Less than a week to go! Kidding has begun! *baby pictures*

[freemotion]

Lily and Sara look like they are ready to 'splode! DUCK!!!!

One of my does looked like that this spring and she had one little tiny peanut....WHO GOT STUCK!!!

 

[warthog]

Sara and Lilly are Ginormous. I though my two lookeed big in their last weeks, but they were tiny in comparison.

If they were mine, I would be wondering if they were carrying sextuplets

Good luck, keep us all posted, can wait to see the little ones.

 

[KinderKorner]

Last year Sara Rabbit got just as big. We were for sure she was going to have 3 or 4. But she endded up popping out two fatties.

Hoping for three this year. She was a quad.


Sadly the girls found that a tree besides their pasture dropped a bunch of acorns and decided they would make a tastey meal. Too bad they are poisonious. They have all had the runs for a couple days. They were all sick and sluggish. We are treating it, and letting it just get through them. They seem to be back to normal again. Gave us a scare. I'm glad it didn't cause any to abort at this late stage or kill one of them. I didn't even know that tree had nuts on it. Stupid girls. They have unlimited hay, and 2 acres of pasture.

On the brighter side I took two of my young girls to trunk or treat last night where my church hands out candy from the back of our cars. One had a fairy costume and the other a black cat. They were a hoot! Everyone loved them. Goatie has gone every year since birth but we didn't want to stress her out when she is due next week. Poor thing. She didn't seem to happy about being left at home. She loves going.

Oh! And Lucie should give birth Wednesday or Thursday night!

I'm hoping for thursday. Cause I am going somewhere wednesday night.... I just know she is going to have them then. Typical goat.

 

[PureSnowChic]

Hope they are all quick easy and healthy for you!

 

[KinderKorner]

BAD news... And a little good.

Well today was awful. This morning I found out something that is not good and I bawled all morning. When I finally chilled out I was home alone and outside doing something when I heard what sounded like labor cries. I found Lucie in the goat barn in labor. I ran and washed my hands, and got some towels and ran back outside. I wanted to move her into the kidding stall that I had gotten ready earlier but she was already pushing so I had to leave her in the stall. Which had runny poops everywhere from over night since they were all sick. I spread some hay from their feeder around her to keep it as clean as I could. I wasn't there for long but I could tell something wasn't right. She was screaming. Nothing was happening. She was exhausted. I was about to go in when I seen something coming out. It didn't look right, and after feeling I was right. It was an ear. The baby was coming out with the side of it's face first. Well not coming out. I pushed and pulled and helped as best as I could, and I got the head out. It was dead. I don't really think it was in there long enough to die from lack of air. So I'm thinking something was wrong with it. I cleaned it's air ways as best as I could, and tried to do something but it was already gone. It was four days early but looked fully formed, it was a doe. There was something not right about it though. It had a few little pus looking spots on the membrane around it. About the size of quarters. I started bawling again, not knowing what to do or how to help. Lucie was even more tired. And the dead baby was still stuck. It's front legs were pushed back and I couldn't get them forward so it was going to have to come with both shoulder. I lost the baby, and all I was focusing on was saving lucie. We managed to get it out, and I tried arrousing it again, but I knew it was in there too long.

I laid it to the side and Lucie started pushing again. I saw a nose, and it came out within a few seconds like normal. But this time when I pulled it jerked. The twin was alive. I cleaned it air ways and rubbed it down and after some coughing it was acting like normal. Lucie was tired and laid with her eyes closed for several minutes before getting up and taking care of her baby. I picked up the baby and led Lucie to the kidding stall. Took care of cutting the cord and wiped it down with betadine.

Baby is doing great. It's a beautiful Tri colored little buckling. Mother is tired, dirty, and sore but I think she will pull through okay.

I am so sad I lost the doeling when she made it so far. I wish I knew what happened. I'm wondering if being sick made Lucie go into labor early. But even then, the baby didn't look right. Those weird dots thing weren't normal.

Well I called work and I get to go in late at 6pm. So now I have to clean up everything, and chill out. I'm shaking from adrenaline, and bawling.

Here is the baby and momma with his first drink. He looks just like his big brother Jasper.

If anyone is looking for a beautiful, shorter buck he will be your guy.

Today has been an eventful and stressful day. I hope tomorrow is better. I'm so upset over everything from this morning and the baby I feel sick.

 

[ksalvagno]

What a cute little guy! Congratulations on the buck and I'm so sorry about the doe. It sounds like something was really wrong and not meant to be.

 

[Dreaming Of Goats]

That little guy is beautiful! Sorry about everything... to you!!!!

 

[chandasue]

Oh deary, I'm sorry it didn't go so well... At least it wasn't a total loss and Lucie is ok, most important. And he's a handsome little guy!

 

[warthog]

I am so sorry you lost your little doeling

Your little boy is so handsome and mum pulled through. You did your best, it just wasn't meant to be.

 

[KinderKorner]

Today has been awful and so far it just keeps getting worse.

Thanks for the support everyone.
What a tramatic beginning to kidding though. I hope all the others go smoothly. Last year it was so easy had no problems at all. I feel so guilty. Wondering if there was something I could of done. I got the doeling out as fast as I could, but I knew she was dead before her nose was even out. Her body just didn't look right. I wonder if I could of done CPR and saved her though or something. I felt she had been gone for a while, but I keep wondering what if. I think she had an infection or something I just don't know.

He is a cutie though. I love baby goats they are so snuggly and playful. Wish he had a buddy. It's really cold tonight. He was shivering a bit although he felt warm so I put a sweather on him. It's pink with hearts on it.