Kid Watch Feb/March: Jenny day 138

[TheMixedBag]

They learn early...

That's OK, though, Milky's buckling is taking lessons from Maverick. He was blubbering and pawing his sister, then trying to jump on her....

I'm also debating talking to the guy about keeping him a buck. I found out who she was bred to, and talk about NICE. This kid's already standing wide and straight, and looks sooo much better than his dam...but even if he does wether, he's already so heavy he'll make a great butcher kid, too.

 

[TheMixedBag]

That's it. Jenny is a yellow mucous factory. She hasn't got kids in there, she's got big loads of snot. Once again, I go out and check on her, she's got mucous out the rear (literally!), and a bunch of it is hanging about an inch or so down.

And of course, once again, ligs are still fairly hard, and no real udder....

 

[rebelINny]

My doe Annie did that this year. It was a week later that she kidded. She was a week late too........must have been that seven was her lucky number this year

 

[Livinwright Farm]

here's hoping for healthy babies SOON!!!

 

[TheMixedBag]

I guess you could say I'm getting less and less excited about everything. I know she's supposed to be a great milker, but the more I look at 2nd and even FF saanens (looking to buy), I just feel worse and worse about Jenny's. Practically all the udders I saw were twice as big as hers, even a bunch of the FF does.

She's a week out, and she still looks like this. Eh, maybe I'll feel better tomorrow...

 

[TheMixedBag]

got better angles, still don't feel any better about her development...

And her weight? Looks worse to me...maybe I'm just seeing things, though.

 

[helmstead]

Maybe she'll suddenly get a ton of milk on right before or after she kids...?

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Yeah, I'd hold off judgement until she actually kids. Is this her first kidding with you? You might ask her previous owner if she waits til the last minute. Although everyone has to build that mammary tissue in advance some does don't actually fill until it's time to rock and roll.

 

[TheMixedBag]

It's her first kidding with me, but she was also just under a yearling when she kidded, too, though I doubt if that had anything to do with it.

Her dam, however, will fill dramatically about 8 hours before she kids, though this year, she's been filled and (nearly) shiny for almost 2 weeks...

 

[Our7Wonders]

Ariel didn't have a big udder until the morning she kidded. I went down to feed her and noticed she had really filled up. Had babies on the ground about 4 hours later.