Today, the mother goat had to have a Cesarean section because the second twin hadn't come out by this afternoon. It is fascinating to watch the vets do it, with local anaesthetic and standing up, compared to the special delivery room and procedures that humans are lucky enough to get. Unfortunately the baby girl was dead, but I think we all knew that as it had been nearly 24 hours since the first had been born and normally they follow in minutes. She had jammed by delivering hip first, and so was unable to get through. The baby boy is doing really well and drinking well as well. He is still beautiful, but it is still a pity that he doesn't have a sister as well.
Last night there was an impromptu get together as the whole family gathered to welcome the little goat and to have a bit of a play with him. Levi had lots of kids to play with and esp had Robbie who he loves. They wildly ran around downstairs and played loud and energetic games until well into the night.
We had Shark Bait Kids again this morning. As we had gone to bed very late, even Levi didn't get up early, so we both woke up, about 5 minutes after we should have left. In a frantic race around, we still got there almost on time. It continues to be loads of fun. Levi did some more diving and I think that I got some video of it this time, as he was on Mary's tank, not mine. I hope I can upload it soon.
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