Thursday, July 3, 2008

Baby Goats!

On Tuesday, I was able to see the birth of a baby goat, and just missed the birth of his two older siblings. Friends of ours have a farm with chickens, guineas, goats, and bees. One of their goats gave birth to 2 does (Hannah and Heidi) last week, and another had 3 (1 doe, 2 bucks) on Tuesday. Their names are Gracie (I named her! :D), Gilligan, and Gideon. On Wednesday, I helped bottle-feed the three youngest ones, because their mother is making a fuss about feeding them herself. :( She is getting better about it, though.

I have some pictures of them to share! :D Beneath each photo are some links to more pictures of them. :)

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Hannah, about 1 week old:














Photo 2

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Gracie, 1 day old:
















Photo 2, Photo 3

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Gilligan, 1 day old:













Photo 2


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Gideon, 1 day old:










Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4


More photos:



Gracie and Gideon, 1 day old


Gracie, about 1 hour old ~ Photo 1
Gracie's unsuccessful walking attempt at about 1 hour old


Gilligan tries to stand at about 1 hour old

3 comments:

Erin said...

That must have been really neat to see...they sure are cute! :)
Happy 4th of July!

Jaime said...

That they are!
Happy Independence Day! ;)

Elisabeth said...

Awwwww! They are too cute! :)