In the strangest of outcomes, we are now owners of a baby goat. It is a story with mixed emotions, as the nanny goat that has been in our care all summer passed away shortly after delivering this adorable little creature. We are not sure yet what happened, possibly complications trying to deliver a second baby (twins are quite common).
We are not aware that our nanny was pregnant, as we assumed she had given birth this spring based on the milk in her udder. This morning Maranda discovered the baby and quickly tracked down some baby goat formula as well as some goat collostrum. So far we have had pretty good success with the bottle, although as any anxious parent of a newborn we are fretting that she isn't eating enough.
Check out an adorable clip of Kieran snuggling the goat this evening.
2 comments:
What an unexpected turn of events. Sorry about the loss of nanny goat - baby is very cute!
NOTE** Kieran does not know the mommy died, so DON'T MENTION IT! We just didn't want him to worry about that with me being pregnant and all. The goat went to our neighbors. That's the official story. So, please, no goat-loss sympathy in front of the kid. I mean Kieran. Gosh, this is confusing...
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