2020 Kidding Schedule
Doe |
Buck |
Due Date |
Result |
Availability |
Peanut (American) |
Abraham |
December 1st 2020 |
December 4th Triplet DOES!!! |
1 doe available |
Song |
Fegor |
Nov. 29th 2020 |
November 29th Triplets: Two bucks, one doe! |
1 buck sold, 1 buck available $350 |
Liberty Rose |
Abraham |
Nov. 29th 2020 |
December 2nd Buck/Doe Twins |
1 doe retained 1 buck available: $400 |
Aravis (American) |
January 2021 |
January 16th Single Buck |
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Diamond |
Rudi Valantino |
January 10th 2021 |
January 8th Triplets: One buck, two does! |
1 doe retained 1 doe sold 1 buck available: $300 |
Ruby |
Abraham |
January 11th 2021 |
January 11th Twin bucks |
1 buck sold, 1 buck available: $300 |
Moon Shadow |
Rudi Valantino |
January 24th 2021 |
January 23rd Twin Bucks |
2 bucks available: $300 |
Penny (American) |
Rudi Valantino |
March 18th 2021 |
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Epi |
Rudi Valantino |
March 18th 2021 |
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Jewel |
Rudi Valantino |
April 9th 2021 |
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Hope |
Abraham |
April 10th 2021 |
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Savannah |
April 24th 2021 |
All does retained 1 buck retained |
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Solace |
Rudi Valantino |
June 1st 2021 |
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Serenity |
Rudi Valantino |
June 11th 2021 |
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Peace |
Rudi Valantino |
June 2021 |
All does retained |
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Itzy |
Rudi Valantino |
June 2021 |
2021 Kidding Diary:
Moon Shadow/Rudi Valentino
January 23rd 2021
Moon Shadow (affectionately known around here as Moony) started losing her ligaments and filling her udder late last night. We moved her up to a kidding stall in the garage up at the house (yes, I know I am spoiled...) and checked on her here and there through the night. After our kidding fiasco last weekend, we were a little nervous.
About 11:30 this morning, Moony got down to business. She worked hard to get her big black buckling out without an issue. The brown buckling slipped out just a few minutes after his brother. Moony cleaned her boys and they didn't take long to get up to find food. It really doesn't get much easier than that.
Thank you, God! Way to go, Moony!
As we watched Moon Shadow get ready for her kids to come, we were very excited to watch her udder begin to fill. It is looking fantastic and if she is anything like her dam and granddam, she should be one heck of a milker!
Our current numbers:
7 does have kidded
7 doelings
9 bucklings
9 does yet to kid
January 23rd 2021
Moon Shadow (affectionately known around here as Moony) started losing her ligaments and filling her udder late last night. We moved her up to a kidding stall in the garage up at the house (yes, I know I am spoiled...) and checked on her here and there through the night. After our kidding fiasco last weekend, we were a little nervous.
About 11:30 this morning, Moony got down to business. She worked hard to get her big black buckling out without an issue. The brown buckling slipped out just a few minutes after his brother. Moony cleaned her boys and they didn't take long to get up to find food. It really doesn't get much easier than that.
Thank you, God! Way to go, Moony!
As we watched Moon Shadow get ready for her kids to come, we were very excited to watch her udder begin to fill. It is looking fantastic and if she is anything like her dam and granddam, she should be one heck of a milker!
Our current numbers:
7 does have kidded
7 doelings
9 bucklings
9 does yet to kid
Aravis/Friz
January 16th 2021
We are very blessed to have relatively few kidding issues in our herd. For the most part, our kiddings are very hands off -- we're there to make sure all is well, and occasionally will help rearrange a kid, but our girls usually manage very well. In the years we have been goating, we've only had three or four really hard kiddings.
Yesterday was one of those.
Aravis wasn't progressing in her labor the way we would expect. We had some friends over for the day and so we sat visiting in the corner of the barn whilst Aravis labored away. When she started pushing, we watched closely. Nothing happened. A bit more pushing, and no signs of progress.
So I went to take a feel.
I felt a big kid.
A really big kid.
Well, being a first freshener, Aravis wasn't as roomy as some of our other does and that little bugger -- or behemoth might be more literal -- was having a hard time fitting his head and legs in the birth canal.
Thank God I was able to slip a rope around his head to help him get in position.
And then we pulled.
And pulled.
