We have been anxiously awaiting Caramel, our Nigerian Dwarf, to birth her kids. This was our first kidding with her so each time she showed symptoms we thought it was “go time.” Her due date was March 19th, but she had us fooled weeks prior with her silent screams and visible contractions. Sunday at church we checked the camera a few times and she seemed “off” to me. She was standing in odd positions and contorting her head in different directions. We arrived home around 2:30pm after church and our Community Group. Adam and I had planned to work in the garden, and I said, “Let me just go check on Caramel really quick.” I walked to pasture, and she was already pushing so I yelled for Adam to grab the kids; that it was time (Madelynn wasn’t home so we texted Lynette and she and MJ arrived shortly after Coco was born)! We got her into the stable and waited. She birthed Coco quite quickly and we were fairly certain she had at least two kids. Brownie shot out a little while later. She was a tiny little thing, and Caramel didn’t pay her very much attention. We waited for what seemed like an hour, thinking there might be another kid. We could see the placenta so we assumed she was all done. She began pushing and Zeb yelled “There’s a kid in that sac!” So out came Fudge, the only buck out of the three kids. Caramel also didn’t pay him any attention, so we had to clean him up for her. We were very thankful she gave birth during daylight hours, and we are SO thankful for two does. Unfortunately, Caramel still isn’t interested in the younger two kids, going so far as to be mean to them. It is quite common, so we are still working with her, putting the kids on her udders every two hours on the milk stand. We are hopeful that she will change her mind and pay attention to all of her kids, but in the meantime, they all receive attention all day from us and many visitors.

Nothing could be cuter!