Asha has kidded before and done it without complication so I knew that she would be fine. She walked, pawed the ground, lay down, got up, and walked some more. Two little black and white hooves began to poke out of her rear end. Each time she would lie down, the baby hooves would come out further. Each time she would stand up, the baby hooves would suck back inside. I wanted so badly to just reach over and tug...but I had to trust the momma. She knew what to do.
Here's our goat delivering twin A.
The boys and I watched for what seemed like forever, but was actually about a half an hour. Finally, we saw a head and with a few hard pushes, the baby was born. Asha went right to work cleaning her baby up. She made sure that he was breathing and stimulated, just like she should. There was no need for us to intervene. She made sure that the amniotic sac was gone and that he would begin to dry soon in the morning sun.
Soon, the second "balloon" appeared. It popped almost immediately. Asha alternated between standing, lying, pushing, and cleaning. Soon the first baby was up on his wobbly legs. He walked right behind Asha as she began to deliver the second baby's head. As she delivered him, she paused - his hind quarters still inside her, but his front already out and starting to breath and move. She seemed a bit confused, stood up quickly and turned. Baby B came slipping out quickly.
Within fifteen minutes, both babies were cleaned up and drying. Asha is a little protective and it was hard to get close enough to check to see if these were boys or girls. But after several failed attempts, we determined that we have two beautiful, albiet unmilkable, Apline bucklings. They look just like their daddy.
Here's a photo of the two boys a few days old on their first romp. Introducing Rogers' Roost Romeo in the foreground, and Rogers' Roost Freestyle in the back.
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