Kidding season has begun for my sister and nephew

@JudyEv (339953)
Rockingham, Australia
July 24, 2021 8:49pm CST
After attending the horse endurance ride, we stayed with my sister for three nights. She and her son raise goats and we were there to see the first of the new kids being born. These twins are only a few hours old but are strong and healthy. They are under an infra-red light to make sure they stay warm. A single was born the same day and since then another three have been born. They have around 50+ goats to kid and many will have twins or triplets so the goat population on their place will increase dramatically. Aren’t they cute?
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@rebelann (112878)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jul 21
Yes, they are adorable. Are goats used as food?
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
It's not a common food here but Eastern Europeans like to eat goat. These will be sold as milkers or pets.
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@rebelann (112878)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jul 21
Oh, I see. I have hispanic neighbors to the back of my property who raise a couple goats periodically then they use them as food. I haven't seen any milkers though.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
@rebelann I guess it's mostly a cultural thing - whether people eat goat or not.
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@shaggin (72131)
• United States
25 Jul 21
Oh my gosh they are so darn cute! You are so lucky to get to play with them. That would make my whole month!
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
They are certainly cute. They will be inundated with kids soon.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
25 Jul 21
Those babies are too cute, I know you miss having them around Judy.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
26 Jul 21
@JudyEv Baby animals are all lovely... well almost all, baby snakes are not lovely.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
We will be back there for a fleeting visit on Wednesday so I'll catch up on all the new arrivals.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
@LadyDuck And I find baby birds very ugly but from memory I think you like them too.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
25 Jul 21
Yes, they are very cute and no, I won't show this pic to Pretty. I don't want to raise goats in our back yard.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
25 Jul 21
@JudyEv We probably could but Pretty would probably want to keep them in the house and I'd really rather not.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil We have a tiny patch of grass here. Maybe I could just have one.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
They are very small. I'm sure you could fit one or two in your yard.
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@wolfgirl569 (106271)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Jul 21
Adorable.
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@wolfgirl569 (106271)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Jul 21
@JudyEv I am going to miss having them. Thinking about selling down to just 2 for pets.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
@wolfgirl569 All pets are a lot of work. Two wouldn't be so bad.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
I'm sure you know just how cute the kids are.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
25 Jul 21
well I read the headline wrong. I figured you were teasing your sister about something, you know kidding season. sorry, I will pay more attention to pictures and text in the future!
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
I guess in a way I should say sorry. I never thought about any other meaning of 'kidding'. lol
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
@DocAndersen Certainly I should have guessed (sigh)
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
25 Jul 21
@JudyEv you had to know the american would take the literal version of that!
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@snowy22315 (180702)
• United States
25 Jul 21
They are cute. I love cuddly little animals.
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@snowy22315 (180702)
• United States
25 Jul 21
@JudyEv Here in this state you need to have 5 acres to have farm animals. Anybody who had a goat here would probably get a letter from the board. It is pretty silly, because all the lots here are one acre plus..it isn't like you are on top of your neighbors.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
Goats make great pets. Most of the bucks will be neutered and sold as pets.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
@snowy22315 Councils make some strange rules from time to time.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 21
So cute! So lucky you got the chance to see them being born.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 21
@JudyEv Wow that's a huge bunch of cuteness!
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
When we go back in a few days, there will probably be around 20 new babies.
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@YuleimaVzla (1505)
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
25 Jul 21
They are beautiful, they are also useful, the goats give milk, they make delicious cheese, and also eat all the weeds in the yards.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
That's very true. These are Nigerian dwarves and, for their size, they give a lot of milk.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
@YuleimaVzla The Nigerian dwarves have very short legs. They look very funny if you're not used to them.
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• Maracaibo, Venezuela
25 Jul 21
@JudyEv I did not know of that race. She is simply beautiful. They look like stuffed animals.
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
25 Jul 21
Yes,they are very cute.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
Even when just a few hours old, they were starting to try to play.
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
26 Jul 21
@JudyEv Amazing creatures.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
25 Jul 21
@JudyEv That is so cool that you were witness to see the first of the new kids being born. They are so adorable. What does it mean to kid a goat?
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
The babies are called kids as when a 'goat kids' it is the same as saying when a goat has her babies
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
25 Jul 21
@JudyEv Judy, thank you for clearing that up for me.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
25 Jul 21
They are adorable! That's a LOT of goats. I hope they raise them for the milk and not to eat!
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
Yes, they are sold as milking goats but some of the males will be sterilised and sold as pets. They won't be eaten.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
26 Jul 21
@JudyEv That's good to hear.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Jul 21
Adorable! My awwww for the day. Such cute little babies.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
The little dark one's ears folded over. They're just gorgeous.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
@CarolDM Thanks.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Jul 21
@JudyEv Always enjoy your photos.
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@profree2019 (1218)
• Barquisimeto, Venezuela
26 Jul 21
They look so cute.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
They are very lovable when they are so tiny.
@popciclecold (38721)
• United States
26 Jul 21
They sure are, thanks for sharing the photo. Beautiful.
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• United States
27 Jul 21
@JudyEv Sounds about right.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 21
@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
I have nearly as many photos of kids as I have of kangaroos.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
26 Jul 21
That's a lot of goats. And cute too!
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
The babies are very cute and very, very playful.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
25 Jul 21
Yes they are cute. Here they are kept for the milk we don't eat goat's meat.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
Very few Australians eat goat. These will be sold as pets or as milkers. The best of them will be kept in the breeding herd.
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@xFiacre (13014)
• Ireland
25 Jul 21
@judyev Remind me, are they raised for meat, milk or fun?
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
These are raised for milk and as pets.
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@sallypup (61109)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Jul 21
Oh I want to cuddle those innocent guys.
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 21
They are certainly very cuddly.
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
25 Jul 21
Aww they are so cute
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@JudyEv (339953)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 21
Yes, I think so too.
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