And Aravis pushed and we kept pulling.
Finally we dislodged the huge single buckling. I think he was in shock because it took a minute and some stimulation to get him breathing. Once he did, though, he came around quickly and Aravis went to work cleaning up her baby. Even after a rough delivery, this kid was trying to stand within minutes and was plenty feisty. We don't take that for granted!
It took Aravis a little while to get herself up, but once she did, baby went right to town guzzling his colostrum.
Our three year old named the kid Pickle -- we thought a rather fitting name!
Way to go, Aravis. You are a trooper. And thank you, God, that all ended well this time...
Our number so far:
6 does have kidded
7 doelings
7 bucklings
10 does yet to kid
January 16th 2021
We are very blessed to have relatively few kidding issues in our herd. For the most part, our kiddings are very hands off -- we're there to make sure all is well, and occasionally will help rearrange a kid, but our girls usually manage very well. In the years we have been goating, we've only had three or four really hard kiddings.
Yesterday was one of those.
Aravis wasn't progressing in her labor the way we would expect. We had some friends over for the day and so we sat visiting in the corner of the barn whilst Aravis labored away. When she started pushing, we watched closely. Nothing happened. A bit more pushing, and no signs of progress.
So I went to take a feel.
I felt a big kid.
A really big kid.
Well, being a first freshener, Aravis wasn't as roomy as some of our other does and that little bugger -- or behemoth might be more literal -- was having a hard time fitting his head and legs in the birth canal.
Thank God I was able to slip a rope around his head to help him get in position.
And then we pulled.
And pulled.
And Aravis pushed and we kept pulling.
Finally we dislodged the huge single buckling. I think he was in shock because it took a minute and some stimulation to get him breathing. Once he did, though, he came around quickly and Aravis went to work cleaning up her baby. Even after a rough delivery, this kid was trying to stand within minutes and was plenty feisty. We don't take that for granted!
It took Aravis a little while to get herself up, but once she did, baby went right to town guzzling his colostrum.
Our three year old named the kid Pickle -- we thought a rather fitting name!
Way to go, Aravis. You are a trooper. And thank you, God, that all ended well this time...
Our number so far:
6 does have kidded
7 doelings
7 bucklings
10 does yet to kid
Ruby/Abraham
January 11th 2021
Typically, our girls are pretty good about waiting until a reasonable hour to lose their loads. To date, we have had only four does kid during the night.
The fourth and most recent was our delightful miss Ruby last night!
We had been watching her throughout the day yesterday as she looked like she was starting early labor. When dinnertime rolled around, Ruby didn't want to eat. Just like her sister, Diamond, Ruby is typically not shy when it comes to chowing down at feeding time, so we decided to move her up to a kidding suite in the garage. (Yes, the garage at the house. My husband loves me. :)
Her ligaments were almost gone when I turned in at about 11 o'clock. Just before 2 o'clock, I got up and went out to check on her progress.
Lo and behold, she had two kids up and dry!
Both bucklings look fantastic. They are solid, strong boys. It took a little while to get them to latch on because Ruby was really sure nobody should be touching her udder, but once we got that bit figured out, she settled down and is taking great care of her kids.
Again, we are thanking God for such an easy kidding. We have been in this game long enough to know that this is NOT something to take for granted!
Our number so far:
5 does have kidded
7 doelings
6 bucklings
11 does yet to kid
January 11th 2021
Typically, our girls are pretty good about waiting until a reasonable hour to lose their loads. To date, we have had only four does kid during the night.
The fourth and most recent was our delightful miss Ruby last night!
We had been watching her throughout the day yesterday as she looked like she was starting early labor. When dinnertime rolled around, Ruby didn't want to eat. Just like her sister, Diamond, Ruby is typically not shy when it comes to chowing down at feeding time, so we decided to move her up to a kidding suite in the garage. (Yes, the garage at the house. My husband loves me. :)
Her ligaments were almost gone when I turned in at about 11 o'clock. Just before 2 o'clock, I got up and went out to check on her progress.
Lo and behold, she had two kids up and dry!
Both bucklings look fantastic. They are solid, strong boys. It took a little while to get them to latch on because Ruby was really sure nobody should be touching her udder, but once we got that bit figured out, she settled down and is taking great care of her kids.
Again, we are thanking God for such an easy kidding. We have been in this game long enough to know that this is NOT something to take for granted!
