More help please!!!

[nana_4708]

I got this boer goat on june 3 and she was with a billy them the man said she was preg. she has gotten bigger an on 9-5 she has a clear discharge and I was not sure if it was in heat are a part of preg. my billy is snuffing her now but she will not let him near her.Today she looks like she lost a lot of the weight in her backend I felt of her tail bone shes fills realy soft the other goat is hard .
my ?? is will a billy snuff her if she is preg. like dogs they give off the smell a few day before giving birth????
Sorry it is my first time and I have no idea if she is are not for sure but she was getting bigger now she looks like she lost 10 pds just in the hip area.I want to put her in a pin buy herself if it is getting close but not sure.
Thanks
Nancy

 

[freemotion]

Go to www.fiascofarm.com and look up the birthing information. There is a great description of how to feel the ligaments to give you the 12-hour heads-up and other signs to watch for, and there are photos, too. Sounds like she may be close!

 

[Roll farms]

I agree, she sounds close, I'd get her on her own.

Then be prepared to wait a week or so, if she's like my goats....sometimes I swear they hold the kids in longer on purpose just to mess w/ me.

Good luck!

 

[CathyK]

my ?? is will a billy snuff her if she is preg. like dogs they give off the smell a few day before giving birth????

I have dairy goats and only have had three years of babies. But, right at the base of their tail, when they are within maybe 24-48 hours, it feels like you can put your fingers all the way around, like there isn't muscle in the way. But that doesn't always have to happen.

There is a mucus discharge before kidding. Sometimes signs of labour are hard to detect.

The bucks I have, always sniff the girls. And the dogs I have have never given me any indication they "knew" a kid was coming.

If it were me, and onthe cautious side, I would put her in a pen and watch her every few hours.