Thanksgiving

November 24, 2009 by Debbie.

We had an early Thanksgiving this year - SugaBaby and Mercy kidded within 24 hours of each other with SugaBaby starting the show Sunday morning. Both had two doeling and a buckling each - yeah! more does than bucks this year. Both kidded all by themselves with absolutely no help needed from us - another yeah! for sure. All babies nursed on their own - how many more yeahs! are needed? Seems like there were/are plenty! So much to be thankful for.

One of my biggest yeahs! was that John was home and could enjoy the experience. He’s a great baby-warmer-upper. Temps were 60+ degrees less in the barn than in the womb and we can’t watch those first little babies shiver while momma Suga cleans the last one out. I don’t have the patience to sit and warm the babies - thank goodness John does!

Napping is essential, where ever you can find a place.

Curiosity never ends.

The little buckskin walking towards me (”hey, you! whachadoin’???”) was the last one Mercy kidded and I found her wet and shivering waiting her turn to momma’s cleaning job. She’s the most adaptable of Mercy’s three. She goes over and sleeps under the light with Suga’s babies and knows no fear. The world is her oyster … for now!

We rigged up a light heated area for the babies. Little shivering one from above really likes this cuddly place!

I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving, even if all can’t be blessed with 6 kids almost overnight. John says the best thing about our kids is if they don’t behave, we can always eat them.  Look at that warming (first) picture and tell me that man would eat one of those goats!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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