New to goats could my Pygmy be in pre labor?

[started*with*chickens]

I wish I could help. Nothing went like I thought it would with Momma Goat last night so I'm not even going to venture a guess on your girl!

 

[sevlep1]

I felt her ligs a few minutes ago. They are still loose but not as loose as this morning. I will update when something exciting happens. I am so tired of hogging the post line and nothing is happening ,kind of not fair to everyone else. GOATS!!!

 

[elevan]

She's just going for the record of driving her owner crazy!

 

[sevlep1]

Ok so last night Aubrey refused her grain. She continued to eat hay in her pen and I seen a string of whitish clear mucus. I waited until midnight to see if she was going to show any other signs and she didn't. This morning she is vocal ( could be because of my other does grazing) she has small amounts of mucus and she ate a TINY bit of grain sometime in the middle of the night. I checked her ligs and they are GONE. I can grab around her tail head and everything. If she changes her mind I will lose mine. I have never felt her this jelly like in the rear. I am excited! Wondering if I should let her graze for a bit and watch her or just leave her in the pen. I am charging my camera and got my baby kit outside. Wondering how much longer she could take. LET'S HAVE A BABY!!

 

[chicken pickin]

YAY!!! Ive been checking back every day to see if you have updated. So exciting it seems like today is the day. I cant wait to see pics. Ive never had a doe kid yet but if it were me Id leave her penned up and keep an eye on her I hear so many people say they turn around for a min and bam baby was born lol.

 

[sevlep1]

I actually put her on a leash a bit ago to see if she wanted some fresh grass. She came out for a second but walked back in her pen.she never lets me just rub on her back but she stood and let me, she even acted like she enjoyed it. No goo yet but she is definitely talking a lot. As I type she is nibbling her grain which im glad in a way because she hasn't eaten since yesterday and she is quiet while she eats lol she has been talking for hours. It's a welcomed break for me. I cannot wait to see a cute little baby. Here is hoping it's quick and easy for her and me

 

[sevlep1]

Sorry for the excessive posts but I need advise. When I am in the pen Aubrey calms down and eats hay. I feel like I am slowing her down so I leave then pen and she comes to the fence and bleats. I don't want to stop her progression but what do I do stay with her or leave? She rams the fence when the other does come by so I don't think she wants them around lol opinions please

 

[daisyjack]

I would say the calmer she is the more relaxed she will be the easier the kids will come out so if your presence calms her stay

 

[sevlep1]

I would say the calmer she is the more relaxed she will be the easier the kids will come out so if your presence calms her stay

Ok thank you!

 

[started*with*chickens]

We think that our hanging around kept Momma Goat from kidding. It could have been the position of the first kid (I don't think it's 'our fault' that labor delayed and the first one was stillborn) but looking back my husband and I both think it was the girls and I being out there that wouldn't allow her to relax. That being said, we were quiet and calm. Anytime any of us would walk away she would seem 'upset'. Even when our 2 mini-heifers would walk away. She would walk over to where we were sitting (she was in a 10x10 pen) and let us pet her through it, she never walks up to us under normal circumstances unless we have food...It was dark outside so we had our back porch light on to see but there wasn't any direct light on her, we had to use a flashlight to examine her. I only went into the pen twice during the entire time. When we came in at 5 (my husband came home from work as told us we needed to leave her alone) we told our 14 year old daughter if she was staying outside to get in the tent, if she heard a lot of noise to call us and we would come out. We found out the next morning she didn't get into the tent until 7 (she REALLY wanted to see them born) and momma goat had all three by 8. I had been trying to get my daughter to come in and just check on her every 30 minutes (I wish we would have just bought a baby monitor) but she really didn't want to miss it. That being said I didn't push the issue because I didn't feel like we were really bothering her but looking back I think we were. My husband thinks what we took as her 'being upset' was her starting to go into active labor but that theory doesn't work in full because someone was always out there when someone else walked away.

Looking back we would have left her alone BUT it probably wouldn't have changed the outcome (other than a few hours of much needed sleep! )

Momma Goat also ate up until the end, little nibbles here and there (another reason I wasn't afraid we were bothering her being out there, she didn't seem to be in active labor to me if she was still eating).

Soooooo excited for babies for you today! I'm going to send double pink thoughts your way!