Prof. Sam Lawler

Such very round goats.

Such intense derpy-ness.

It's also a Good Cloud Day, which is excellent. New Zealand has great clouds, but the huge prairie sky is my favourite!

#BabyGoatCountdown

Apr 15 at 12:32amWeb
Show threadProf. Sam LawlerApr 15
The #BabyGoatCountdown is down to 2 days, so tonight will be the first 2am barn check. Mostly just because I have 5 goats all due on Thursday, so the odds are better that someone will be a little earlier. Nobody looked imminent, and it's not super cold (this is WAY less stressful than kidding time when it's -25C out!) But a 2am check seems like a good idea tonight.
Show threadProf. Sam LawlerApr 15

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/114274367938231022

The only downside to the much warmer temperatures for #BabyGoatCountdown this year is that the babies won't need ear-warmers made from socks.

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@sundogplanets
Just because they don’t need them, doesn’t mean they can’t have them. 😉
Show threadPeaceNick🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈Apr 15

@sundogplanets

Goats are the GOAT

Hope your gang is good

Show threadPeter RalphApr 15
@sundogplanets gee, ours are due in a week! Maybe twinsies.
Show threadThe Lady (La Donna)Apr 15
@sundogplanets
They do rock the cute with those earwarmers.
😉
Show threadCedar Fen Farm Cedar Fen FarmApr 15

@sundogplanets

I don't need ear warmers for the lambs, but we tape disposable baby diapers around them if its really cold. Pulls the moisture out of their coats. We also sew little coats for them. I made them out of old bath towels last year. Its a toss up these days lambing early or late the way the temperatures been swinging. Ewes get sick when its too hot and they go off feed.

Show threadjohn lehetApr 15
@sundogplanets I remember those days. Baby monitor in the barn, light and interrupted sleep. My goat husbandry book (no internet then, mostly) said, “look for unusual behavior” to know the time is near. But, staring hard at goats for hours, there is a lot of unusual behavior.
Show threadBrad RosenheimApr 15

@johnlehet
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Show threadWeird SocksApr 15
@sundogplanets
I'm in love with your derpy dog.
Show threadOutfrostApr 15
@sundogplanets they're all adorable, and doggo looks very sweet. pretty views too!
Show threadTall SimonApr 15
@sundogplanets It looks like *someone* spent a lot of time outside this winter. 🙂 🤔
Show threadMark Shane HaydenApr 15
@sundogplanets lookit that goat on the bale being the Ruler of All the Derps 
Show threadLisa MeltonApr 15
@sundogplanets That is some professional-level derp. 😂 But soooo cute! 😍
Show threadMs. Que BanhApr 15
@sundogplanets 2nd photo is definitely my fave from this set ☺️
Show threadIris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)Apr 15
@sundogplanets those are VERY round goats, my goodness.
Show thread🕯️Curious Magpie🕯️Apr 15
@sundogplanets does your dog seem to have a sense when their goats are getting ready to birth?
Show threadCat WestApr 15
@sundogplanets Barrel Belly Goats!
Show threadCat WestApr 15
@sundogplanets Looks like a lot of twins and maybe a triplet or two in the pack