At Redwood Hill Farm we’ve been raising dairy goat kids since the mid 1960s, and over the years have learned much about these intelligent, cute, and cuddly young animals. Here’s our top ten list of fun facts about goat kids.
Sometimes just a single, but often triplets are born. Quadruplets, like the four Alpine cuties here, occur occasionally, and a few times we’ve had quintuplets!
Intelligent and curious, they love nibbling (not eating!) just about anything around them.
Wattles are sometimes called “bells” or “skin tags”. They serve no purpose and are believed to be a genetic trait left over from evolution.
At Redwood Hill Farm a twin who returned to the farm after being gone for nearly two years, quickly found her twin sister, and the two are best friends in the barn—browsing and resting together every day. Pictured here are LaMancha triplet kids—who naturally have distinctive and very short ears.
At two weeks old, kids are fearlessly agile, running and leaping for fun.
The “kid pile” is a common sight in the barn nursery, as they curl up with with each other for companionship and warmth.
Our farm staff, friends, and family members cherish these sweet, slow moments with the goat kids.
Mother and kid goats recognize each other’s calls soon after the mothers give birth. Goat kids also bleat when they’re excited to see their caregivers at feeding time.
It wasn’t until the 1800’s that the word kid was extended to children.
It wasn’t until the 1800’s that the word kid was extended to children.
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