Our number so far:
5 does have kidded
7 doelings
6 bucklings
11 does yet to kid
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Diamond/Rudi
January 8th 2021
We have been keeping a close eye on Diamond for the past two weeks. Her ligaments have been soft and then almost gone and then back and stretchy again and then almost gone since two weeks prior to her due date. She has also spent a lot of time isolating herself and just looking like she was ready for her babies to come...
Well, FINALLY on Friday morning, her ligaments were gone and she didn't even want her breakfast -- majorly out of the ordinary for this little piggie. A labor check late morning showed her digging craters in the corner of the barn. Five minutes later, she started pushing! A little hard work and Diamond delivered a brown doeling with brown ears and a big tan spot. About five minutes later, she started pushing again and out came another brown with brown ears doeling! Happy as could be with twin doelings, we helped Diamond to dry off her two daughters as we oohed and ahhed over them. Surprise, surprise, Diamond started pushing AGAIN and out came a third kid fully en caul! This is when a baby is born with the amniotic sack fully intact. This is a first for us. We snapped a quick photo and helped her handsome black buckling out of his sack.
All three kids are strong and vigorous and Diamond is one of the best first time moms we have had as far as caring for her kids (just like her lovely late dam, Bracelet...)
We thank God for another textbook kidding.
These are our very first kids from our jr Herdsire, Goldthwaite Rudi Valentino. Way to go, Rudi!
The handsome black buck and the solid brown doe will be moving on to new herds of their own as soon as they are weaned. The brown doe with the Goldthwaite spot is staying right here!
January 8th 2021
We have been keeping a close eye on Diamond for the past two weeks. Her ligaments have been soft and then almost gone and then back and stretchy again and then almost gone since two weeks prior to her due date. She has also spent a lot of time isolating herself and just looking like she was ready for her babies to come...
Well, FINALLY on Friday morning, her ligaments were gone and she didn't even want her breakfast -- majorly out of the ordinary for this little piggie. A labor check late morning showed her digging craters in the corner of the barn. Five minutes later, she started pushing! A little hard work and Diamond delivered a brown doeling with brown ears and a big tan spot. About five minutes later, she started pushing again and out came another brown with brown ears doeling! Happy as could be with twin doelings, we helped Diamond to dry off her two daughters as we oohed and ahhed over them. Surprise, surprise, Diamond started pushing AGAIN and out came a third kid fully en caul! This is when a baby is born with the amniotic sack fully intact. This is a first for us. We snapped a quick photo and helped her handsome black buckling out of his sack.
All three kids are strong and vigorous and Diamond is one of the best first time moms we have had as far as caring for her kids (just like her lovely late dam, Bracelet...)
We thank God for another textbook kidding.
These are our very first kids from our jr Herdsire, Goldthwaite Rudi Valentino. Way to go, Rudi!
The handsome black buck and the solid brown doe will be moving on to new herds of their own as soon as they are weaned. The brown doe with the Goldthwaite spot is staying right here!
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Peanut/Abraham
December 4th 2020
The human kids ran in from a quick labor check to let me know that Peanut's babies were on the way. One lovely tan doe kid was on the ground by the time I got out there. When I bounced Peanut's belly, I could feel another kid. I was hoping for twins since she only had a single buck last time and her milk production was quite lower (only a gallon per day...). She started working on the next kid and it was huge! The tan spotty kid was another DOE!
Twin does seemed like a pretty sweet deal to me! And since the second kid was almost twice the size of her sister, we were pretty sure we were done, so we got ready to move Peanut and company to a post-kidding suite. As I secured the gate, Peanut started pushing a little. I thought she was working on the placenta... at first.
Then she pushed harder.
And then she did it again...
I had me a little check in the birth canal just to see what was up and sure enough, there was a little foot and nose.
Number 3 popped right out and lo and behold...
Peanut had TRIPLET DOES!!!
They are all strong and vigorous and Peanut is SUPER happy to have her own babies.
And we are thrilled and thankful. Our early kidding has gone perfectly, thank God, and we currently have three new bucklings and five beautiful new doelings in our barn! (And with the direction our soap company is heading, it might be good that we have a few extra future milkers... )
December 4th 2020
The human kids ran in from a quick labor check to let me know that Peanut's babies were on the way. One lovely tan doe kid was on the ground by the time I got out there. When I bounced Peanut's belly, I could feel another kid. I was hoping for twins since she only had a single buck last time and her milk production was quite lower (only a gallon per day...). She started working on the next kid and it was huge! The tan spotty kid was another DOE!
