Marvin came and got me out of the office on Thursday to go see this cute little lamb that had just been born. As we were ready to leave, one of my nanny goats came walking by and was obviously having trouble giving birth. After watching her for a while, Marvin decided that we needed to help. It was a good thing we did. He pulled the baby and the Nanny just walked away. It is her first year and she didn't have any idea that she needed to stay with her baby. A half an hour later, she was again trying to deliver. This time, the little kid had a leg stuck and was way too large to be birthed. We again assisted and again she just walked away. I guess that goats are like people - some have a natural motherly instinct and some don't. We ended up having to move her and the two kids into a small area in the barn. We were both up most of the night checking on her and they finally started eating. I'm happy to say that they are doing great!
We got about a half of an inch of rain last night (thank goodness). If we can keep getting it every few days, we ought to have another good year of hay.
My second cousin, Dawn Patterson from Lockwood has a granddaughter named Tagen living with her. We picked her up and brought her home to spend the night with us. We got up this morning (Sunday) and gave Marvin a morning off. Tagen and I took care of feeding all the animals while he fixed us breakfast. It took us about an hour and a half, but we got everything finished. We will still need to go collect eggs a couple of times during the day and give the nanny some more feed. The baby chicks will need fresh food and water twice more before night. Marvin will need to fix a broken water line and a few more repairs but otherwise I am going to try to keep it a relaxing day.
Well, off to fill the egg stand. Have a great day!
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