09/02/2026
Kid update! 🐐 We've been a little leary these past few days about the runt of the litter who we've decided to call peanut 🥜.
Peanut was self-isolating in the corner. This could mean something is wrong, and we weren't waiting to find out. Goats, especially new kids go downhill FAST, and we intervened ASAP to help this lil guy.
Isolation could mean he doesn't feel well and wants to get away from the group. His body temperature was in fact on the edge of being low, so we brought him inside to warm up. At all times he continued to respond normally.
After warming up and getting some supplemental colostrum, we returned him to the mat ward along with a heat lamp (which he elected to not use 🫠). He continued to isolate. While we were very concerned, we also realized nature may just need to run its course. Darla did have a quad litter in her first freshen, and the little boy in that litter did not make it.
However, Peanut is now 62 hours old, and he has continued to nurse every 2-3 hours as needed! His odds of survival have gone from about 80% to about 90% since passing the 48 hour mark. Over half of all lifetime kid losses occur in the first 48 hours.
By day 7 he will have the same odds as a normal sized kid. Given his energetic behavior and willingness to nurse, we have great faith he will make it there 🥰 One of his littermates has even decided to join him in the corner, which is very reassuring 🥰
Thanks for reading and follow along for Peanuts journey
