KIDDING SUPPLY LIST & Kidding NOTES

[Sally Sunshine]

Not the best udder pics, but these were a week ago, they are both bigger now, and the brown one is biggest, and her teats hang more straight down now. and she is VERY very round, pandora is more out to the sides and tight. if that makes sense! let me see if I can copy paste from fb images of them a week ago

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

oops.. yes she seems to tilt up her butt and belly down or something its weird. After kids get home and their dad I hope to head back out, I have the little one now and its pouring. but if she does it will try a video. do I need to get it on youtube before I can show you here?

I don't know, sorry! I've never posted a video before. : )

x2 Southern by Choice - My NDs typically have triplets or quads and rest a lot in the last month of kidding .

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Pheebe needed copper actually they all did, her spotty hair is coming in again. I thought she had bugs, after treating for two months I realized its copperdef. duh anyways, I need to trim them yet, but rain rain rain ughhh

she is much much bigger now

 

[Southern by choice]

Black and white one is Phoebe?
She looks like trips/quads ... then again they can surprise you . How old is she what kidding is this?

 

[MikeLM]

That's a lot of stuff you have.
One thing I learned from another breeder. If you have some old newspapers and are there when the kids are born, lay the kids on the newspaper when born.
Soaks up some of the fluid and keeps the bedding from sticking to them.

Of course that maybe what you are using the puppy pads for.
But, the newspaper works great soaks in the fluid.

Newspaper! You just saved me money. i usually use the adult diapers because those are cheaper than puppy pads.

 

[MikeLM]

can colostrum be stored for next year emergency if so doesnt that take away from kids? if it can be stored that long HOW? Thanks! I was just reading some of the book I got by pat coleby very interesting stuff about trying to keep does on feet to birth and also ACV (potassium) and how much it can help in the long run during labor and deliv. The chapter is fairly small about kidding though.

I freeze it in ziplock bags, sandwich size. Dam makes enough to share. I mark them day 1, day 2 and day 3.

 

[MikeLM]

Yes you can store colostrum. Freeze in ice cube trays... once frozen store in freezer zip lock and label... replace every year.
Some of our does do stand, others lay down... whatever they want to do is fine by us.
If we have a doe that is having a long labor and is tired.... for some does they may be in stage one (barely noticable) but it still affects the body, we will actually give nutri-drench. If they suck it down they need it if not then they don't.
Our goats are not raised on sweet feed or molasses so they don't like it BUT when they need it they will take it eagerly.
We have had a few does that just got wore out with second stage... we gave drench and within 20 minutes they were pushing the kid out.

Oh, make sure you have a stool, or cinder block or something for them to stand their front legs on... often several days before and all the way up to kidding they may need to manipulate the kids inside for birthing. Climbing and stretching is how hey do this. They sometimes will step on the stool wiggle and arch.... they are positioning.

Do you freeze in ice trays first so you only need to defrost what you need, rather than a whole bag?

 

[Southern by choice]

Do you freeze in ice trays first so you only need to defrost what you need, rather than a whole bag?

Yes trays first this way I know how much each cube is worth, thaws faster too.
Every kidding season for the past few years someone we know needs some... we are tested every year... so it is nice to give when someone is in need.

 

[MikeLM]

Yes trays first this way I know how much each cube is worth, thaws faster too.
Every kidding season for the past few years someone we know needs some... we are tested every year... so it is nice to give when someone is in need.

Thank you. I'll have to remember that next year, too late for this year. Although, thankfully I have never had to use any.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Spoiled brats worse than trying get pics of puppies! Can't see Pandora udder she dark n hairy. Another question does now many kids it have any relevance to parents? All my goats were in sets of quads. I'm hoping two each or one each