little butterball tease...
Goats&moregoats: KickinUpDust Farm Journal
- Thread starter goats&moregoats
- Start date
- Thread starter
- #153
goats&moregoats
True BYH Addict
@goatgurl no she has not
. I believe I mistook little pushes for baby adjustments. I told the goats that doe code is officially off limits this year
. Anyway, not even the slightest discharge. Sunken seems to be, pretty darn sure ligs are gone, but no matter how I try I never seem to get that right 
.
Babies are still moving around in there, so we will wait and see. If she makes it until next month(due date I calculated Feb. 12th)then she is my first goat to develop a milk bag that early in the game. Plus Mavis will be kidding at the same time. Mavis has only got a tiny baby bump. I am thinking I will never get this goat kidding figured out!
Pups are doing well. Growing & learning. Grub & Jethro no longer share a food dish. Grub will not let Jethro eat. So They get tied separate from each other just like the older two. I know they might slip back, but today I only had to tell Jethro down once and he did it! Grub was great as well, just had to give him a gentle push with the down command and he listened as well.
Here they both are snuggled up with a few of my young does. They didn't even move when I walked past so they had to have been extremely tired.
and I would bet that these tracks are the reason why. Just beyond the goat fence at the top of the hill. All over back there. Sister in law said all four dogs were carrying on last night, but worse the night before.
Brother said he spotted a fox shortly before the big ruckus. he said the big ruckus was definitely coyotes as they heard them & the dogs. Glad to know the older dogs are teaching the pups.
. I believe I mistook little pushes for baby adjustments. I told the goats that doe code is officially off limits this year. Anyway, not even the slightest discharge. Sunken seems to be, pretty darn sure ligs are gone, but no matter how I try I never seem to get that right . Babies are still moving around in there, so we will wait and see. If she makes it until next month(due date I calculated Feb. 12th)then she is my first goat to develop a milk bag that early in the game. Plus Mavis will be kidding at the same time. Mavis has only got a tiny baby bump. I am thinking I will never get this goat kidding figured out!Pups are doing well. Growing & learning. Grub & Jethro no longer share a food dish. Grub will not let Jethro eat. So They get tied separate from each other just like the older two. I know they might slip back, but today I only had to tell Jethro down once and he did it! Grub was great as well, just had to give him a gentle push with the down command and he listened as well.
Here they both are snuggled up with a few of my young does. They didn't even move when I walked past so they had to have been extremely tired.
and I would bet that these tracks are the reason why. Just beyond the goat fence at the top of the hill. All over back there. Sister in law said all four dogs were carrying on last night, but worse the night before.
Brother said he spotted a fox shortly before the big ruckus. he said the big ruckus was definitely coyotes as they heard them & the dogs. Glad to know the older dogs are teaching the pups.
- Thread starter
- #154
goats&moregoats
True BYH Addict
More waiting.....for Poppit. I don't see how she will last until the Feb due date, but I guess stranger things have happened. I think she is developing a nice utter for a FF. Two babies for sure, thinking three 
.
Was going to try to get a picture of Miss Mavis so you all would realize I am not completely crazy when it comes to kidding![:\](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/side.png "side :\")
. She is loosing her mucus plug. At least she seems to be going about having her first kid the right way..lol. She only has a little baby bump going on so I am thinking one kid from her and that is ok. She is rather small for her age. At least seems so compared to Poppit.
Pups are doing better each day. They followed Yukon & Tahoe up the hill today as the older dogs were barking to scare off a bird. Puppies looked a bit confusedas to what the danger was. Picture is them in the pasture and I am inside part of Poppit's pen while taking it. 
Grub is on the left, Jethro on the right.
Still have Rhett & Scarlet so I threw in a couple of pictures of them as well.
Notice Rhett bowing down to his queen
.
