Sunday morning, right before we were supposed to be leaving for Sunday School, our final goat, Prima, kidded. She had twins: a buckling (boy) and a doeling (girl). Gideon has been watching a fun movie we got at the library about the kings of Judah and Israel in the Old Testament, and he decided to name the buckling Jehoshaphat. He apparently thinks that name is insanely hilarious. We named the little doeling Pippi. Here they are sleeping:
Pippi on the left, Jehoshaphat on the right
Thankfully, that ends our kidding season. No more walking to the barn for what felt like 99 times to check on goats when labor is imminent, no more feedings in the middle of the night, no more worrying about newborns in the freezing cold temps, no more mad rushes to the house to get birthing supplies while in dress clothes because we're 5 minutes out from going somewhere important....until next year. Kidding season is exciting and new babies are cute and fun, but it's a little stressful, and I'm thankful to have a successful kidding season behind us. We ended up with 11 babies: 3 girls and 8 boys. Yes, apparently we aren't the only ones who don't know how to make girls. Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks:
Tornado on the spool. Goats love to jump and climb, even as babies
Allegra (left) and Zelda (right)
From left to right: Andrew, Mr. Howell (dark brown), Lightning, Sally
Aren't they so cute, carrying the milk bucket together?
Feeding time!
Lightning
Deacon helping with the barn chores
Staying warm under the heat lamp
Lincoln helping to feed the babies
We love being able to drink as much milk as we want again!
Gideon and Sally
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What a relief to finally be outside again!
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Goat pile!
We'll continue to bottle feed the baby goats until the first of June. Then some of the goats will be for sale and finding a new home. Don't these cute pictures make you want to buy a goat?
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