Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[Roll farms]

It might not hurt to throw Nissan in w/ the buck, too....then you'd *know* she's bred. She's a sneaky one, I have never in 4 yrs seen her bred.

Congrats, Madame Prez.

 

[jodief100]

It might not hurt to throw Nissan in w/ the buck, too....then you'd *know* she's bred. She's a sneaky one, I have never in 4 yrs seen her bred.

Congrats, Madame Prez.

Nissan seems to be growing an udder. She definately has some padding under her teats. I am checking every few days to see if it is growing. She thinks you sent her to live with a pervert.

If I "knew"her history from a previous kidding I would be more confidant about her status but since I don't I am sticking with the probabilities. . One thing I have learned with goats is never assume that are all the same or that you have seen it all. Did she dry up completly after her last kids or did she have some residual left?

I may toss her up there anyways. I hate to miss a season based on my inexperience with her.

 

[Roll farms]

I remember feeling her a while back and thinking "nothing going on" but, then again, I 'know' her...so I dunno if what feels like something to you would feel like nothing to me, now....if that makes sense...?

She's a sneaky one, she is...and fyi, when she's close to kidding, she will act like she's gonna go ANY MINUTE...for 2-3 wks. She loves to milk a kidding stall.

 

[Ms. Research]

Congratulations Ms. President.

Hoping for wethers as well. Hoping someone goes soon!

K

 

[jodief100]

It is getting warm again, high of 55, low tonight of 41. That is the forecast for the city, it will get about 5-10 degrees colder at my place.

Hubby took the day off to get work done on the garage. He has started with the metal.

Last night I went to the barn to feed everyone. I am checking everyone over, looking at udders and pooches. Mama is coming along, Cleo shouldnt be too much longer, Patches finally has a visible udder and Ginger. Wheres Ginger? I am looking for Ginger in the crowd and cant find her. She is polled so it is easy to pick her out. No Ginger.

I send hubby out to the field with a flashlight to look for her.

He comes back a few minutes later..










And..











Ginger is v e r y slowly following behind him. She is walking stiff legged with a serious waddle. I check her out. She has discharge. I cant feel her ligaments but she keeps lying down on me when I check them and I always have difficulty feeling ligaments on a goat that isnt standing. Her udder is pretty full.

So I get a grain tub and put her in the kidding pen. She RAN after that tub into the pen.

I think she is playing games with me.

No babies this morning.

 

[Ms. Research]

Glad to hear movement on the garage. Weird weather, might as well take advantage of it. Hoping all is on target for this project.

lol, made me chuckle. Ginger walking so slowly with the "oh whoa is me, I'm tired" and as soon as food appears, she's her ole self again.

Yep, she's playing with you Jodie. Milking it for all its worth.

Hope she stops playing around and gets cracking on giving you healthy kids.

K

 

[Ms. Research]

So did Ginger give up those kids yet? Or is she still milking it for all it's worth?

Hope to hear healthy babies and Ginger's fine after the quick and easy delivery.

K

 

[jodief100]

I have rotten goats.

All six of the "due to kid any day now" were walking slow and stiff legged around the field this weekend.

Still no kids.

It must be the nice weather.

Hubby even went out to check on Cleo when she didn't come to the barn for evening feeding. She was laying out in the field, chewing her cud. She looked at him like "what?!?!!?" Then got up and s l o w l y walked back to the barn.

It is a big goat conspiracy.

Rotten Goats!!!!!!!

 

[autumnprairie]

I have rotten goats.

All six of the "due to kid any day now" were walking slow and stiff legged around the field this weekend.

Still no kids.

It must be the nice weather.

Hubby even went out to check on Cleo when she didn't come to the barn for evening feeding. She was laying out in the field, chewing her cud. She looked at him like "what?!?!!?" Then got up and s l o w l y walked back to the barn.

It is a big goat conspiracy.

Rotten Goats!!!!!!!

I can laugh now but my time for craziness is coming soon enough

 

[jodief100]

No babies, but we did have a bat in the bedroom.

I learned something new, hubby is terrified of bats. I was in bed and hubby was turing out the light when I heard him say "Holy trolls and goblins Batman". Well, it was more like a yell and a naughty four letter word but you get the picture. There was a large brown bat hanging from the door frame to the bathroom. He tried to net it with the chicken net and freaked out when it went through the net holes and started flying around. I had to grab it with a pillowcase and throw it outside.

I love bats, it was pretty cool but I really don't want them in the house. Someone (me) is going to have to climb up in the attic this weekend and make sure there aren't more. I could see its white fangs trying to bite me as I carried it.

I feel bad, it should be hibernating somewhere and tossing it out in the cold probably killed it but I didn't know what else to do. I couldn't let it stay in the house.