And the Winner is...

  We are delighted to announce that Daniel N. is the winner of our 2014 Kid Guess Contest!!  He correctly guessed that Ellie would have triplets: two does and a buck.  Congratulations Daniel.  And a big thank you to everyone who participated in the Contest.  It was a lot of fun!!!!

The little buck

 Ellie had her kids yesterday in the very early morning hours.  By the time I got to the barn to do the chores, the triplets were up and walking around.  I moved the kids over to the Kid pen, and went to milk Ellie.  She hadn't let them nurse, so they were really hungry and a bit weak.  After Ellie was milked and the colostrum put into bottles, I fed the kids.  They were very fast learners!  Sometimes it will take several feedings before they learn how to drink from the bottle, but not this time.
  The buck and white doe are the biggest, with the black and white doe being smaller.  They are so cute and getting more and more playfull!  

Ellie making sure they are clean

Still hungry!!

Some pictures of today. They went outside for the first time and met some more of the farm animals.

 The white doe really liked our dog, Sam!  He is really good with the baby goats, and will let them do anything around him.

  Also we will be having another kid guess for Clover very soon.  So start thinking of some guesses, or if you already have guessed for Ellie, I could put those guesses towards Clover's contest.  Send me an email or leave a comment on the blog to let me know what you would like to guess! 

~Emily