Mastodawn

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 22

ATTENTION ALL PREGNANT GOATS PARTICIPATING IN THE #BabyGoatCountdown: Today would be a great day to have your babies, before it gets cold and snow-rainy. Pretty pretty please. (Especially if you can time it between Zoom meetings, that would be great.) Thanks, goats.

(I'm sure they'll listen to me)

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 22

Hey cool one of them listened to me! 2 more super cute babies!

Up to 9 baby goats for the season so far #BabyGoatCountdown

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 22

Baby goat names so far this year (going for a snack food theme)

Kids from I-Raise-You (long story behind her name, involves silly human kids):
-Marmite
-Vegemite

Kids from Flopsy:
-Mars
-Twizzler
-Toastie

Kids from Glory:
-Mr. Big
-Gogurt

Kids from Patience:
-Creamsicle
-Oreo

#BabyGoatCountdown

CyberFlâneur Apr 22

Prof. Sam Lawler

*mlep*

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 23

Alice, the leader goat, appears to be in labour! But I'm not sure if she's at the "babies any minute" or "babies any hour" stage.

She's still chewing her cud, which on any other goat would mean the birth is still a ways off. But she is the most food-motivated goat in the whole herd. So who knows! #BabyGoatCountdown

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 23

Rearranged all the goats (and babies) into different stalls for the night based on who is most likely to kid and who gets along with who (there is some herd DRAMA). The temperature is going to drop dramatically overnight, and it's supposed to rain and then snow tomorrow. Lovely.

Still no babies from Alice... #BabyGoatCountdown

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 23

I guess I'm going to bring a book out to the barn and sit with her for a while before I get to go to bed... (could be babies are hours away still, could be she's pushing them out right now as I'm typing this. Won't know for sure until I get out there!) #BabyGoatCountdown

MsMerope Apr 23

@sundogplanets
lol we need a web cam!!!

@MsMerope @sundogplanets yes, please.
How nice to see your pictures of all those small goats. Due to the time difference I usually see most of them once I start my day here - I'm looking forward to it.

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 23

@MsMerope If you want goat webcams, check out @GoatsLive!

C Z Doval Santos Apr 23

@sundogplanets Hopefully ,Alice is OK

Leonieke Apr 23

@sundogplanets How's Alice doing? Any babies? (and how are you?)

Julie Hughes Apr 23

@sundogplanets Do you read out loud to her, or is it just comfort from your presence and being on hand for the big event?

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 23

@juliehuz I was just reading silently to myself! I don't think she'd mind me reading to her, but I don't think she'd particularly enjoy it either. But she definitely appreciated my presence there, leaning over for scritches every once in a while.

Christine Malec Apr 23

@sundogplanets I'll say it again because goats keep birthing, you're a midwife of legend!

@sundogplanets
🤞 All the best from the other side of the world.

@sundogplanets So you got all your goats in a row now?

Roadskater, Ph.D.Apr 23

@Firesphere @sundogplanets Sam lined up her ducks at least a week ago.

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 23

@roadskater @Firesphere Unfortunately they do not stay in a row for more than a few seconds at a time...

The Lady (La Donna)Apr 23

@sundogplanets 🤞🤞

@sundogplanets goats are the definition of drama. And in my experience, usually choose to have their kids at the worst possible time for you and for the survival of the baby.

cpkimber Apr 23

@sundogplanets yea, save the drama for your llama.

@sundogplanets oh no - not HERD drama! ❤️

Keeping everything crossed! 🤞🤞🤞🙂

Play Ball and Fight Fascists Apr 23

Alice: Ice chips, my ass. ❤️🐐❤️

Lovely, nutty creatures that make this world a better place.

zynmaster Apr 22

blobcathearthug

Thorsten Rochelmeyer Apr 22

cuteness level ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Katzedecimal Apr 22

@sundogplanets
LOL "Neener!"

@sundogplanets CUDDLE-PILE!!!

@sundogplanets the ears... 😍

@sundogplanets OMG. Bliss. Cuteness.

Susannah 🍁Apr 22

@sundogplanets
For years, most of our animal names were foods: Jellybean, Popcorn, Pepper, etc. Current cat is Chia (seeds).
Our billy goat's name cannot be posted: it wasn't polite. Neither was he.

Miraz Jordan Apr 22

@sundogplanets That’s an excellent pile of baby goats.

@sundogplanets They're adorable! My partner wants goats and I keep fighting her on it because our neighbor has goats and he strongly recommended we get sheep instead because "goats get sick quickly and easily and you'll spend a fortune on vet bills". Photos like this make it harder to argue against goats!

@sundogplanets They look so happy. I want to be one of those kids.