Fudgie's first freshening, questions about FF udders and BABY PICS!

[glenolam]

Fudgie was/is due anywhere from Feb 2nd - Feb 22nd. She hasn't yet kidded, but her little udder has grown substantially. It was stretched last night - sorta like a little basketball, but her teats are still teeny tiny. She's an oberhasli/nubian cross.

Do they drop milk into their teats as they get closer to kidding?

Here's a pic -it's not the best one, but it's what I could get since she's refusing to be touched, looked at, talked to, paid attention to, etc. I promise her udder is bigger than it looks in this picture - it really is like a small basketball.

Here's some pictures of her taken last night:

 

[helmstead]

FF teats are often smallish. They get longer and wider through the first lactation, and then considerably bigger (usually) on the 2nd and 3rd lactations.

Can't tell you how close she is based on that...though.

 

[glenolam]

Do FF sometimes wait to fill their teats until they freshen, like some does wait to bag up until the day they kid?

She only has a week and a half left at most, I just woulda thought her teats would have filled a little more by now.

 

[ksalvagno]

Some do, some don't. I have heard of girls that don't even bag up until they are birthing.

 

[glenolam]

:/ That's what I figured.

On the plus side, I have noticed her ligs are very soft (from the quick grabs I get in). Almost to where I can wrap my fingers around the tail head. She's maaing and biting her right side and giving me pathetic "Mmmmmmmm"s. No major stretching or hunching yet.

Now what is really funny is this am when I was out there I noticed my herd queen squat to pee and she did the "hunch and punch". I think she got a waft of hormones and excited herself!

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

:/ She's maaing and biting her right side and giving me pathetic "Mmmmmmmm"s.

Shes saying "God help me..get these darn kids outta of me..will this even end" !!!!!

 

[glenolam]

I think at this point she's thinking "What the heck is going on inside and what has he done to me?

Edited to change it from 'what have YOU done to me' since I'm not really the one who did this!

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

I love the close up pic of her!!! She looks like shes smiling!!!!

Love goatie faces!!!

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

I think at this point she's thinking "What the heck is going on inside and what has he done to me?

Edited to change it from 'what have YOU done to me' since I'm not really the one who did this!

Oh yes...its her first time..!!!

Hope she does well for you!!!

 

[Ariel301]

Looks like a normal first freshener udder to me. The teats will expand as she is getting milked/nursed; they'll stretch and in a year or two will be easier to milk.