Twin does seemed like a pretty sweet deal to me! And since the second kid was almost twice the size of her sister, we were pretty sure we were done, so we got ready to move Peanut and company to a post-kidding suite. As I secured the gate, Peanut started pushing a little. I thought she was working on the placenta... at first.
Then she pushed harder.
And then she did it again...
I had me a little check in the birth canal just to see what was up and sure enough, there was a little foot and nose.
Number 3 popped right out and lo and behold...
Peanut had TRIPLET DOES!!!
They are all strong and vigorous and Peanut is SUPER happy to have her own babies.
And we are thrilled and thankful. Our early kidding has gone perfectly, thank God, and we currently have three new bucklings and five beautiful new doelings in our barn! (And with the direction our soap company is heading, it might be good that we have a few extra future milkers... )
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Liberty Rose/Abraham
December 2nd 2020
Multiple times over the past two years, I have had a reoccurring dream. Every time, I walked into the barn just in time to see that our sweet old Liberty Rose had kidded without me. And every time there was a cute white doeling waiting for me.
Well, when I went down to check on Liberty's labor progress, I turned the corner and laughed out loud. She had just popped out her first kid. And yes, it just so happened to be a white doeling!
Liberty has always had remarkably easy kiddings for us and this time was no exception -- even at amost 10 years old! Her black spotty buckling slid right on out shortly after his sister.
Again we are thanking God for a great kidding and healthy babies! (And the spots are totally a bonus. )
Not surprisingly, our dream come true doeling is staying right here! Her handsome brother is available, though. If you're looking to add some nice genetics and don't mind spotty babies, give us a ring! ;)
December 2nd 2020
Multiple times over the past two years, I have had a reoccurring dream. Every time, I walked into the barn just in time to see that our sweet old Liberty Rose had kidded without me. And every time there was a cute white doeling waiting for me.
Well, when I went down to check on Liberty's labor progress, I turned the corner and laughed out loud. She had just popped out her first kid. And yes, it just so happened to be a white doeling!
Liberty has always had remarkably easy kiddings for us and this time was no exception -- even at amost 10 years old! Her black spotty buckling slid right on out shortly after his sister.
Again we are thanking God for a great kidding and healthy babies! (And the spots are totally a bonus. )
Not surprisingly, our dream come true doeling is staying right here! Her handsome brother is available, though. If you're looking to add some nice genetics and don't mind spotty babies, give us a ring! ;)
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Song/Fegor
November 29th 2020
We were really hoping sweet Song would twin this year since she has only ever given us single kids.
The first black with black ears buck slipped out a handsome and vigorous black with black ears buckling. Shortly after this, his black with white ears brother popped out in two easy pushes. I figured Song was done and was thrilled for twins, but I might have been a little disappointed not to get a girl.
Well, Song decided to be an overachiever and surprisingly pushed out a THIRD kid -- a lovely mini-me doeling!
Song is the epitome of a good mother and you would never know that she has only had single kids in the past. She makes sure all three of her babies get plenty to eat and regularly loves on all of them.
Thanking God for a picture perfect kidding. What a way to start our kidding season!
The bucks are both available and the pretty little doe is staying right here. :)
November 29th 2020
We were really hoping sweet Song would twin this year since she has only ever given us single kids.
The first black with black ears buck slipped out a handsome and vigorous black with black ears buckling. Shortly after this, his black with white ears brother popped out in two easy pushes. I figured Song was done and was thrilled for twins, but I might have been a little disappointed not to get a girl.
Well, Song decided to be an overachiever and surprisingly pushed out a THIRD kid -- a lovely mini-me doeling!
Song is the epitome of a good mother and you would never know that she has only had single kids in the past. She makes sure all three of her babies get plenty to eat and regularly loves on all of them.
Thanking God for a picture perfect kidding. What a way to start our kidding season!
The bucks are both available and the pretty little doe is staying right here. :)
White Fields Farm Sales Policy
Our prices for Purebred and American Nubian kids start at $300-$600. Prices for grade kids start at $250-$300 for grade does and $150 for grade bucklings/wethers.
