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Goat baby boom at Pa. farm

WGAL News 8

Goat baby boom at Pa. farm

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COUNTY, BUT IT IS NOT THE KIND OF KIDS YOU MIGHT BE PICTURING. LORI: WGAL NEWS 8’S SHANNON MURPHY EXPLAINS. SHANNON: FORGET ABOUT SEEING DOUBLE. OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THREE MAMA GOATS AT THE AMISH FARM AND HOUSE WELCOMED A TOTAL OF 12 BABIES, THE MOST KIDS BORN IN THE FARM’S OVER 60 YEAR HISTORY. >> WE STARTED WITH TRIPLETS AND THEN WE HAD QUADRUPLETS AND THEN WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER SET OF QUADRUPLETS BUT WE WERE SURPRISED WITH QUINTUPLETS. SHANNON: QUINTUPLET GOATS ARE RARE. IN FACT THE ODDS ARE ONE IN 10,000 BIRTHS. AND THE CHANCES OF ALL OF THEM SURVIVING IS EVEN SLIMMER. >> NORMALLY THE GOATS HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN TWO AND 3, YOU CAN IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE AND EXCITEMENT. SHANNON: THESE LITTLE QUINTUPLETS WERE BORN JUST A FEW DAYS AGO WEIGHING ANYWHERE FROM 1 POUND 8 OUNCES UP TO A WHOPPING 3 POUNDS. SHANNON: -- UP TO A WHOPPING 3 POUNDS. TO CELEBRATE THE AMISH FARM AND HOUSE IS HOSTING A GOAT BABY SHOWER, A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH WHAT MIGHT ARGUABLY BE THE CUTEST KIDS IN TOWN. >> THEY'RE LIKE LITTLE SPRINGS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. THEY ARE SO HAPPY AND SO PLAYFUL . YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER AND IT’S LIKE A LITTLE TINY CIRCUS. SHANNON: AND BETTER YET, THE BABIES AREN’T OVER YET. >> WE HAVE TWO MORE THAT ARE ON THE WAY AND THEY’RE GOING
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Goat baby boom at Pa. farm

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A Susquehanna Valley farm has seen quite a boom of baby goats - including a set of quintuplets!WGAL's Shannon Murphy visited the Amish Farm and House in Lancaster to see all the adorable kids. Watch her report above.

A Susquehanna Valley farm has seen quite a boom of baby goats - including a set of quintuplets!

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WGAL's Shannon Murphy visited the Amish Farm and House in Lancaster to see all the adorable kids. Watch her report above.

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