, but I guess stranger things have happened. I think she is developing a nice utter for a FF. Two babies for sure, thinking three .Was going to try to get a picture of Miss Mavis so you all would realize I am not completely crazy when it comes to kidding
. She is loosing her mucus plug. At least she seems to be going about having her first kid the right way..lol. She only has a little baby bump going on so I am thinking one kid from her and that is ok. She is rather small for her age. At least seems so compared to Poppit. Pups are doing better each day. They followed Yukon & Tahoe up the hill today as the older dogs were barking to scare off a bird. Puppies looked a bit confused
as to what the danger was. Picture is them in the pasture and I am inside part of Poppit's pen while taking it. Grub is on the left, Jethro on the right.
Still have Rhett & Scarlet so I threw in a couple of pictures of them as well.
Notice Rhett bowing down to his queen.- Thread starter
- #155
goats&moregoats
True BYH Addict
Wow! all those darling little babies popping out everywhere!
Miss Poppit is anxiously waiting for her darlings to be ready to enter the world. I finally got the lig thing, I think...lol. She is squishy, but not completely yet. So maybe the next couple of days...Don't know if I even want to clip her at all...darn cold here. Maybe a warm water wash & towel dry after babies & after birth have been delivered. So here are pictures of Poppit & Mavis from yesterday afternoon.
Poppit
Mavis
she is definitely due Feb 12th..lol
Jethro & Grub were curled up with all the young doelings last night. Of course couldn't get a picture of that because my phone is a piece of work.
Here are couple of the pups & older dogs from yesterday.
Going to try to get a picture of Bambi who is getting pretty big. Her first due date is Feb. 13th Second due date is April 3rd. Thinking first due date is the one..we will see as the time approaches.
Miss Poppit is anxiously waiting for her darlings to be ready to enter the world. I finally got the lig thing
, I think...lol. She is squishy, but not completely yet. So maybe the next couple of days...Don't know if I even want to clip her at all...darn cold here. Maybe a warm water wash & towel dry after babies & after birth have been delivered. So here are pictures of Poppit & Mavis from yesterday afternoon.Poppit
Mavis
she is definitely due Feb 12th..lolJethro & Grub were curled up with all the young doelings last night. Of course couldn't get a picture of that because my phone is a piece of work.
Here are couple of the pups & older dogs from yesterday.
Going to try to get a picture of Bambi who is getting pretty big. Her first due date is Feb. 13th Second due date is April 3rd. Thinking first due date is the one..we will see as the time approaches.
Southern by choice
Herd Master
Poppit's udder is looking really nice! You can see it much better now. She looks like she has quite a few in there!
Aw Mavis looks like she must waddle!!
The pups sound like they are doing great- wow are they growing!
Love their manes BTW!
If Poppit does have 4 be prepared to take some home and bottle feed. I say that only because if 4 or more they are usually teeny tiny and very hard to keep a 2 lb kid warm and alive in your temps.
So we wait...
I saw 2 boys 1-2 girls for Poppit!
Mavis- 2 does
Aw Mavis looks like she must waddle!!
The pups sound like they are doing great- wow are they growing!
Love their manes BTW!
If Poppit does have 4 be prepared to take some home and bottle feed. I say that only because if 4 or more they are usually teeny tiny and very hard to keep a 2 lb kid warm and alive in your temps.
So we wait...
I saw 2 boys 1-2 girls for Poppit!Mavis- 2 does
- Thread starter
- #157
goats&moregoats
True BYH Addict
@Southern by choice , I am prepared....Poppit was my first bottle baby. I can feel two for sure...I am thinking 3-4 myself, unless they are big ones.
Mavis is doing well...seems to have gotten bigger over the last few days.
Mavis is doing well...seems to have gotten bigger over the last few days.
- Thread starter
- #158
goats&moregoats
True BYH Addict
This is Bambi. First due date is Feb. 13th.....Second due date is April 3rd. I am thinking she was bred first time around and was being hormonal after(thought she was in heat again, put her back with Gus)
She really is getting quite large already. Will try to get a view of her out in the pasture, if she goes out when I am there today.
