Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2023

[Nanno]

Ziggy had her kids on Tuesday and it's been a wild ride. She kidded easily with no issues and the kids bounced up and started nursing within a few minutes. We had a 7 lb. doeling and a 9 lb. buckling. All seemed fine on Tuesday afternoon and that night when I in for the late check just before bed, but by yesterday morning the kids weren't doing well. They were both constipated and hadn't passed the meconium. We worked with them and got them both to pass it, but neither one was hungry. The boy was downright lethargic. We treated them for floppy kid even though they seemed a bit young to start such a thing. However, we couldn't think what else was wrong. The boy especially had been drinking a LOT of milk immediately after he was born and I remarked on it at the time and wondered if he might be taking too much. Anyway, we named them Maya and Marmaduke. Maya recovered by this morning and is doing great. Marmaduke, on the other hand, is still not out of the woods. He's had trouble passing anything at all and has had a very distended belly for a long time, but he's still very dehydrated. He's not absorbing or passing the liquid in his gut. He was pretty comatose today and I thought we might lose him, but he rallied this evening after another treatment and he seems to be getting better. Hopefully he doesn't crash again. 

Maya is doing great and I have to post some pictures because look at those EARS! I hope they stay this way!