Day 173 and NOTHING

[Jenni]

Lily was due mar 26 (says her breeder) she may have been off a couple days. She just lost her ligs. So if the 26th was right it would put her at 164, so I'm guessing she is probably around 160 days. I keep thinking I should get her looked at, but she acted completely normal, so I waited, and sure enough the ligs are gone. Good luck. Don't let her make you too crazy!

 

[sawfish99]

Day 159 ending, and still no kids. I have triple checked the breeding date (and she was never exposed to a buck other than that breeding). Her weight by weight tape before breeding was 135. Today it is 175 and she is 52" around the abdomen. I still think she is pregnant.

 

[Blue Dog Farms]

Do you feel any baby movement?

 

[sawfish99]

Yes. I talked to our vet today. She said as long as the die is acting normal and not running a fever, just wait. If no kids in a week, we will ultrasound.

 

[sawfish99]

Day 160 and no kids. I called the previous owner and found out that she did the same thing last year. In fact, they had the vet out and all decided she wasn't pregnant but didn't do an ultrasound (and this is a serious show family). They decided to put her out in a different pasture away from the main herd. 3 days later she kidded. He didn't remember exactly how overdue she was, but did remember that she never bagged up and didn't show any signs before the kids arrived.

I did still feel kids moving around tonight.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Do you have bottle feeding supplies available and emergency milk? colostrum?

 

[sawfish99]

Yes. Even though she went long, she did fine with the kidding last year.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Yes. Even though she went long, she did fine with the kidding last year.

You said she never bagged up, Did the seller say she was able to nurse her kids right away or did they have to supplement them. I had a doe that didn't bag up until 3 days after she kidded. and she did this every time she kidded. We had to put the kids on bottles until her milk came in. Just wondering if you are assuming the mom had enough milk right away or if the seller actually told you that she was able to care for her kids on her own.

 

[sawfish99]

He didn't say one way or the other, however, she is a big producer, so my guess is she could start bagging up a few hours before kidding. Either way, I am ready to go with supplies.

 

[sawfish99]

Day 162 coming to an end. I think maybe I just have a fat goat. If there are no kids by Monday, I'm going to have the vet come ultrasound.