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Saint Patrick's Day Surprise (Cider Kidding 3/17/24)

On March 17th I had taken hay to the other animals when Cider screamed at me from the barn. A usual indicator that I was slow taking hay and treats out to everyone. Cider was two weeks out from her due date and I did not think anything of it. Fast forward to later that evening and I am feeling pleasantly sleepy, curled up on the couch watching a show. Then, a scream came over the baby monitor at the same time I heard yelling on the TV. I froze for a millisecond before jumping up. Another scream and I was running for my muck boots. The fastest way to wake up is to discover a soaking wet buckling and your goat pushing out another. After a flurry of activity and 10 minutes, Cider had 3 babies on the ground. Two bucklings and a teeny weenie doeling.  My brain was spinning. Cider wasn’t due for another two weeks? Our chosen buck was not in the pen until 2 weeks later, at minimum!!!! Then it hit me like a thunder bolt. The stinker bred herself through the fence. She had taken ad...

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