Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2024!

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Skeeter was due Saturday, April 20th, and as usual she delivered bang on the dot! She didn’t waste any time but started into labor at around 7:30 a.m. It wasn’t long before we welcomed two beautiful new kids to the herd: Meet Merlin and Morgana!

First off the assembly line was this big fella who we named Merlin. He weighed 8.5 lbs. and was a little bit stuck. He only had one front leg presenting, but his head was in the right  spot.  Goat kids can be born with only one front leg in place, but they’re wider that way so it’s not as easy for mom. I could have pushed him back in and gone fishing for the other leg but Skeeter is a big, roomy doe so I decided to just pull on the one while easing his head through. He made it without much trouble, although mama wanted a rest afterwards!










Before her brother was even quite delivered, this little gal rushed onto the scene! She couldn’t wait to see the big, new world out there! We named her Morgana (a variant of Morgan le Fey from the King Arthur legend). She was 7.5 lbs. and was struggling to her feet before she even hit the ground!












Skeeter never fails to produce some beautifully-marked babies! We can’t wait to see what these two look like as they grow up!

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Stay tuned! Sadie is out there revving up right now! She was due Friday but decided to let hers cook a couple extra days. I was sure she'd kid yesterday because in the past Sadie has often gone into labor directly after another doe goes into labor, but I guess she decided to be a bit more independent this year.