BAF kidding! Fainter wait is on!

[Southern by choice]

You can't change it and worrying about it only exhausts you.
One really good thing is to look at or refresh yourself on the different positions and how to remedy a bad situation.
There is a great link ... I will see if I can find it... it has all the different positions as well as exactly what you need to do.
Hmmm as I am typing this I am thinking I should refresh too!

This is our first year for pulling kids and doing the bottle and then at day 4-5 we switch to trough or bowl feeding.... it is pretty easy actually and great results.

What timing on the move!

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

Oh i agree completely! I even printed out the different positions and have it in my birthing kit, after what happened last year. It can be so overwhelming in the moment, i know i had a hard time even hitting my friends picture just to call her on my cell! Id rather be over prepared!!! That way i don't get overwhelmed. Which i tend to do with my lovies. Everything else in life, I'm so cool calm and collected. =/ Curse of loving your animals like family

Do you believe that darn timing?! UGH! And my husband JUST got an email for his final test/interview for his new job on the first! What in the world lol!!! We were supposed to be moved already.....the way things go when trying to relocate your farm!

I have been following your progress on your pulling kids. I have been really interested in how it turns out. I can't this year though, my 6month old is enough for me! Lol

 

[Southern by choice]

Are you milking the goats?

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

I am milking my does that are weaning/had babies go to new homes already.

 

[Southern by choice]

If you do end up needing to bottle feed try the trough or bowl. The first few days are hard but after that you can milk throw it in the trough or bucket ... whatever and that's it.

Here is that link n case it gives extra info...
http://www.infovets.com/books/smrm/C/C460.htm

I was always one to kind of wait it out and now after seeing so many go through I am much quicker to stick my hand in there, feel and do what I need to much sooner than I ever would have.

So far our goats have had no issues and go very fast but last year we had so many calls with something wrong it just had a real impact on me. Sometimes vets don't call back quick enough or vet is 45 minutes away and people are scared... we try to help where and when we can til the vet gets there.

You reminded me I need to update about the pulling. Thanks
oh yeah... if you tag me you will need to put in @Southern by choice as "Southern" was someone on here at one tiime and they will get tagged. Same happened when alot of people did "SBC"

Now ya know I don't want to miss my tag from BAF! @Bucking Adoeable Fainters I could miss a buckling born!

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

Miss a buckling?!!! We need does!!!! Lmao!!!!! I don't need anymore mouths to feed that aren't going to produce!!! Okay okay, wethers are great for showing and advertising

Thank you for pointing out the tag. @Southern by choice
I use my phone 99% of the time, and it auto pops up. If i dont hit the pop up good enough, it doesn't work =/ sorry!!! I'll pay closer attention!

Okay so onto the small cow, otherwise known as Fantasy. Idk how much longer this girl can hold on. She is 141 today, and she is completely sunk in the rear, hips exposed, ligs gone, utter full and those kidsssssss look like they have dropped significantly in a day. I have closely monitored her all day. She calls a lot. Poor girl. I know she is so miserable.

praying for healthy babies.

 

[Southern by choice]

She's gonna BLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sweetened]

Fingers crossed!

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

She made it through another night! So happy and thankful. I tried to explain to her that if she can hold until Sunday, she will be 145, and daddy will be home to watch my baby so i can give her 100% of my attention. She looks and me and BAAAAAAAAAAH! yeah i know, been there.

She has dropped some, idk how much she can to be honest, it has to be crowded in there. This girl is so loose and soft, ready to push these babies out!!!

Here is my hefer.. i mean goat! Anyone have any guesses!?
If she has one humongous kid, i will be the most stupified gal on the planet.

 

[Sweetened]

Twins, bucklings.

Iiin.... 2 days