First time Momma

[nstone630]

Tell me about it. nothing today. No discharge no more vaginal swelling. No weird breathing. Nothing but her acting like normal. O....m.....g..... now tonight when I don't get up every 2 hours with her it will happen but I need sleep lol been up the last 3 nights every hours. Work is wondering what's wrong with me lol.

 

[babsbag]

They will make us crazy. I had to laugh at her trying to get into the barrel, that is just so goat like.

@Goat Whisperer The accuracy of the sonogram depends on the person doing it and the quality of the equipment. We have one vet that comes up from UC Davis and brings their machine and he can tell you how many and how far along in gestation they are. Not necessarily down to the week, but pretty close. My vet can say "yes" or "no".

 

[Goat Whisperer]

@nstone630 have you seen the doe code of honor? You must go absolutely crazy before she pops Not joking

We have had does that we're very close to kidding, checked every hour through the night… and STILL find a way to kid without us being present. Brats

We had a doe that was super clingy for about 36 hours before kidding, and when she is ready she doesn't want anyone near her. Others that absolutely have to have you around.

I had one doe (FF) that I stayed with for almost two days. I knew she was close, but she wasn't showing much and I hadn't eaten all day. I had to grab something to eat.
Went in for about five minutes to eat a sandwich, the doe SCREAMING bloody murder until I went out. (never was able to grab a bite of food) As soon as I got to her hard labor started and her single buck kid followed within 20 minutes. She wanted me there with her and laid her head in my lap while she kidded

 

[nstone630]

AWW. Such sweet stories.
After today I'm off the rest of the week...I don't plan on going anywhere for long.
What's funny is even my kids are getting up in the middle of the night to check on her. This morning my daughter was up at 5am, the night before my step son went out at 4:30 lol One night I only knew they were out there because I went to find my coveralls at 4am and they were missing. I searched the house, couldn't find them. Finally said screw it and went out in just sweats and a jacket. And there they were at the goat pen, IN MY COVERALLS HAHA. So even if I don't check, seems I have little helpers that are going just as crazy as I am about her.

On that note...STILL NO CHANGE this morning at 6am. I'll be so relieved once she has them. I can actually get some sleep. But then I'll probably worry about the babies so much I still won't sleep.

 

[nstone630]

They will make us crazy. I had to laugh at her trying to get into the barrel, that is just so goat like.

@Goat Whisperer The accuracy of the sonogram depends on the person doing it and the quality of the equipment. We have one vet that comes up from UC Davis and brings their machine and he can tell you how many and how far along in gestation they are. Not necessarily down to the week, but pretty close. My vet can say "yes" or "no".

I swear the fatty gets down on her elbows and squeezes her fat belly through there to get in. Scrapping both sides during the process. If she decides to start labor in there I will scream!!!

 

[Lanthanum]

My pygmy Bonnie showed NO signs of pregnancy, so you can imagine the surprise when I woke up to her screaming bloody murder at 5 in the morning. We had to roll her onto a towel as a stretcher because her baby got stuck, it was her first pregnancy, and rush her to the vet. Unfortunately the baby boy had formed wrong with his head turned back so he couldn't get out the canal. Sadly he was stillborn.

Bonnie's second birth went at the worst timing, with a whole family gathered around. We had about ten guests over to help build her doeing pen because the ultrasound proved she was due about two weeks later, and as we were building, the sun set and she went into labor so we were working on her house she was meant to birth in while she was birthing, IN THE DARK! She took an hour and a half to birth my girl Scout, which didn't help that she was born solid black, and before she had birthed her she oddly released a sack of fluid fully intact before birthing the baby? Then BonBon was more interested in cleaning her than feeding, and her being such a skittish doe we couldn't milk her to bottle feed Scout. And it didn't help that solid black Scout kept wondering off exploring the dark and we had to find her via flash light every five minutes, haha that's how she got her suiting name though

 

[Lanthanum]

Anything yet with your doe?

 

[nstone630]

Anything yet with your doe?

Nothing so far. Still very fat, udder looking like it wants to pop, vulva swollen, no discharge or mucus.
What a story!! I can only imagine what mine will be like. Geez, these does sure know how to keep us crazed.

 

[Lanthanum]

Nothing so far. Still very fat, udder looking like it wants to pop, vulva swollen, no discharge or mucus.
What a story!! I can only imagine what mine will be like. Geez, these does sure know how to keep us crazed.

I am counting on you to keep us updated! Man I really hope things go well with you. I am hoping my doe will give birth this spring. She seems to know what month she has to birth, even though she is an all year round in season breed, she only lets her billy breed her in the fall, even if she goes in heat, he's not allowed until fall and the past two times it's been in March for birth

 

[nstone630]

I am counting on you to keep us updated! Man I really hope things go well with you. I am hoping my doe will give birth this spring. She seems to know what month she has to birth, even though she is an all year round in season breed, she only lets her billy breed her in the fall, even if she goes in heat, he's not allowed until fall and the past two times it's been in March for birth

I pray everything goes well. I'm very nervous as this is my first kidding along with her first too. As long as everything goes well, I'm taking this as one heck of a learning experience. I'm learning her as a goat and her pregnancy. So if I breed her again, I won't be sitting on the edge of my seat for what seems a year!

And I will for sure keep everyone updated, probably too updated HAHA.

Good luck in the spring! I cannot wait to see all the pictures!