Sparrows weekend for babies!

Ever since Sparrow, the blue ribbon winner, came to live on our farm, we have thought she was a little strange. So sweet, a super milker, but prone to interesting behavior such as incredibly loud snoring. Sparrow had us very confused last year when we thought she was pregnant but was really just putting on some spring time pounds. This year we felt more confident she actually was pregnant, and became 100% sure when her udders filled, and I mean filled, with milk a few weeks ago. On Friday she went into early labor. She was panting, making a nest by pawing at the straw with her hooves, and had some juiciness going on. But after checking on her every hour for close to 20 hours, I began wondering if she tricked us again and was really just suffering some intense indigestion. But lo and behold, on one such check Saturday evening, she has some noticeable contractions and some juiciness that told me things were moving along. And within an hour, our herd increased by 2: one boy and one girl! The kids (ours, not the other goats) were there to watch and lend a hand ~ Nim especially has become quite the"midwives" assistant. And I think all three of them are about ready to move up to the barn so they can be with these sweetie-pies 24/7~

baby boy

Gita with baby girl

nothing like some new babies to make the older babies look huge!