Goats&moregoats: KickinUpDust Farm Journal

[goats&moregoats]

So I got Poppit's backside trimmed down. I did Mavis as well. I have more to do with Mavis. She was starting to get a little freaked out so I stopped for today. I also got their hooves trimmed. Along with Izzy's & Gus. Tomorrow plan on getting the other six trimmed(hooves). No more hair cuts for a couple of weeks.

Other than that: Jethro & Grub are doing great!!! They are finally getting the "down" command. Wow!...Sit & wait are like they came programmed with them. LOL.

Now other than normal chores and some puttering around in this heavenly weather all is quiet. Still getting between 3-5 eggs a day. I think that is good for this time of year with no heater or lights in coop.

So just waiting for babies to start coming.

 

[goats&moregoats]

So I did get the hooves all done. Two barely needed it at all and one was wow! Glad I did them all today. I also decided to go ahead and clip Bambi.

Bambi has two due dates as she seemed to have come back into heat. First is Feb. 13th second is April 3rd. She does have some discharge &started to develop an udder. I felt for babies well I had her on the stand. I can feel kicking but it is way down underneath right in front of her udder. Good strong kicks but definitely felt like tiny tiny hooves.

Bambi

Poppit yesterday morning Poppit this afternoon.

Does her udder look fuller or is it me?

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

It definitely looks pretty full in both pictures! When is her due date again?

 

[goatgurl]

waiting patiently

 

[goats&moregoats]

@BlessedWithGoats , her due date is Feb. 12th. I don't see how she will make it until then, but we will see. Her picture doesn't do her justice. She looks like she is ready to explode! All she does is holler if I am within her sight, hearing or smell. As soon as I go to her pen and talk to her she gets quiet. Last two days she hasn't been all up in my business when I am in her pen. She comes out of her shelter, sees it's me and then goes back in to lay done. I have to work today & tomorrow so I am so hoping she doesn't pick either day to have them. Again we will see. She might shock the heck out of me and last until the 12th and have a extremely huge utter! LOL

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Aww!!

 

[goats&moregoats]

Well I think Bambi might well give us a baby before Poppit does. I FINALLY actually felt the pencil like ligs everyone is talking about. Bambi's are all almost gone, she has discharge, she is anorexic looking(sunken), really puffed out today and she is hollering today. Her baby is very low in her belly and way back. Mavis is doing nothing but discharge.

My brother threw together this split shelter for me. Goats one end and sheep the other. He just has to finish the roof.

Poppit & Bambi. She is more sunken than the picture shows.

and the new shelter. Mavis is inside, sheep are on the other side of the wall.

 

[Hens and Roos]

 

[Latestarter]

Just sittin' round waitin' on Poppit to pop!

 

[goatgurl]