Jethro got all excitied because I was taking pictures. Yukon has that look: yeah, why are you taking pictures of my baby?
Two nights in a row, when checking on Poppit, I found the pups curled up with my young does.
My phone is not equipped to take pictures in the dark. That barn does not have a light in it. Even if it did, by time I got it turned on the moment would be gone.
Both Jethro & Grub have wait down to a tee. No struggles at the gate at all. They are now learning sit without contact quite well. Down is coming along, but both are a bit more stubborn about this one. I also walk them on the leash a bit just so they get use to it. That will be needed for any vet visits.
)She really is getting quite large already. Will try to get a view of her out in the pasture, if she goes out when I am there today.
Jethro got all excitied because I was taking pictures. Yukon has that look: yeah, why are you taking pictures of my baby?
Two nights in a row, when checking on Poppit, I found the pups curled up with my young does.
My phone is not equipped to take pictures in the dark. That barn does not have a light in it. Even if it did, by time I got it turned on the moment would be gone.Both Jethro & Grub have wait down to a tee. No struggles at the gate at all. They are now learning sit without contact quite well. Down is coming along, but both are a bit more stubborn about this one. I also walk them on the leash a bit just so they get use to it. That will be needed for any vet visits.
BlessedWithGoats
Herd Master
Aww! Best wishes for a safe/healthy kidding season!
- Thread starter
- #160
goats&moregoats
True BYH Addict
Ok, finally some actual discharge from Poppit. Just a drop, but definitely there...Not the whitish/yellow mucus discharge I have seen with my other goats as far as mucus plug. Even Mavis has had the whitish mucus for a few days now.
So don't know if it's her mucus plug or not? Somethings I am still unsure of..... Even after much research & coffee
.
Her lady parts definitely look different today. She is also much more aggressive to Mavis. I could see where she had been licking her lower right stomach area, but didn't witness it myself. No pawing or nesting...just restless in and out of her shelter. There was definite kid movement most of the day. Late afternoon didn't see any, but that doesn't mean much to me. A friend is checking on her at 8pm and 12am. We will see. I know they will get here when they get here.
I have only been at the beginning of two kiddings. My first, almost two years ago....she had this discharge for like three days. Then one last year and that was a goat that went from no signs to BOOM! you got babies on the ground. She did this both years. My daughter assisted with the quads last year and My other goats kidded during the night with no one there.
Even better...............I finally figured out the ligs FOR SURE!
. So they are definitely squishy, but not completely gone. You can also now see the indents on either side of her tail head though not extremely prominent. Babies have dropped some more and she is sunken at the hips. We are approaching the kidding event. Still hard to say exactly when, but at least I know I am not "completely" fooled by the doe code any more.....
So don't know if it's her mucus plug or not? Somethings I am still unsure of....
. Even after much research & coffee. Her lady parts definitely look different today. She is also much more aggressive to Mavis. I could see where she had been licking her lower right stomach area, but didn't witness it myself. No pawing or nesting...just restless in and out of her shelter. There was definite kid movement most of the day. Late afternoon didn't see any, but that doesn't mean much to me. A friend is checking on her at 8pm and 12am. We will see. I know they will get here when they get here
.I have only been at the beginning of two kiddings. My first, almost two years ago....she had this discharge for like three days. Then one last year and that was a goat that went from no signs to BOOM! you got babies on the ground. She did this both years. My daughter assisted with the quads last year and My other goats kidded during the night with no one there.
Even better...............I finally figured out the ligs FOR SURE!
. So they are definitely squishy, but not completely gone. You can also now see the indents on either side of her tail head though not extremely prominent. Babies have dropped some more and she is sunken at the hips. We are approaching the kidding event. Still hard to say exactly when, but at least I know I am not "completely" fooled by the doe code any more.....
