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Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 11:51 AM Apr 2020

Up all night with five goats giving birth, all made it ok.

I had two of children with me learning what to do if necessary.

The kids are 10 and 12 years old.

They are learning to be farmers just like I did.

They have lost part of their childhood.

We will go fishing later so they can be kids again.

Talk to your kids and grandkids and make sure they are ok.


We are lucky to be here on the farm but the stress is still here.



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Up all night with five goats giving birth, all made it ok. (Original Post) Texaswitchy Apr 2020 OP
Hope your neighbors aren't Jamaican malaise Apr 2020 #1
My faulty eyesight Cirque du So-What Apr 2020 #17
Hehehehehe malaise Apr 2020 #19
I'm reminded of James Herriot stories. Loved pnwest Apr 2020 #2
If it was the former customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #6
Indeed! pnwest Apr 2020 #8
Five Mamas. Texaswitchy Apr 2020 #7
Oh Lort! What chaos! But a great memory :) pnwest Apr 2020 #9
Good news. underpants Apr 2020 #3
Kids know a lot. Texaswitchy Apr 2020 #13
...Five goats a'birthing, four tele-meetings, three loads a'washing... JHB Apr 2020 #4
😂 pnwest Apr 2020 #10
Don't forget to tip your waitress! MLAA Apr 2020 #20
Congratulations on the new babies. I grew up on a farm, too. Those are important life lessons. Arkansas Granny Apr 2020 #5
They are old enough. Texaswitchy Apr 2020 #11
A woman I used to work with got into raising sheep. She was one that hated to get up early brewens Apr 2020 #12
Baby goat MFM008 Apr 2020 #14
One of my goats gave birth central scrutinizer Apr 2020 #15
The only thing better than baby goats is Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #16
I couldn't concentrate on the cuteness... MLAA Apr 2020 #21
LOL - hadn't thought of that! Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #23
Poopy laundry! Haha MLAA Apr 2020 #24
well, that was ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL!!!! renate Apr 2020 #25
Sure brightens the day, doesn't it? Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #32
I've seen this video before, Bayard Apr 2020 #26
Hope it brought you a smile. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #33
Five mamas! :) Hortensis Apr 2020 #18
Wow Meowmee Apr 2020 #22
Please post pictures when you can. jls4561 Apr 2020 #27
We stopped raising goats when I was 5 so this was before then Runningdawg Apr 2020 #28
When my daughter was in middle school leftieNanner Apr 2020 #31
One of my favorite hikes was the day a woman was coming down the trail as we were going up, CrispyQ Apr 2020 #29
Another picture request. Dem2theMax Apr 2020 #30
Took my kid fishing the other day. honest.abe Apr 2020 #34
How cute!! Made me 😃, thanks! SaveOurDemocracy Apr 2020 #36
He's already somewhat figured out how to cast but he doesnt have a hook yet. honest.abe Apr 2020 #38
I'm sure you're busy on the farm ... But pictures and/or vids would be wonderful!! 😆 SaveOurDemocracy Apr 2020 #35
We need pictures amuse bouche Apr 2020 #37
Five at once--you poor thing! Bayard Apr 2020 #39
Still looking for pictures. Dem2theMax Apr 2020 #40

pnwest

(3,265 posts)
2. I'm reminded of James Herriot stories. Loved
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 11:55 AM
Apr 2020

his vivid and hilarious descriptions of helping animals give birth. But, a question: five goats? All giving birth at once? Or one, giving birth to five?

underpants

(182,279 posts)
3. Good news.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 11:55 AM
Apr 2020

I'm trying to get my kid to understand that she needs to just chill and relax. As bad as this is, this will probably never happen again. Relax. No more school work (she's worried about her grades - which are very good) so just play with the dog and chill.

JHB

(37,132 posts)
4. ...Five goats a'birthing, four tele-meetings, three loads a'washing...
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 11:56 AM
Apr 2020

...two makeshift masks, and a jum-bo roll of Teee Peeeeeeeeeeee.

I'll be here all night, folks. And tomorrow, and the day after that. And next week...

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
11. They are old enough.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:02 PM
Apr 2020

We have two younger kids 4 and 7.

The 7 year old knows a lot.

