Busy, Busy, Busy

Things have really been happening here. It's cooler and rainy. I'm still trying to figure out when I want to have kids. I did get to go spend the afternoon in the shed Cutie and Pam had shared because we had a lot of rain, thunder and lightening. The human didn't like us in the metal hut under the tree, so she moved us. Now I'm back to laying in the hut under the tree.

Scarlet has finally brought her triplets outside. Right after the human trimmed her hooves, she opened the gate for them to come out. They are certainly going to keep Scarlet on her toes. Good thing her feet are in better shape now.

She has one little girl with a bad eye. She's washing it with garlic water and putting a salve in it, so it is looking better. Maybe she got something in it when she was born. It's more likely that the lid was turned in. The vet said to make sure she pulled that lower lid out when she put the salve in, and it might be enough to correct it; otherwise, she'd have to have a clip put on it to correct the problem.

We have someone to watch over all the kids. It started with Mabel and her babies. Now, he watches and follows and looks after all the kids. It's kind of weird really.

Muffin's girls look much better now that they are dry and fluffy. They are two girls. Neither one has obvious horn buds, but we'll just have to wait a few days to see for sure. They both have wattles, just like their mom. Muffin hasn't brought them out yet, but she did have to share the building with them during the rain storm.

Here's Bob. He's always hanging out with us in the barnyard. He better not go near Muffin's girls because she tries to kill anything that comes near her babies: cats, geese... I hope the rooster doesn't try to check on her kids.

Last night, Litha decided to have her babies. She had twins. This one arrived first, and is a little girl.

Next came this little boy. The human said they arrived at 2:00 am. I wouldn't know because I was sleeping.

Bunk Beds and Muffin

I am two days past my due date. I was two days over last year and five days over with Joe. I don't do a whole lot. This is how I spend most of my days.

It's easier to lay by the mineral block rather than having to walk over to it. I just wish I had my bucket of water right beside me too. I remember when I was little like Maggie and could just crawl anywhere to take a nap.

The workbench makes a kind of little goatie bunk bed. Look Momma Annie with daughter Sally on the bunk. Betty Lou is in the doorway with daughter Helen above her. I get that. It makes sense.

This is Muffin. She's almost as big as me, and she's just as pregnant. Her due date is today.

This is Muffin in her favorite sleeping place. How does she do that? Seriously, I don't know how she can get her big, pregnant belly and udder up there.

Look what she did later in the day.

She has two little girls.

Goat Parade

After the rain, it's a bit nicer for me. I actually felt like going out to pasture to eat. We did have a big day here. The human weaned the three boys: Big Red, Rover, and Mason. She wanted to get everyone out of the pen where Pam and Cutie were. They really didn't have much to eat. The human has still been giving them hay. Today, the human got her boys and mom and had a goat parade.

Caleb had Pam, and Chris led Cutie. Off they went.

They started down the road. Two boys and their goats (sort of).

Here comes Brandon driving the Ranger with Jeremy riding shotgun. In the back are Angel and Vixen. Guess she didn't want to make the kids walk, or it might be that they didn't have collars.

Pam and Cutie seemed to like the grass.

Angel and Vixen were relieved to find their mom when they got out of the pet taxi. The human did say they were happy to eat, but they were ready to come home again. I bet they'll be happy to call that home with all the grass.

I'm a big sister!

Hi, all. Maggie May Osboer here. My momma, Scarlet, had her new kids today.

There are two girls and a boy. The boy likes to lounge around and sleep. Occasionally, he gets up to eat. That's about all he does right now.

This is the first girl. She has very bright eyes. She likes to eat a lot.

This is the second girl. She likes to stand and sleep. Really. She also likes to eat. She even tries to bounce. That's why her ears are all sticking out. Mom was tired of cleaning babies off, so this one is still a bit yellow from goopy stuff.

I'm really excited. I haven't gotten to get really close to meet them yet, but I will soon. Oh, what if they don't like me. I want to be a really good big sister, but what if they try to play and jump on me. What if my mom won't let me sleep next to her anymore? That's what happened to Penny when her mom first had the new babies.

The Answer Is

I don't think it's funny for everyone to be guessing. I tried not to pose perfectly for the human like I usually do. She wouldn't take the hint and just kept snapping my picture. Millie was going to tell you today what happened, but she is very pregnant, hot and cranky. I didn't trust her to tell you without making fun of me.

The dogs started it. They got the poor thing all riled up and it ran into the pen with us. I am a mother. When I see rodents running around my babies, I protect them. I did not realize what a horrible nasty thing it would do to me. I got sprayed by a skunk.

I'm trying to carry on with my dignity intact, but it's hard when nobody wants to be near me. I wish I didn't have to be near me either. Please don't laugh at a mother protecting her babies. This is what I think of anyone who would laugh at me.

Cutie Question

Guess what that Cutie has all over her face....

I'll tell you tomorrow.

Final Countdown

I'm reclaiming my blog. Yes, finally, it's Millie again.

I must say, I am wishing I'd settled and had my baby(ies) in April like the human first planned. It's been a while since I had a baby in weather this warm. I'm thinking I don't like it. We've been fairly warm and humid, so I have been miserable. The rain yesterday and overnight has cooled things down and gotten rid of some of the humidity, so I feel a bit better.

All I've done for the last week or so is lay around a play my horns. This is my new playing spot in the barn.

My old place kind of got too worn to play very well any more.

See how deep my horns made this gouge. It was my favorite playing spot for quite some time, but it just doesn't work any more.

I think I'm finally getting close. The human says I'm looking closer too, that the babies are dropping. Personally, I can't see that. I haven't been able to see past my belly or even scratch for about three weeks.

She took this picture for me to see. Sorry you have to see me looking like this. She is right. You can see the dip in front of my hip bone where the baby(ies) is dropping. I know my udder feels ready. I hope the weather stays a bit cooler.

Now that I think about it, the last time I had twins was the last time I had babies in June. What do you think, one or two?