Baby Goats!

So after the tragic news of Dan’s hand last time, here is some happy news. We had our first kidding last Friday – triplets!

They are Jessie’s, officially due Feb. 4 and so just a couple of days early which isn’t unusual for triplets.

We’ve been having an usually cold winter, so they all got a kid sweater to wear.

I used the pattern from Fias Co Farm website and even shortened them some because Kinder kids are smaller than standard breeds. Even with that the sweaters are still too long so I fold them over so Jessie can smell them and clean their bottoms.

Also we let the heat lamp in the kidding stall, after using the door from the old chicken coop to make it snugger.

All of our kids have tended to migrate to certain corners of the stall so by temporarily decreasing the size I was able to keep them closer to the heat lamp so as to not become hypothermic. 

 Jessie is a wonderful mother and loves having babies.

Also, a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has offered prayers and encouragements since Dan’s accident. The first blessing from your prayers has been a profound peace for both of us and a sense of hope for Dan. The road to recovery will be longer than we’d like, but we’re already seeing healing and improvement. More details soon.

Expecting Violet to kid any time now! Then I’ll have more baby goat pictures to share.