We now have two newborn goats living in our bath tub. By now must people on OPP believe we are crazy and this should clinch it. One of our neighbors' does had four kids yesterday. They had not planned on breeding her to kid this late in the season but the buck had other plans. Yesterday she presented them with four little kids. Neigerian goat kids are usually 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 pounds at birth, but because there are four they range from just under 2 pounds to slightly less than 3 pounds. The barn is too cold for the little guys, so we have the two males in our bath tub filled with straw and we hare going to hand raise them. So far they are nursing out of a bottle just fine, and are getting their dams' milk, and they have other goats that are still milking to provide enough for the little fellows. They greet us as if we were their mother, and they are really cute. When they are stronger we will have to put newspapers and straw in the entire bathroom so they learn to walk. One is black and white spotted and the other one brown with a black head and white feet. Tank and Zeus lie outside the tub and guard them. Very strange situation. the neighbor has the two girls and they are in their bath tub. Fortunately each of us has another bathroom with tub. They will be a challenge, but hopefully they can go in the barn at around two weeks. they certainly will be well socialized by then. Yes guys, WE REALLY ARE CRAZY!!!

Thanks for the compliment. We are trying our best- some people say we are VERY TRYING!!

Talked to Pete's parents and they said the goats would be welcome if Pete wants them and is willing to do most of the work. When they come tomorrow, we shall see what Pete says. In the mean time the boys are getting stronger and looking good. Can't put them outside even if it warms up, there are two feet of now out there, and they would get lost. Zeus and Tank (our two Cane Corso Mastiffs) are coping with the weather but unhappy about it. They must think we are God because they are blaming us for the snow. Started clicker training today. Every time they come over to us we click the clicker once and give them a tiny treat, at this age it is just nursing from the bottle for a couple of minutes. They get the whole bottle but they have to work for it. Too bad people don't train their children to work for what they get, it would be a better world, wouldn't it. Clean up time in the bathroom again. Goats are messy!