A Baby Girl in the Playpen

Yesterday as I started through the gate to feed Pilgrim and Mary, I was met with the scene of Snowball giving or had just given birth to three babies.

There were 2 brown babies and one with a white body and a brown head.  Two are girls and one is a boy. 

We don’t often have a nanny give birth to three and many times one is so small it can’t make it on its own.

I noticed immediately that the little brown headed girl was in serious trouble, she was breathing hard and could not stand up.

They were all tiny babies, but she was very tiny and I knew she couldn’t make it without help.  So the mother instinct kicks in and I get the colostrums (which they must have in first 12 plus hours to survive) and after several ounces, she is recovering nicely.

This  morning she can get up by herself and stand, still a little weak on walking.  I will try this morning to reunite her with her mother?

These are the other two.

Mom and two babies.

While we were gone, Susie had 2 little girls and they are darling and running and playing.

We have about two or three nannies that appear to be ready to give birth, but they can fool me for a week or two sometimes.

Well, live goes on at the Bar H and you have to run to keep up.

I named by house guest Sweet Baby, I  hope her mother takes her back, otherwise I am the mama and that makes it hard on the little goat.  They need to be in the pasture with the other goats.

Can’t wait for daylight to see if there are any new ones.  When one goat starts….the other pregnant nannies are usually not far behind.

Will keep you posted………

See Y’all

Mama Barbara