April 23, 2011 by Goat Cheese Lady So I found the checkbook in my underwear drawer, the celery in the freezer and the half and half in the spice cabinet — I know I’m tired now! Sixteen baby goats in four days! A truly exhilirating, exhausting and exciting time!
It is remarkable how each doe has her own personal needs for birthing. Annie needs me to be with her. I could swear that she waits for me to arrive and yells at me if I leave the barn while she is in labor. I try to view this as endearing but at two in the morning when I want to go up to the house, warm up and have a cup of tea, she just sounds like a diva. Lizzie likes to be stroked and massaged throughout, while her daughter Izzie wants nothing to do with anyone, no talking and no touching. If we make noise in the background she will shoot us a look that would freeze any well-meaning soul! Amelia goes quietly off to a corner and silently brings gorgeous fuzzballs into our world and Lucy yells like I would (ok, I did!).
But by hook and by crook they are all finished now and I am very grateful there were no major medical mishaps or emergencies. Done with the kidding –on to the raising!
It is remarkable how each doe has her own personal needs for birthing. Annie needs me to be with her. I could swear that she waits for me to arrive and yells at me if I leave the barn while she is in labor. I try to view this as endearing but at two in the morning when I want to go up to the house, warm up and have a cup of tea, she just sounds like a diva. Lizzie likes to be stroked and massaged throughout, while her daughter Izzie wants nothing to do with anyone, no talking and no touching. If we make noise in the background she will shoot us a look that would freeze any well-meaning soul! Amelia goes quietly off to a corner and silently brings gorgeous fuzzballs into our world and Lucy yells like I would (ok, I did!).
But by hook and by crook they are all finished now and I am very grateful there were no major medical mishaps or emergencies. Done with the kidding –on to the raising!