Riversdell

Found these two wee ones this morning, courtesy of our only registered Toggenburg doe, Royal. Judging by their coloration, we’d say that the sire was the all white, mostly Saanen Puck, not the registered Togg Pistol Pete. For a size comparison that is a six-inch wide board in the picture with them. They are both bucklings, bringing our kid count to 6 bucklings and 13 doelings. We have two yearlings, LaLa and Rose, that were exposed to the bucks but that we are unsure as to whether they settled (were impregnated).

Yesterday we saw that Nellie was wandering off to be by herself, a trait not uncommon in animals just before they give birth. And sure enough, this morning we found her with these two, our 16^th and 17^th kids of the season, gender TBD. Update: Both kids are bucklings. Current tally is therefore 4 bucklings, 13 doelings.

Well, first and foremost, you must have fun. Lots of running and jumping are good, as is climbing on rocks, slight rises, even resting adult goats will do nicely.

All that fun makes a kid hungry, so you must find mama many times over the course of the day. [At the left of this picture you can see that a kid's tail twirls rapidly whilst they are nursing]

And last, but not least, in addition to all the fun and food, one must sleep. A lot. Preferably in groups.