I picked up both of Oxi's kids and brought them to the barn. She did not follow like most does would so I had to go back out to the pasture and bring her in.
During my absence, Ginger decided both of the new kids must be hers as well. After all, she has had triplets before. Trying to convince Ginger that the babies were Oxi's and not hers was an interesting experience. Ginger is a very protective mother. Either that or giving birth made her a bit psycho. She growled, tried to butt me, then tried to bite me when I attempted to take the kids back to give them to the correct Mom. Oxi was still indifferent about it all. The current solution is that Ginger now has twins and Oxi has a single kid. Since Ginger is larger than Oxi, it seems logical that would work. However, Ginger is very old in goat years and I am concerned how she will do caring for twins again. She only had a single last time and she was very skinny by the time it was weaned.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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