Seeing double at birthing time for pygmy goats is not that uncommon. However, seeing four healthy newborn kids is an extremely rare event.

Oreo, a 3-year-old pygmy goat on the Roger Davis farm in Rayland became a mother for the first time on Feb. 8 and delivered four healthy and happy kids.

"The baby goats didn't even weigh a pound after they were born," Davis said. "In one week's time each of them has doubled in size."

Davis checked with a local vet and learned that giving birth to quadruplets is extremely rare in pygmy goats. Triplets is also a rare birth and oftentimes a procedure must be done to help in the delivery.

"I had checked on Oreo in the morning and she had delivered all four of her babies by the time we got home in the afternoon," Davis said. "The kids will have a visit with the vet on Friday and they will all be dehorned."

The Davis farm includes a number of animals including cows, horses, chickens and a guinea hen. The addition of goats came at the suggestion of 5-year-old Kilee Jackfert and 2-year-old Shay Davis.

"We have become Old MacDonald's Farm and the girls wanted goats. The pygmy goats were a great addition, and we got Oreo three years ago and Shorty, the male, about a year ago when he was four weeks old," Davis said.