Meet The New Kids

So what has happened since I last blogged? Terra Cotta kidded. Triplets! We named them Thorin, Fili, and Kili. :) Thorin's the biggest followed by Kili. Fili was the smallest. Fili was never really healthy. We believe that her big brothers got most of the nourishment while in their mother. We did every thing that we  could for her. When we couldn't do any thing else for her, we made her as comfortable as possible. Thorin and Kili went to their new homes on Tuesday. Later that night Sydney kidded. Twins. A buck and a doe. They are both BIG! Emma and I named the girl Aravis and the boy Tiny Tim. He couldn't stand properly for the first couple days because his leg had been cramped in a bent position while in his mom. But now he's fine. His nickname is Tiny. :) Even though he is a big boy. Calvin and Luther are growing fast. Rebel Yell is trying to keep up with them. :) They are now in a outside pen during the day. Usually they come in for the night but that is about to change. Later today I'll be moving their pen to a more open,sunny patch in the side yard. Then on nights when it is cold I'll wrap sleeping bags around the sides to help keep them warm. Because I'm tired of moving them in and out every morning and evening. :)

Kili. He is around 2 1/2 lbs. He's SO cute!

Thorin trying to get Tumbleweed to play. No go. ;-)

Thorin. He was about 3 1/2 lbs.

Kili getting ready to jump.

This is my favorite! Libby with her goaties.

Did I mention that Thorin and his siblings were Mini goats? That's why they're so small. :)

More Pictures

Dixie and her goatie.

"Hey!! Where are you taking my brother off to?"

Sweet!

You won't find any thing cuter then those two sweeties!

Dixie trying to get Luther to eat her hair. Silly girl. :-)

"Oh! Is that milk for us?"

                                     Sorry for the picture overload. :-) They are just SO cute!!!

Update

Luther.

"Let's go see what's over there."

"Did you hear that?"

Calvin trying to jump on the couch.

Calvin.

The baby goats born on Jan 4 are growing fast! We figured out that they are preemies. Roughly three weeks early. Which generally means that they have a very slim chance of surviving. But they are now learning how to jump, play, and head butt each other. They eat roughly 7 oz of milk per feeding. They get fed every 5 hours. A goat born full term would at this age already be eating 20 oz a feeding. That tells you how small these babies are. We,Grace and I, decided to call the cream colored one Calvin and the white and black one Luther. :) For a couple days we were worried that Luther had some health issues. He wasn't as interested in exploring as Calvin was, and he appeared to be blind. But now he's as active as his brother. They will follow any thing that moves that they think might possibly have food for them. Earlier this evening Calvin was missing. We found him at the end of the hall were he had wandered while following Dixie. It won't be long before they are jumping on the couch, bouncing off the walls, and getting into things. :-) Baby goats are so much fun!!

Woohoo!!Yeah!!

One of our goats had twin bucklings. :) They are SO cute! One is a cream color and the other one is black and white. The white and black one reminds me of a oreo cookie. And boy are they loud. Maa,maa,maa!!!  The  cream colored one is 4 lbs and the oreo looking one is 3 lbs. Aren't they cute!?!

"Where's my dinner?"

"I  weigh a whooping 4 pounds!"

"And I am 3 pounds of pure cuteness!"