It's a Girl!

March 22 - Baby Goat Update
I'm happy to report that the baby goat is doing good. She's eating well and running around. Blanche is a great mom and Virginia is a devoted grandma. On a related note, we're pretty sure Virginia will have a kid(s) very soon, with Jolene (the former escape artist) to follow. In April or maybe May we expect lambs.


March 20
One of our pigmy goats (Blanche) kidded this morning. Luckily, she decided to give birth in the barn where it’s nice and dry and out of the wind. I’ve heard stories of goats kidding out on snow banks and such. The kid is about the size of a cat and looks just like Olaf, our Billy goat. She’s all white with a little grey on her ears. Her voice it high-pitched and she kind of sounds like a mosquito.

So far everything seems to be going fine, however I'm a little concerned about how the baby is eating. Blanche is really short and the baby seems to have a hard time getting down to her udder. I helped a couple of times, so she has had something to eat, I'm a little worried if the baby will be able to eat when I'm not there to help. I’ll have to keep a close eye on them.

Blanche and Blanche’s mom, Virginia are very interested in the baby and had it all dried off by the time we realized what had happened (at 6 a.m. this morning). The baby is up and walking around on wobbly legs (very cute). Blanche and Virginia have been keeping a close watch on the newborn and the sheep and the other goat are keeping their distance.