Flooded Creek Farm Goat Cam. Weighed the babies...WOW!!!

[Mamaboid]

Well, I have had a short nap and Elsie is still hanging in there. She is just being a real DOE about this.

Since I have nothing to report right now, I will ask a question. Just exactly what is a moonspot? I see it in posts and just never thought about it, but I guess I don't know.

 

[Mamaboid]

Elsie just missed her best shot at the full meaning of Doe Code. Our electricity was out for a couple hours. No lights in kidding pen, no camera to check on her, no lights to see to get to barn....lights came back on, camera back up, lights on barn back on.....no kids. I would have bet money she would go while they were out.

 

[marlowmanor]

Do you have a trip planned anytime soon, or a time when you will be gone for a few hours? My bet is she will kid when something like that comes up! Gotta love the doe code!

 

[Ms. Research]

Elsie is really using that Doe code on you. I was hoping to hear this morning of healthy kids.

K

 

[Mamaboid]

Well Good Morning everyone. Elsie is doing a lot of laying in the corner, breathing a little heavier than normal but not much, and in general just chillin out. ...sigh... Weekend over, very little sleep, and pretty much NO progress. Golly, I love being a goat owner. Hope everybody has a wonderful day. I am going to spend most of it sittin with my girl.

 

[Mamaboid]

OK, I have decided that Elsie is not pregnant, she is just fat and has big t...er udder. I even tried taking her for a nice long walk this afternoon, like pregnant women do...that didn't work either. I can now feel ligs again, way down in deep and sloppy but there tonight. Sides are more and more sunken in, gonna touch soon, can feel what I think are at least 3 little heads or butts that pop out once in a while. So, I think we may even have a few days yet. Udder larger every day but not "boom". I think she is just milking it. I mean she is in where the wind doesn't blow, it is warm, her feed and hay is there for the taking and brought to her on a regular basis with no fighting with anybody for it, she gets regular scratchies and hugs....what self respecting goat wouldn't milk that for all it is worth. Have a great night everybody... will update in morning.

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

OK, I have decided that Elsie is not pregnant, she is just fat and has big udder

 

[Ms. Research]

So is Elsie still holding out?

K

 

[Mamaboid]

So is Elsie still holding out?

K

She is. She had a really restless night, rolling up on one side and then to the other, rubbing her sides on the wall, walking circles. But right now she is laying there chewing her cud like she doesn't have a care in the world. Haven't been down since 3 am, so will be going down in a few and will report more after I come back in....or (with any luck) I will be down there a while because she is having them.

 

[Mamaboid]

Good morning all. It is morning isn't it? Well, here we are, another day. Elsie's ligs are back this morning. She still has some discharge, no change in udder, full but not really tight. I have NO idea when this girl is gonna give up these kids. I have a full day of medical tests scheduled for Tuesday of next week....anybody wanna take bets? I have to have more repair done on my stomach, and will be out of commission for about 6 weeks afterwards, so who knows, maybe she is going to wait til I cannot even GET to the kidding pen....sigh.....OK, I am done venting now...Have a great day all.