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• Thursday, October 25, 2007 - More babies!!!

For me!  No I don't want more bottle babies!   On my evening check I had one nanny that had twins, one dead one alive.  She doesn't look to good, but loves her baby so I am hoping for the best.  I had one nanny that didn't seem to healthy.  My 21 yo son is home so I enlisted him to help me catch her and give her a shot.   My dog and I can catch them, but he makes it look so much easier.   As we walked up the fence we watched the mama to the ones that had trouble standing up feed them.  I had checked them earlier and they were hungry.  I thought she had abandoned them.  We went on up where she was and the babies attacked our legs!  The were not getting any milk.  Doesn't look like she has any.  Soooooooooo to the house they have to come.  The nanny's kid that had the messed up side to her udder was all humped up and sick acting.  I wonder if her milk isn't any good in the "good" side?   So we decided he had to come too.  Kids are thrilled.  My 23 yo won't be!  They are his goats, and his lively-hood.   I think he knows how bad I agonize over each kid I have to take.   This is the third or fourth year we have done the partnership thing.   He buys them, and mama plays midwife.  I get all the bottle babies, and any milk goats I find that I like  .   His goal for this year is 500 head of mamas by Jan. 1.  

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Just want to share the joys and tears of living in the country with others that understand them both. I am mom to 5 children. Two biological and three adopted. We are praying for one more adopted soon. We live 40 miles from town on 117 acres. My days are full of homeschooling children and dealing with livestock. Life is never dull or boring or "normal" what ever normal is. I ramble on here often, some times more than once a day as this is my main form of socialization with adults during the day. Hope to make some new friends here.

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