Rewind Part 1 {The Account of Edna Kidding}

This has been a fast paced week!  So much has happened with all 3 of the goats kidding!  I am rewinding a few days to post some pictures of Edna's kidding

Wednesday, April 6, 2016:
Usually I have various commitments that require me to leave the farm during the week, but my commitments were canceled so I was able to be home.  I had a hunch that Edna would kid and so I checked on her every half hour or so.  She got a bit frustrated with me and wouldn't let me get close!  I started to wonder if I was just wishfully thinking!  I "thought" Edna's tailbone ligaments felt soft.  Her udder "seemed" fuller than the night before as well.  It seemed like she was acting a bit off.  And she had a lot of discharge.  She was pawing at the ground.  And she was making little low grunts and seemed to be talking to her babies.  But after checking on her so many times during Wednesday morning and watching for any signs of labor, I thought maybe my mind was tricking me.  I finally decided to go run an errand and not wait around all day.

As I was preparing to go, she laid down and started pushing.  Within 5 minutes I saw hooves and a nose!  It all happened so fast compared to Elly May!  She delivered the kid standing up and I gently caught it and laid it on the ground so she could clean it off.  It was the tiniest kid I had ever seen.  I was pretty sure it was a girl!

Edna licked the first kid for about 7-10 minutes before I saw another bubble appear!  Then a pink nose!  Edna was still standing, so I gently helped the second kid out.  It was huge!  This one looked like a boy! I wiped the nose to make sure it could breathe and Edna continued to clean off both of them!

The first tiny doeling was soon named Hurray and the second buckling was named Howdy!  They both nursed, then settled in for a long nap!

They are such sweet baby goats with gentle temperaments.  They love snuggling and playing together!   Goat kids are so much fun!