Triplets!

We went to town today to buy supplies and noticed that one of our goats was all by herself. As this is not normal, I was concerned but she was eating well so we left her there. When we came back, she was in the same place but she now had 3 cute little kids under the tree!

We took her a little extra sweet feed and I took these pictures (being careful not to get to close). They are just the cutest thing you have ever seen. They were just getting up and trying out their "sea legs". We will have to keep a close eye on them to make sure she is able to feed all three. If not, we may have to bottle feed one (not really what we want to do).

It has been really cold at night - 24 degrees this morning, but I think she will curl up with them and all should be well.

I'll let you know how things go. Have a great Christmas week!

The domestic goat (Capra hircus) was the first animal to train humans into protecting them full-time. The species is believed to have been first domesticated around 10,000-12,000 years ago in both the Zagros Mountains of modern-day Iran and in Anatolia along the Euphrates River.