Well it finally happened. On Saturday June 30th, Trinidy had her kids. I missed the delivery by about 30 minutes and found Trinidy doing her best to clean the girls up and get them moving. Sadly, one did not make it. She was lifeless when I first came upon them in the barn and there was nothing I could do. One of the realities of raising livestock, but still not enjoyable.
"Vixi" is the surviving doeling. My son, Eli, picked out her name. It is Latin and means "to be alive, to live". She seems to be doing well. Although I'm not confident in her eating skills because I haven't personally seen her nursing. I keep going out and putting her up to her mama to eat but she isn't interested, I'm hoping that means she just ate and is full. She is up and walking around, so I'm not too worried.
Goat kids are one of the funnest things to have on a farm. If you have the opportunity, you are welcome to bring YOUR kids out and hold Vixi and see the other animals we have here: ducklings, ducks, chickens, baby pigs, Zip the dog, any one of our cats (we have an excellent rodent control program), and all the other goats.
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