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[elevan]

And when I refigured...I added 21 days...making Daisy due 2/16 and she kidded on 2/17...so that was pretty darn good advice that he gave me.

You might want to refigure just so you have the potential timeline...it might make things make more sense.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

A few questions that I'm sure that you've stated before but please bear with my late night brain here...

1. She's 7 months now right? So, you believe she settled at 2 months?
2. Did you remove the boys immediately after she was bred or were they left with her?
3. Have you had any tests to confirm that she settled? Ultrasound...blood test...
4. Do you have a goat vet that you are working with?

1.) yes, and yes
2.) As soon as we were able to seperate them, we did, which
unfortunately wasn't until they were 10-12 weeks old.
3.) We have not had an ultrasound or blood test done, we don't
have the extra money to have them done, and on top of that, no vet
within an hour's drive will do anything to help people with livestock.
4.) We do not have a regular large animal vet, at least not yet.
Mainly because, as I stated in answer 3, there is no livestock vet
within an hour's drive. We contacted 1 vet who is a "multiple species vet" and it will either be $45 per goat per office visit + any tests or administrations of anything, or it is $90 for a farm visit + anything done or administered. In my area(northern half of NH) there are no true goat vets. If you can find a large animal vet, they specialize in horses.
I would have utilized a 4-h group for getting an ultrasound done on my girls, but I couldn't find out where one was.... in fact, I still can't find that out.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

And when I refigured...I added 21 days...making Daisy due 2/16 and she kidded on 2/17...so that was pretty darn good advice that he gave me.

You might want to refigure just so you have the potential timeline...it might make things make more sense.

If she gets to 155 days from when I figured initially, I will definitely add 18-21 and figure when that sets her.... actually... let me see... if she were to go 18-21 days later that would put her at around March 27th through the 30th.... so, yeah, I'm basically not going to be sleeping much at all throughout this month. FUN....

 

[elevan]

Ok, so there is the potential that she was bred later...

I would add 21 days, so you know the next potential due date.

Observations sound as though she is pregnant...and not being precocious...

I know it sucks to have to wait longer, but it would be good if she bred later...gave her own body another month of growing.

And the boys will attempt to breed long before they are viable...my little Kingston has been trying to "mate" his sister since he was 5 days old Hence he will be banded on his 8 wk birthday

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Ok, so there is the potential that she was bred later...

I would add 21 days, so you know the next potential due date.

Observations sound as though she is pregnant...and not being precocious...

I know it sucks to have to wait longer, but it would be good if she bred later...gave her own body another month of growing.

And the boys will attempt to breed long before they are viable...my little Kingston has been trying to "mate" his sister since he was 5 days old Hence he will be banded on his 8 wk birthday

Oh, fun! happy 8 wk b-day Kingston!

I know that Marly was viable, cause he also got to his mom(Maude) within that same time, and she is really widening on her right side!! I will have to get a pic of her tomorrow. She doesn't look like the ocean liners that were posted on here last week, but she is definitely getting wide!
I am hoping that she really fills out her udder this year... and that she is having multiples. It sounds horrible, knowing that they will be little inbred babies, but Marly is SO handsome! I really want as many kids from him as possible... but next year I will be setting up for Pup to sire Maudes babies... that is, IF she lets him.

 

[PattySh]

Have you been able to palapate a kid in Cali? Usually right before they kid you can really feel the kid. S'more is due anytime and I could feel the whole outline of a nose and a leg last nite. I knew I probably had one more good nites sleep.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Have you been able to palapate a kid in Cali? Usually right before they kid you can really feel the kid. S'more is due anytime and I could feel the whole outline of a nose and a leg last nite. I knew I probably had one more good nites sleep.

I have tried feeling the soft area of her right side(above the ribs)... but I can't feel anything. am I feeling the wrong area?

 

[Our7Wonders]

I think it's the underside you feel - just in front of the udder. My does never likes me to touch them there, so I couldn't ever feel anything.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I think it's the underside you feel - just in front of the udder. My does never likes me to touch them there, so I couldn't ever feel anything.

I the only thing I can feel when feeling her underbelly is the difference between soft and firm tummy tissue. :/
Cali is just determined to drive me(and my family) crazy for a month... I need to have a chat with my two 3yr old does and chastize them for teaching Cali the code.

 

[PattySh]

Due anytime you should be able to feel the kid on the right side. Yes the soft squishy area but it shouldn't be empty feeing if she is preggers due soon. You should have a good size kid kicking you back! If you don't see a kid move or feel one, where is a chance she isn't pregnant or not nearly that far along.