One of the best parts of raising Nigerian Dwarf goats is watching my kids play with "kids." This little goat, Eclipse, has been coming to work with us this past week. Eclispe is one month old and being bottle fed while she recovers from a cold. She is from a set of quads. Her mother has enough milk to feed all four but her two bigger siblings pushed her and her sister out because they were half their size. Eclipse & Twilight caught colds last weekend. Unfortunately, her sister, Twilight, did not recover from her cold and crossed the rainbow bridge. Eclipse is doing just fine now and should be able to go back in the barn with her friends by the end of this weekend. I will continue to give her a bottle until she's at least 8 weeks old to ensure she gets fed adequetly. I told my oldest daughter that Eclipse would be going back in the barn and no longer would be coming to work with us. She suggested we bring another one in because they are having so much fun playing with her. Ahh, kids!
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