New to goats could my Pygmy be in pre labor?

[sevlep1]

Good morning everyone. This morning Niya did something strange... she leaned to one side while have what i assume was braxton hicks contraction or something. I let her out to graze and I noticed more mucus. I have given up on checking ligaments. I need to call the vet out so he can show me exactly what I am looking for. I thought I had it but epic fail. Here is a picture from minutes ago (sorry for the up close and personal)

 

[Southern by choice]

for some goats the discharge could mean a few days... others sooner.
My goats (ND and Lamancha) when we see that they will be kidding within the hour -a few hours. All mine go very quickly. But goats are all different. Some will get the amber goo after that other no amber goo just straight to delivery and everything comes at once!

Congrats on your soon to arrive kids!

 

[sevlep1]

Thanks! I hope it's soon because this is torture lol. She has had it off and on for a few hours but only a small amount. Nothing else exciting One can only hope it's soon

 

[Southern by choice]

Is she doing any up/ down, up /down activity, pawing at the ground, heavier breathing, can you see contractions?
Some goats will climb uop on something with their front feet if they are positioning.

All these can be indicators... and then some goats give no warning lay down OR stand up and boom ... there ya go!

Some goats want you to go away and let them do their thing! HAHA

 

[OneFineAcre]

I don't see a whole lot of udder on that last picture.

I read through your thread again.

Was she supposed to have been bred when you got her?

Or, do you think your buck bred her?

 

[sevlep1]

Is she doing any up/ down, up /down activity, pawing at the ground, heavier breathing, can you see contractions?
Some goats will climb uop on something with their front feet if they are positioning.

All these can be indicators... and then some goats give no warning lay down OR stand up and boom ... there ya go!

Some goats want you to go away and let them do their thing! HAHA

She did a lot of getting up/laying down the night before last I believe it was but today she did some stretching and that's about it. It's been raining for a few hours so I went to check on her and she is just laying down resting. She is def a momma's girl and loves when I go in the cause she knows she getting lovings for bit lol s-p-o-i-l-e-d!

 

[sevlep1]

I don't see a whole lot of udder on that last picture.

I read through your thread again.

Was she supposed to have been bred when you got her?

Or, do you think your buck bred her?

she was bred when I got her. Just a month or so after I got her I called a friend and she felt her and said she felt something in there and she also said that in order to even feel a baby they have to be at least 3 months along. That was 2 months ago. I asked the woman I got her from about it her being bred and she said it's possible although she didn't know when or by which buck. Niya started making a very small bag right around when my friend came over and it hasn't gotten much bigger. I'd say she has a solid b cup lol. I did see some crystal type stuff on her right udder today though. I was told not to be concerned about udder development because it could come days , hours or even right after she kids. I probably should get the vet to check her though. She got her CDT already because there really is no way for me to know exactly when 4 weeks was for her. my main concern is that I don't know what buck bred her and I am hoping it was not a big boy. Someone did say as long as it was not a giant buck not to worry too much. If it gets stuck I can retrieve it with no doubt but I would never forgive myself if I wasn't here and something happened to her. I wish goats followed labor rules like most animals do lol then this would be a piece of cake.

 

[TigerLily Trail Ranch]

How many other goats do you have total? Your sig says 3, if thats the case & the others, including mr pita buck, are friendly catch them & feel for ligs on them. If you have a doe your having trouble with this can show what should be there . Like I posted earlier some have easier ligs than others but it still helps give a general idea...even on the buck plus with him your pretty much guaranteed to find them unless by some miracle he is also bred .

 

[OneFineAcre]

I have Nigerians so I don't really know how different Pygmy's are.

It is very true that with ours some will develop a lot of udder up to a month before. Some in the last week.

I've seen discharge a couple of weeks before.

We've never really paid much attention to "pre-labor" signs, the pawing etc.

Ours just seem to plop them out on schedule. We stay on top of when they are bred, and ours have always been 147 days, plus or minus 1 day. We can pretty much know it's 24 hours by the ligaments.

Our last kids I was talking to someone on the phone while my wife and daughter were at a swim party. My wife came home and went outside and she triplets. That's the way I like it.

I'd love to see a picture of her udder.

 

[sevlep1]

How many other goats do you have total? Your sig says 3, if thats the case & the others, including mr pita buck, are friendly catch them & feel for ligs on them. If you have a doe your having trouble with this can show what should be there . Like I posted earlier some have easier ligs than others but it still helps give a general idea...even on the buck plus with him your pretty much guaranteed to find them unless by some miracle he is also bred .

Okay so I just got off the phone with explicit instructions on this ligament hoopla and I am going to try it again. LOL I love your comment about pita buck. This is going to get interesting because if I am not successful with my does then I will go in his pen and pin him and feel for ligaments LOL he doesn't like to be pet at all and hasn't gotten any nookie in a long while so it is my guess that he will not be pleased Wish me luck and I will report back shortly (hopefully with good new that I have FINALLY found ligaments for 100% sure)