We are trying to let them be little kids yet.

brewens

(13,400 posts)
12. A woman I used to work with got into raising sheep. She was one that hated to get up early
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:02 PM
Apr 2020

and hated the cold. We always got along real well, but I was never part of the crew that actually worked right with her. By all accounts, she was a lazy ass. It is astonishing to see some of her posts! I would never have believes it. Out there at zero dark thirty in the winter or whatever it takes. I would never have believed it.

I kind of chalk that up to the difference with some people working for someone else, or working when it's all their own money on the line and hopefully going into their pocket.

A buddy I went to school with was just like that. We worked at a grocery store together and he was the biggest screw-off on the crew. Several years later he ends up owning his own café and working like 17 hour days six days a week. WTF dude? You were probably making more per hour and had better benefits at the store. Same thing. Once it was all his money, he took it seriously.

central scrutinizer

(11,617 posts)
15. One of my goats gave birth
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:16 PM
Apr 2020

During the 1979 total solar eclipse. Two white males first and then during totality, a black female. We named her Penumbra.

MLAA

(17,165 posts)
21. I couldn't concentrate on the cuteness...
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 01:14 PM
Apr 2020

too distracted thinking what poor soul had to deal with the dirty laundry 😬

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
23. LOL - hadn't thought of that!
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 01:20 PM
Apr 2020

However, they are "kids" after all, and kids do generate laundry like no others.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
32. Sure brightens the day, doesn't it?
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 02:26 PM
Apr 2020

This is one of my favorite videos, and such fun to share.

You're welcome!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
18. Five mamas! :)
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 01:04 PM
Apr 2020

Your very fortunate children live on a farm with you and each other. Wherever mom and dad are, everything's fine for them, including a rich childhood whose focus is currently at home and not lost at all, or less, just changed.

Runningdawg

(4,496 posts)
28. We stopped raising goats when I was 5 so this was before then
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 01:51 PM
Apr 2020

My first live birth began with me running into the house telling my grandma one of the goats had fallen and had a stick up their butt they were trying to push out LOL I always felt sorry for city kids who didn't know any country kids to straight out their twisted ideas about the birds and bees.
Congrats on the kids!! PLEASE post pics

leftieNanner

(14,998 posts)
31. When my daughter was in middle school
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 02:22 PM
Apr 2020

She used to ride a friend's horses (we traded barn work and mucking for the riding). They bred their mare to their stallion (we didn't witness THAT part) and when she came due, they called us (around midnight, if I remember correctly) and I drove her over to witness the birth. Very cool experience for her. Plus the mare was, shall we say, intense and she wouldn't let anybody but my daughter get anywhere near her baby filly for several weeks.

CrispyQ

(36,231 posts)
29. One of my favorite hikes was the day a woman was coming down the trail as we were going up,
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 01:52 PM
Apr 2020

and she had three goats on leashes. Training to be pack goats. Unfortunately it was one of the few days I forgot my camera. I could kick myself. Also someone in our neighborhood has two goats. I hear them in the summer when I have the windows and doors open and my husband has seen them.

Be safe.

honest.abe

(8,556 posts)
34. Took my kid fishing the other day.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 02:34 PM
Apr 2020


Its a nice respite from the chaos and stress to get out for a bit fresh air and enjoy nature.

honest.abe

(8,556 posts)
38. He's already somewhat figured out how to cast but he doesnt have a hook yet.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 02:49 PM
Apr 2020

I just put a little plastic fish on the end of the line. If he had a hook Im sure I would be the one hooked!

Bayard

(21,806 posts)
39. Five at once--you poor thing!
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:26 PM
Apr 2020

Spill the beans.....what kind? How many do you have? Are they pets, or practical? Do they have names? And, most importantly--do you have PICTURES?

Our two little Nigerians are a couple months old now, and just think they're all that and a bag of chips. Adam and Amy, out of Nancy and Rachel. They eat cookies now. In the backyard, and be sad when they have to go in with the rest of the group, because they've been a hoot.



And the mature hooligans, looking for cookies

Dem2theMax

(9,595 posts)
40. Still looking for pictures.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 09:13 PM
Apr 2020

It's not like you're busy or anything. You don't have anything else to do. Want to hit me through the screen?


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