LHF kidding 2012 PHOTOS AFTER THE STORM

[Missy]

Awesome! I love it, I am hoping I can get something up even half as good soon

 

[20kidsonhill]

Love that set up.

Last year we came really close to buying a house in Charles Town on 7 acres w/ a kennel w/ runs and pens a 3 br house with an attached in law apartment and a 5 stall barn w/ tack room and hay loft. Unfortunately for all those benefits... the house needed to be knocked down and the purchase price alone was just slightly out of our budget. Massive termite damage to the house. Several floors bounced and you could see light through the foundation beams. It was bad. But your set up with the different pens and being on 7 acres as well reminds me of it.

I am sorry that didn't happen for you all. we enjoy the 7 acres, I would love love love to have around 30 to 50 acres. Land in our school district is way to expensive to consider that right now. maybe after the kids get done with school we can price around in other counties.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Awesome! I love it, I am hoping I can get something up even half as good soon

It has taken us 15 years, when we moved her, there was the land and some really really bad fencing and one small building with old concrete walls and a collapsing roof. The building looked like it was from 100 years ago, The fencing consisted of anything the previous owner could bring home and nail or tie on to build it. We had goats before we had a barn. They lived in those white calf huts you see in the pictures for the first 3 years. The property looked different, because it was completely over grown with brush and briars so thick a mower/bush hog couldn't have safely gotten through it, hence the reason we purchased the goats.

 

[20kidsonhill]

7 days to go until the due date of the first doe that was seen being bred. We breed everything natural and the does were exposed to the bucks from August 21 through end of Octobe. I record the information as either bred or in heat. I only record it as bred, if I actually see the buck mounting, otherwise I just record as in heat. Most the time they end up being bred and I have just missed the actual deed. But this year we used the young beginner bucks and they did miss a couple and I have 2 or 3 does that came into heat more than once.


First does up are:

Nova bred date Sept 2..............due january 30th
Sept 4 Galloway doe, Indie and Sparky. (Yes, twister was very busy.).............. due feb 3rd
Sept 5th, Karamba decided to take part in the action and bred Snowball. .............due feb 4th.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

Love that set up.

Last year we came really close to buying a house in Charles Town on 7 acres w/ a kennel w/ runs and pens a 3 br house with an attached in law apartment and a 5 stall barn w/ tack room and hay loft. Unfortunately for all those benefits... the house needed to be knocked down and the purchase price alone was just slightly out of our budget. Massive termite damage to the house. Several floors bounced and you could see light through the foundation beams. It was bad. But your set up with the different pens and being on 7 acres as well reminds me of it.

I am sorry that didn't happen for you all. we enjoy the 7 acres, I would love love love to have around 30 to 50 acres. Land in our school district is way to expensive to consider that right now. maybe after the kids get done with school we can price around in other counties.

It worked out for the best for right now. DH just got accepted into a Masters program and his boss agreed to pay for it so he'll have ZERO help out time for farm stuff for the next two years. I'll just drool at your goats for now

 

[20kidsonhill]

Love that set up.

Last year we came really close to buying a house in Charles Town on 7 acres w/ a kennel w/ runs and pens a 3 br house with an attached in law apartment and a 5 stall barn w/ tack room and hay loft. Unfortunately for all those benefits... the house needed to be knocked down and the purchase price alone was just slightly out of our budget. Massive termite damage to the house. Several floors bounced and you could see light through the foundation beams. It was bad. But your set up with the different pens and being on 7 acres as well reminds me of it.

I am sorry that didn't happen for you all. we enjoy the 7 acres, I would love love love to have around 30 to 50 acres. Land in our school district is way to expensive to consider that right now. maybe after the kids get done with school we can price around in other counties.

It worked out for the best for right now. DH just got accepted into a Masters program and his boss agreed to pay for it so he'll have ZERO help out time for farm stuff for the next two years. I'll just drool at your goats for now

A master program, being paid for through work is awesome. Congratulations.

