Day Three: Baby Goats Friends

Today good was a good day.  Not one, but two goat mamas gave birth - at the same time!

Around lunch time I walked back to the small ruminant barn and noticed one of the goats was in what looked to be early labor.  I took off running and grabbed the students and doctors, but was then told to calm down - she easily had about 3-4 hours.  Everyone took off for lunch, but I stayed to eat mine in the barn and take on "Goat Watch: 2011"!  About five minutes later, I looked in the stall across the way and what do you know - another goat in labor.  I took off running again.  I've learned that it's better to annoy people even if "it's too early", because the one time you don't - you're EFFED!  Everyone came back, I got the same "calm down" talk, and they left again.  I sat back down on my bucket to consume my PB&J, when all of a sudden both goats laid down and started pushing!  Like fluids flowing-bearing down-hollering out loud because babies are coming-PUSHING!  And cue running to the other end of the barn.  Again.

It was quite the dramatic event.  I figured Goat Mom #2 would give birth first, but both goats literally gave birth at the same time.  There was much running around by the doctors, wide-eyed, scared looks from the students, and lots of laughing from me.  I found the chaos comical.  I worked with one of the newer students on Goat #2.  I could tell she was scared but she did great and helped deliver both babies.  By the end, the barn looked like a tornado of towels, lube tubes, gauze pads, and oxygen masks ripped through it.  It.  Was.  Awesome.

In all, four healthy baby goats were born - two from each mom.  And all girls!  So cute!  They were already up and standing and headed for the Promised Land (aka Mom's teats) within minutes.  Yesss!

I foresee baby goat hugs in my morning.