~Livinwright Farm's kidding thread~ 2 preggers does... hopefully :)

[St0rmyM00n]

Any more updated photos? Udder shots

Yes, please do update...

Full moon is tomorrow I believe...

Sure is I have been staying away from Malina and she has spent most her day either on the porch by the front door or at the back door steps waiting for us to come out Its horrible not being around her now after spending so much time with her.

Everyone keeps telling me leave her be or she will keep holding the baby lol.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Cali has taken hold of the barrow that I put out(no kiddy pool, so using what is on hand from a defunct wheel barrow) the last 2 days. She wasn't gooing per se yesterday, unless what I saw was remnant from losing the plug. When I checked on her in the morning during feeding, she was... sticky(had pieces of straw and pine shavings stuck to her vulva{which I removed}). Maude tried intimidating her out of the barrow in the afternoon, but Cali raised the hair on her spine and tipped her head, as if to say,"This is mine. Back off woman." To my suprise, Maude backed down to her.
Today, I was checking her ligs, which do seem to be softening up, her petite little udder is back to even, both sides firm to the feel, but nothing like what most of the pics on here look like for prekidding bulging(skin is not shiny or stretched to max). I was doing a palpation of her underbelly and felt at least 2 hooves(one on the right and one on the left{assuming 2 seperate kids}) and at least 1 nose(potentially two, unless the kid did a flip & turn)! Will attempt to get more udder shots today, hoping she will cooperate. It also appears that she HAS dropped! Her rumen side now sticks higher up & out, and her right side, though hard to tell in pics, is lower down with a little dip above the barrel.
Those of you who pray, please pray that she goes while I am here to assist, if needed of course... and that she goes before my sanity does. thank you.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

The requested bonus pics of Cali

Her pooch is a bit more swollen(espescially when she lays down, but I couldn't get a good pic of that).

Look at the girth on the poor 8.5 month old

Thought I would toss in an update and a couple pics of Maude while I'm at it. Maude should go into labor sometime between the 23rd through the 30th. Depending on when she settled and whether she goes early or a little late. I was finally able to confirm once and for all that she did settle from that accidental Thanksgiving day breeding with her son Marly. After much struggling with her to make her realize that I was not going to hurt her in any way(scratch grains helped a LOT!)... I was able to palpate her kid side enough to feel either a leg, head, or bum brush against my fingers! Hurray for Maude and her little inbred baby or babies! Oi!

 

[St0rmyM00n]

I love Cali's colors she is so pretty I hope all goes well and that your home when she does go into labor Good luck!

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Little Update: Cali has been stretching off and on for the last half hour. No goo, no pawwing, no murmuring at her belly... but her pooch has swollen a little more, theres all the stretching and she doesn't want her evening feeding. I'm thinking I need to stay caffinated through the night.

Please don't let her be lying to me!

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I love Cali's colors she is so pretty I hope all goes well and that your home when she does go into labor Good luck!

Thanks! I'm hoping it will be tonight or tomorrow. Just don't tell HER that!

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Goats are never all that easy to read, but looking at her udder Cali looks like she has at least 2 more weeks. But, of course, they can always fill at the last minute.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Goats are never all that easy to read, but looking at her udder Cali looks like she has at least 2 more weeks. But, of course, they can always fill at the last minute.

Thankfully, at the most/worst Cali would be kidding a week & a couple of days from tonight.. Thanksgiving was the last day that the bucklings had access to her. She HAS to kid tonight/tomorrow though, cause this waiting thing is killing me.

 

[St0rmyM00n]

Goats are never all that easy to read, but looking at her udder Cali looks like she has at least 2 more weeks. But, of course, they can always fill at the last minute.

Thankfully, at the most/worst Cali would be kidding a week & a couple of days from tonight.. Thanksgiving was the last day that the bucklings had access to her. She HAS to kid tonight/tomorrow though, cause this waiting thing is killing me.

Ugh you have to wait another week and 1/2?

I am trying to think positive ( NOW NOW NOW )
lol

I don't want to go another month waiting but I don't see any signs of kidding today unless Malina is tricking me.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Ugh you have to wait another week and 1/2?

I am trying to think positive ( NOW NOW NOW ) lol

I don't want to go another month waiting but I don't see any signs of kidding today unless Malina is tricking me.

I hope not, but it is a possibility.

Me TOO!!

At least you are sure of when your Malina was bred. I just know the last possible breeding date for Cali. If she goes longer than the 2 weeks from today mark, I WILL be bringing her to one of the vets that is roughly an hour's drive(one way) from our house, to have them see if she needs inducing or a c-section. My family really can't afford the $$ to do that, but if it gets down to it, we will eat spaghettios for 3 months in order to pay the vet's bill($90/office visit+ anything done/administered ).