 

[autumnprairie]

I love how you have everything set up.It sounds like you are going to have your hands full. the only one I had that I saw him trying to mount was Bambi and she is bred to ND buck due is April 26 and her Mom if he susceeded is April 29. She was with the same buck Sold him I guess I need to mention that Bambi and Brownie are Boer.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Prolapsing

Lorily pictured on page 1, post #2, appears to be starting to prolapse. she prolapsed last year starting about a month before she was due and all ended up well with two nice healthy kids and the prolapse going back in when she went into labor. But it is hard on her, because the prolapse causes her to feel like she needs to push. So far all you can see is a dirty bottom on both sides of her vulva. I will try to post a pic. when I get a chance.

I am going to try to give her some extra calcium and see if that helps at all. I have read that low blood calcium can cause weak muscles and prolapses.


She is due either Feb. 22nd or possibly even March 12th. I have written in my notes that she appeared to have some scrapings on her fur on her back, indicating she could have been bred for a march 12th kidding, but I never saw her being mounted, so I wasn't sure if the scrapings could have still been there from the previous breeding. Based on the prolapsing and her size, I sure hope it is Feb 22nd. I was really hoping to get a chance to breed this doe to Goldman next season. This season she is bred to Twister.

 

[autumnprairie]

Prolapsing

Lorily pictured on page 1, post #2, appears to be starting to prolapse. she prolapsed last year starting about a month before she was due and all ended up well with two nice healthy kids and the prolapse going back in when she went into labor. But it is hard on her, because the prolapse causes her to feel like she needs to push. So far all you can see is a dirty bottom on both sides of her vulva. I will try to post a pic. when I get a chance.

I am going to try to give her some extra calcium and see if that helps at all. I have read that low blood calcium can cause weak muscles and prolapses.


for a march 12th kidding, but I never saw her being mounted, so I wasn't sure if the scrapings could have still been there from the previous breeding. Based on the prolapsing and her size, I sure hope it is Feb 22nd. I was really hoping to get a chance to breed this doe to Goldman next season. This season she is bred to Twister.

I hope all goes well, could you explain more what is prolapsed for since I am a newbie how dangerous is this for Lorily and her kids. Will it continue like this everytime you breed her?

 

[20kidsonhill]

Prolapsing

Lorily pictured on page 1, post #2, appears to be starting to prolapse. she prolapsed last year starting about a month before she was due and all ended up well with two nice healthy kids and the prolapse going back in when she went into labor. But it is hard on her, because the prolapse causes her to feel like she needs to push. So far all you can see is a dirty bottom on both sides of her vulva. I will try to post a pic. when I get a chance.

I am going to try to give her some extra calcium and see if that helps at all. I have read that low blood calcium can cause weak muscles and prolapses.


for a march 12th kidding, but I never saw her being mounted, so I wasn't sure if the scrapings could have still been there from the previous breeding. Based on the prolapsing and her size, I sure hope it is Feb 22nd. I was really hoping to get a chance to breed this doe to Goldman next season. This season she is bred to Twister.

I hope all goes well, could you explain more what is prolapsed for since I am a newbie how dangerous is this for Lorily and her kids. Will it continue like this everytime you breed her?

The vaginal lining in her vagina is starting to swell and be pushed out, right now it isn't very bad, so when she is up walking around, you can't even tell, I suspect when she lays down, the weight of the babies in her stomach are pushing some of the swollen lining out and if I were able to catch her laying down, I would see a soft tissue of a bump protruding from her vulva. Because this soft tissue is sticking out a little bit, her tail then swishes back and forth over it, causing a blood smear on both sides of her vulva on her rear end. It is a sign that her muscles that hold the babies and her cervix in proper place are weak, and the babies and cervix push on her vaginal walls, once the lining starts coming out, then it starts swelling and it just keeps getting worse.

Once she goes into labor and her cervix opens up it will relieve the pressure on the vaginal lining and it will go back in.

As far as being dangerous, if it gets bad enough, it could get stepped on by another goat and the lining could get damaged and infected. Last year it was hanging out 5 to 6 inches when she laid down and then when she got up and walked around it would go back in. Going back in is a good thing. As long as it keeps going back in, we will leave her be, and offer her lots of room for exercise. Putting sugar on it can help it, sugar draws out water and helps with infection and swelling.

Sadly, if treating her with calcium doesn't drastically improve it, She will probably be culled after her kids are weaned.