The Silpe Farmstead

01/17/2025

Who doesn't love baby goat cuddles?

01/17/2025

"Uno"
12/22/24 Red Dapple Buckling
Will be available once weaned.
Can go with registration or unregistered.
Uno has the confirmation, personality and COLOR!
He's going to be huge!
If you're looking to add size and color to your herd, this guy would make an awesome herd sire.. or send him into the ring!

01/15/2025

A little afternoon baby cam check in on Tilly and her kids.

01/14/2025

Well, Ms Tilly did it! 3 for 3!
She had 3 beautiful.... BUCKLINGS! 😂
Smooth easy birth, everyone came out perfectly positioned. We are all shell shocked she had triplets!

01/13/2025

We are nearing our Nigerians due dates & it looks like our girl Tilly is going to be kidding first by how she has been distancing, bag fill, and overall her behaviors.
We will be watching her close and praying for a safe kidding 💕

Fingers crossed for a doeling! ( I know I just jinxed myself)

01/13/2025

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01/12/2025

01/12/2025

Contact us today. Will be available once weaned.

01/12/2025

As the kidding season draws near, goat breeders will do things that might seem really weird but are completely normal in the world of raising and breeding goats.

Here are 6 things we typically observe when does are getting close to kidding.

1. Their ligaments will soften
This is the sign that I monitor the most. Goats have two cord-like ligaments that run along either side of the very rear portion of their spine towards their tail. Most of the time, these ligaments are firm. As kidding time becomes closer, these ligaments start to become soft and squishy and usually in the day or so before birth, they will disappear.

2. Examining t***s & under size.
This can vary in with each goat but it's something we keep an eye on. My goats do bag up as their pregnancy progresses, but their udders don’t get full and tight until right before they kid.

3. Discharge
When I see a thick discharge or a long string of mucus, I usually know that kidding is very close.

4. Things will get a little puffy
As kidding time nears, the v***a will look puffy & swollen.

5. Sunken sides or dropped hips
For most of the pregnancy, your goat will look like she is carrying her babies up high in her abdomen. However, right before birth, the kids will drop and the top of her sides will appear like her hips have sunken in.

6. Watch for weird behavior, restlessness & pawing
As a goat begins to go into labor, she’ll just act “different.” She might act restless and repeatedly paw the ground, try laying down, and getting back up. She might also stand off to herself away from the herd. This means birthing will start very soon. Sometimes after a goat gives birth to one baby they will also start pawing the ground as they prepare to birth another kid.

All farms handle the goat birthing process differently. Here at our farm we choose to be more hands off and let the mommas birth as naturally as possible. We don't intervene unless someone's in trouble or it's an emergency but we watch for all of the above signs so we can keep watch. The more experience you gain will help you decide how you want to handle the birthing process.

We hope this info helps. Good luck with your kidding season!

01/11/2025

This post is dedicated to the boy moms..

No matter how big they get, they will always be mamas boy.

01/03/2025

Known fact:

Did you know it takes 238+ tries to get ONE nice picture of a baby goat?

Well now you know...

🐐: Dottie

01/02/2025

We showed Rip that he has family that are yoga goats, and he took it upon himself to show that he too can yoga.

He isn't sure what these positions are called, but Maria enjoyed a nice back massage from the great Rip himself! 😂🐐

It's his facial expressions that get me laughing along with his shenanigans 😂

01/01/2025

Anyone else doing the dance to check on livestock? Just me?
Ok..

12/30/2024

I guess it's time to get a new broom 😂

12/28/2024

The true monarch of the farm, and where my heart truly lies.

That old paint horse 💙

12/28/2024

It's offical! Both of the whoopsie twins are sold!
Congratulations to the new owners!! Thank you for supporting our little Farmstead and we can't wait to see their futures unfold in their new homes!
Little man's name is pending
Babygirl is now named.. Dottie! 💕