Getting excited about new kids!

[mdavenport121]

Granny's utter is pretty soft still. I don't have a lot of experience with goats, I just take my knowledge from cows and know her utter should get tight right before kidding.

 

[Shelly May]

nice looking buck,still waiting on granny!:

 

[mdavenport121]

I hope Granny has hers in the next 24 hours. I'm going to my brother's Saturday morning for Christmas and won't return until Sunday afternoon.:/

She had some discharge this evening. Her teats are a lot more swollen. I think we are getting close.

Oreo is a good mom. Hasn't had any trouble in her first two kiddings and is very protective of her kids. I think I will keep her for a while. She showed no signs of labor at 6:00 that morning when I checked her the day she kidded. She had the first one by 10:30 that morning.

Just checked on granny. Still discharging and acting funny. Maybe tonight or tomorrow. I sure hope so!

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

Here are better pictures of Oreo and her kids.

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a512/davenportgoats/Oreo2012_Dec19_2_zps549306d8.jpg

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a512/davenportgoats/Oreo2012_Dec19_1_zps46450521.jpg

Here is Granny. I haven't noticed any discharge yet.

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a512/davenportgoats/Granny2012_Dec19_2_zpsd1fe863b.jpg

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a512/davenportgoats/Granny2012_Dec19_1_zps941da068.jpg

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a512/davenportgoats/Granny2012_Dec19_3_zps36faccba.jpg

I have to say, Your goats are WAY prettier from the front end!! Very cute babies! Mom does look very proud. Good luck with Granny.

 

[nigerianbreeder]

Did she kid yet?

 

[mdavenport121]

She kidded Sunday morning. Twin does. She's not letting them nurse. I bottle fed both of them this afternoon after milking her. I got about 32 oz out of her tonight, so I'll be using that to feed them. One finally took to a bottle this evening. The other one I am having to force it to take the bottle.

 

[mdavenport121]

At 11 PM I fed them again. One took 6 OZ like a champion! I was feeding them out in the barn. The second little girl wasn't acting like she wanted to suck. She was shivering. I brought her inside held her four about 10 minutes to warm her up. She didn't take it at first, but then figured it out and took all 6 oz. I'll give it again about 5 AM and see how they are doing. Hopefully in about a week they will be big enough to take on momma.

 

[Lamancha Acres Dairy Goat]

yayyyyy and both girls!!! Hope were gonna get some pics

 

[doxiemoxie]

Congrats. I hope they both transition back to mom. Looking forward to pics.

 

[mdavenport121]

Good news!! I got Granny's kids to take some milk out of her this afternoon. We will keep trying until she takes them. The weather was nice enough today for me to get some pictures. They aren't coming out of the barn much. We got 3 in of snow yesterday and it has stayed below 30 degrees today.

#1 Granny's Kid - Doe

#2 Granny's Kid - Doe

Granny and Oreo's kids - 3 Does and 1 Buck
The two standing up in the first picture are Granny's/