new year, new life!
So, today I got to experience something I never imagined I would! My mother-in-law has a friend who is raising goats (among other animals -- she also has cows, chickens, pigs, peacocks, turkeys), and over the last couple of days her does have given birth to seven kids! CUUUUUUUUUTE!
Now the ladies are dams -- mama goats. One of the dams gave birth to two sets of twins, the second set having just been born this morning at about 2:30am. Wow!
We went to visit the dams and kids today. It was rather amazing to me how adorable the babies were! Oh my.
Some still had their umbilical cords still attached, they were THAT brand new! The newest babies were a little chilly, so I kept one warm for a while by tucking her inside my warm winter coat. So sweet!
We had to feed a few of the babies by bottle for a little while because one of the mamas had mastitis on one side. Boo! But yay that Janel and the family were caring so lovingly for them! It was a pretty incredible experience.