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)

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

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

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

*mlep*

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

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

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
@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.
@MsMerope If you want goat webcams, check out @GoatsLive!
@sundogplanets How's Alice doing? Any babies? (and how are you?)
@sundogplanets Do you read out loud to her, or is it just comfort from your presence and being on hand for the big event?
@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.
@sundogplanets I'll say it again because goats keep birthing, you're a midwife of legend!