[Jacob-list] quintuplets

[Linda]

This is about goats, not sheep, but I thought someone might be able to satisfy my curiosity.  How unusual are quintuplets in goats? In our county, two dairy goat breeders each had quintuplets born. One set to a Saanan and one set to a Nubian.  I had thought that quints were fairly rare in goats and was surprised to hear of two sets born within 20 miles.

Linda
 
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