For the last couple of weeks, just about everyday...
we would think "today the does will have their kids"
and every day...
the kids weren't quite ready for their earthly debut
well, here they are
two on one day
mama Snowflake done us proud
and she is turning out to be a good mama to her babies
these will be her first kids
once she had done a good thorough job of cleaning the kids...
and they were nice and dry and had taken their first drink of mama's colostrum...
I gave her some ripe banana treats
and I couldn't help myself...
I must touch
must they be so cute?
and soft, and sweet, and so wee little?
then, the night fell...
and the rains came...
and frogs came out
and honestly...
I couldn't tell if there is a handsome prince inside somewhere...
or if this is just a big, fat toad with a pot belly
perhaps, just handsome in his own way
well, in any case...
we ran down the hill to mama Snowflake and kids with a basket to put the babies in...
and brought them up to stay under the cottage for the night...
where they would stay dry and warm
when I put the towels down to give them a more comfortable spot...
these little kids naturally chose the soft towels over the rocky ground
and the next day, it rained still more all day, in fact...
and my husband took the good opportunity while babies slept to give mama a nail clipping...
and she kept her eyes on her babies just to make sure they were still there
a ram and a doe is what Snowflake gave us
and then, there were five
the next day, mama Queenie had her triplets
we knew there were going to be more than one by the size of her...
while she has been a mother a few times now...
this will be her first triplet set
all does
it looks like we will have some future milkers
we've got good mamas and these babies are being well cared for by them
while Snowflake is anxiously careful over her babies...
Queenie acts as an old pro with hers
she knows the scoop
over the last couple of years...
the Lord took and He has also given
so far, all is well and we thank the Lord for His gracious gifts
while we are thankful for God's gifts of the goats...
we are still more thankful for His gracious gift of faith
just as He says...
For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God:
not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians 2:8,9
without this gift of faith, how could I have believed in Christ?
He alone has done all the work needed to save me from sin and wrath
May your day or night find the grace of God's gift of faith.
