend assumes was a nasty snake bite a month or so ago and recovered like an absolute champion. So yeah, she needs a pretty... uh, B.A. name, ya know? Haha, I can’t think of a good PG synonym lol. She’s a tough girl and needs a suitable, strong name lol.
What a beautiful doeling! What about the name Saphira?
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Really nice for 4 months, love the wide body! Good choice!
Thank you!!
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