Cedric was born May 10th at about 11 pm. A beautiful full moon was shining and it was relatively warm out. He had a sister, but she was stillborn, so he's all by himself. There are two more does due this month, so he'll have some playmates pretty soon. He's so tiny that he will need to grow some before being able to play with bigger kids. He is smaller than his sister was. I'm thinking he will be about the same size as the next ones when they are born. Celeste always throws smaller kids, but they are nice and healthy with a precocious attitude. Cedric already has the look about him. :-)
Melody and Dove, the dairy girls, are a month old already! They are a couple of good looking kids. Better than last years by far, out of the same mom. Lily's udder is doing better this year, too. I had to milk her for a couple of weeks before the kids were born so it didn't get mastitis, and gave her lots of garlic and vitamin C. She's got a good udder now, nice and soft and plenty of milk for these two, and a little left over for me. I keep the kids on their moms till they are three months old, then wean them and get all the milk myself. Dam raised kids seem to be stronger and healthier than bottle babies.
The weather finally warmed up for a few days and we got some much needed sunshine, but now it's chilly again, cloudy, breezy and rainy. There were even a few snowflakes earlier. Now it's not doing anything, so I think I will go out and do some yard work. The grass and weeds are growing fast now! Gotta spend some time with the kids, too. :-)
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