Well, kidding season has started! It has been a bit of a rough start. First, it appeared #6 was in labor for about 3 days. In retrospect, she was clearly in 'false labor' but none-the-less, we were expected baby goats on Easter! Two days later, she had two big boys in the field. We put them in the 'nursery pen' overnight as it was cold that night.
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| Mama #6 posing with one of her boys |
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| #6 with her day-old twin boys |
They've done well. In except for the fact that the grass in the field is quite high and we seem to 'lose' one every now and then.
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| Aren't they cute? |
Mama #36 was next to kid. As a first time mom, we were extra careful. She was placed in the nursery pen and delivered uneventfully. (It happened faster than we thought...so we missed it!) Unfortunately, though she made attempts at cleaning them off and caring for them, they were weak and never nursed. We bottle-fed them colostrum and her milk but neither of them survived for very long. This may have been for the best as they both had something abnormal under their jaw (suspected either thyroid or thymus) which may or may not have had long-term consequences.
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| Mama #36 with her twin girls |
There are a few more that appear to be next to kid. Fortunately, the weather is supposed to be warm and dry this week so we shall see!
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