Goats give birth to five rare children

Mrs. Doan Thi Hang (52 years old), living in Thanh Hoa commune (Thanh Chuong) said that on the afternoon of April 25, the family’s goat gave birth to 5 children in turn. In which, the first child was born normally, the second child was born backwards, the third child was normal, the fourth child was born backwards and the fifth child was normal.

“All 5 children are healthy and without deformities,” Hang said and said she was surprised by the number of goats that were born in one go. Two days ago, when they heard that the goat was born in a rare year, many people went to Mrs. Hang’s house to see it.

The hostess, said this mother goat was purchased by her family in 2019 and this is the fourth litter. Before that, the first time gave birth to one child, the second and third times gave birth to three children each. Worried that the mother goat would not have enough milk to feed the baby, the owner gave the neighbor two baby goats.

An official from Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the case of goats born 4 and 5 is very rare, the rate is very small. On average, each litter has 1-3 babies.

House goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) belongs to the type of ruminant animals such as buffaloes, cows, sheep. Goats are animals with the ability to reproduce very quickly (more than cows, buffaloes…). Most goats are 6-8 months old when they reach reproductive age. The gestation period for goats is about 140 days. They have a fast reproduction rate along with a goat’s habit of eating a lot, but there are some recommendations not to let domestic goats loose without control.

Phuong Linh