At White Fields Farm, we like to give ourselves time to make our herd retention decisions based on what we see from our kids and their dams over several months. Therefore, we rarely take deposits on unborn kids.
You may request a kid from a planned breeding by contacting us by phone or email. We keep a list of kids requested and will contact you as soon as we have made our retention decisions for the year and if we have a kid available to meet your request. Once we have contacted you, we require a deposit of $100 to hold the kid until weaning or pickup, with the balance due upon pickup of the kid.
In the case of a weaned kid or adult animal offered for sale, we request a minimum of half the purchase price down as a deposit with the remainder due within two weeks of receipt of deposit or upon pick up of the animal.
No animal will leave our farm until paid in full.
If you are interested in buying a goat, please contact Ande prior to sending a deposit to discuss availability at [email protected] or 303-818-0347.
We accept payment Venmo or Paypal.
Doe kids will be dam raised for a minimum of 10-12 weeks unless other arrangements have been made. Buck kids will be dam raised for at least 8-10 weeks based on their behavior.
Any goat not picked up by the date agreed upon by White Fields Farm will incur an additional boarding fee of $7 per day.
All of our kids are sold disbudded unless otherwise agreed upon and paid in full by 10 days after birth. Any wethers sold will be castrated just prior to leaving our farm.
Although we are diligent to maintain the health of all animals on our farm, we will not be responsible for the sickness, injury or death of any reserved kid after 12 weeks old or of any animal once it has left our farm.
We prefer animals to be picked up at our farm, though we are willing to discuss other options with you.
We will honor requests for kids to the best of our ability, but we do reserve the right to retain any animal born on our farm for our herd's needs.
Deposits shall be refunded if your choice of kid is not born, is retained for our herd or if it does not meet our standard of quality. Deposits will not be refunded on an order that is canceled by the buyer after it is made.
We are delighted to oblige requests for testing. Any health testing may be performed at the buyer's request and at the buyer's expense. Health Certificates may be obtained at the buyer's request and at the buyer's expense.
Goats kids will come with their application for registration with the American Dairy Goat Association. Adult goats will come with their ADGA registration papers. We have Purebred, American, and Grade Nubians. The goats listed may be assumed purebred unless otherwise noted.
At White Fields Farm, we like to give ourselves time to make our herd retention decisions based on what we see from our kids and their dams over several months. Therefore, we rarely take deposits on unborn kids.
You may request a kid from a planned breeding by contacting us by phone or email. We keep a list of kids requested and will contact you as soon as we have made our retention decisions for the year and if we have a kid available to meet your request. Once we have contacted you, we require a deposit of $100 to hold the kid until weaning or pickup, with the balance due upon pickup of the kid.
In the case of a weaned kid or adult animal offered for sale, we request a minimum of half the purchase price down as a deposit with the remainder due within two weeks of receipt of deposit or upon pick up of the animal.
No animal will leave our farm until paid in full.
If you are interested in buying a goat, please contact Ande prior to sending a deposit to discuss availability at [email protected] or 303-818-0347.
We accept payment Venmo or Paypal.
Doe kids will be dam raised for a minimum of 10-12 weeks unless other arrangements have been made. Buck kids will be dam raised for at least 8-10 weeks based on their behavior.
Any goat not picked up by the date agreed upon by White Fields Farm will incur an additional boarding fee of $7 per day.
All of our kids are sold disbudded unless otherwise agreed upon and paid in full by 10 days after birth. Any wethers sold will be castrated just prior to leaving our farm.
Although we are diligent to maintain the health of all animals on our farm, we will not be responsible for the sickness, injury or death of any reserved kid after 12 weeks old or of any animal once it has left our farm.
We prefer animals to be picked up at our farm, though we are willing to discuss other options with you.
We will honor requests for kids to the best of our ability, but we do reserve the right to retain any animal born on our farm for our herd's needs.
Deposits shall be refunded if your choice of kid is not born, is retained for our herd or if it does not meet our standard of quality. Deposits will not be refunded on an order that is canceled by the buyer after it is made.
We are delighted to oblige requests for testing. Any health testing may be performed at the buyer's request and at the buyer's expense. Health Certificates may be obtained at the buyer's request and at the buyer's expense.
Goats kids will come with their application for registration with the American Dairy Goat Association. Adult goats will come with their ADGA registration papers. We have Purebred, American, and Grade Nubians. The goats listed may be assumed purebred unless otherwise noted.