Holachicka's first kidding thread. FINALLY baby pics!

[daisychick]

I am officially going nuts. All I do is go outside and stare at my goats. looking for any little difference from the day before!

Then I must be crazy too. My does are not due for 60 more days and every time I walk in the pen to change out the water bucket, I do my "rounds" and stare at everyone's hind end, then I feel up everyone's udder, then I just stare at their bellies. I am sure this will continue for weeks.

 

[Holachicka]

I feel like such a molester when I go out there! Feeling udders, checking out rear ends! I wonder what my goats think, "Here she comes again, everyone, tails down and hocks together!"

60 days!! Yup, I can honestly tell you I've been doing this for at least that long! Start taking pics to see the differences! You'll feel less crazy when you're going, I KNOW she is bigger/fuller/lower than last week!

 

[Holachicka]

Lucy still has 20 or so days to go, but she is as big as a house!! Any guesses on how many she has in there?

 

[Mamaboid]

I'm gonna say 3. She looks about the same size as my Elsie did.

 

[Holachicka]

I think so too. she still has 18 days to go, and she is so much bigger than my other girls!


Emma is now at day 143! her ligs have softened a little bit! other than that, no big changes!

Honey is really throwing me off. her udder is so much more developed, her ligs are pretty much gone -- if I search I can find them but they're mush. but she's not due until the 26th.

Seriously going nuts now. gonna head outside and check for changes!

 

[Roll farms]

You're not nearly close enough to crazy yet....it'll probably be 8 days or so.

 

[Queen Mum]

Wow, she is getting pretty round! You could roll her over and she would have to have a Life Alert button to call for help.

 

[Holachicka]

She is so round, plus if I took a pic from the top, her sides point out from her ribs... looks like it hurts!

Rolls, so my crazyness has reached a new level... My hubby asked me what was more important, my family or my goats (he was joking)!!! -- is it bad I didn't know how to answer? J/K

So I'm still not sure what girl will go first! Emma is the same as ysterday, slightly softened ligs, no boom in udder, no discharge...

Honey has super soft ligs, huge udder (not a boom though), white discharge...

On a side note, lots of family members were asking about my girls this weekend! One person seemed to know more than anyone EVER... and explained to me that the only way to milk a goat was to throw one hind leg over my shoulder. And never buy a nubian- "the ones with itty bitty ears" because they don't have good milk.

Ah! I had a great weekend, hope you all did too! happy easter!

 

[Missy]

She is so round, plus if I took a pic from the top, her sides point out from her ribs... looks like it hurts!

Rolls, so my crazyness has reached a new level... My hubby asked me what was more important, my family or my goats (he was joking)!!! -- is it bad I didn't know how to answer? J/K

So I'm still not sure what girl will go first! Emma is the same as ysterday, slightly softened ligs, no boom in udder, no discharge...

Honey has super soft ligs, huge udder (not a boom though), white discharge...

On a side note, lots of family members were asking about my girls this weekend! One person seemed to know more than anyone EVER... and explained to me that the only way to milk a goat was to throw one hind leg over my shoulder. And never buy a nubian- "the ones with itty bitty ears" because they don't have good milk.

Ah! I had a great weekend, hope you all did too! happy easter!

 

[Holachicka]

More Pics!! Should I stop posting so many? am I annoying you guys with them?

Well, Emma is at day 145, and no real changes, her ligs are still a bit soft, but not mushy or hard to find...

Honey on the other hand is at day 133, and has super soft, almost gone ligs, HUGE udder, and you can see the grooves along her tail! I'm going to really watch her in case the buck did his job earlier than I thought! Here she is, what do you think about her progress? Much more to go?

And Lucy is just HUGE!! she is at day 134 and the pic a couple of posts up show how round she is, here is the top view