New to goats could my Pygmy be in pre labor?

[sevlep1]

Any udder development?

Not anymore than the last pic.

 

[lovinglife]

Do you have a last possible date? I had one with my doe, as she neared it and nothing happened I figured no baby, and I was right even though to look at her I thought she was pregnant. Now....she is FAT! I cannot figure out how she got so fat! She is on grass/weed pasture with grass hay once a day!

Silly goat!

 

[sevlep1]

Do you have a last possible date? I had one with my doe, as she neared it and nothing happened I figured no baby, and I was right even though to look at her I thought she was pregnant. Now....she is FAT! I cannot figure out how she got so fat! She is on grass/weed pasture with grass hay once a day!

Silly goat!

I don't , she was bred before she came here. She has colostrum now , which she did not have when she got here. I have felt her baby but dont know just exactly when it will make its grand debut.

 

[lovinglife]

Just count 150 days from the day you got her to be your last possible date, at least it gives you something to go by.

 

[lovinglife]

I am thinking, when you got her she was not bred, but is now..... just a guess... keep us posted!!

 

[madcow]

Omg, reading your thread reminds me so much of when Ginger was preggo last January. She had a "due date" time period for the middle to late January. She kidded on January 23rd, and she's a pygmy. I think my thread was close to 200 replies before she finally kidded. I think I probably drove everyone crazy with all my watchful waiting and what I felt to be signs of pending labor. When she went into labor, she went into labor. She had a difficult time with her kids and I had to assist. They were just big and she got wore out trying to deliver them. I wish I had stepped in sooner than I had so it wouldn't have been so difficult on her. I borrowed a neighbors pygmy buck last week and she and Trixie, her daughter from 1/2 years ago, both went into estrus within a couple of days, whereas neither of them had had any visible signs of being in estrus since they delivered in January and February. In fact Trixie was just a little over a year old when she had her first kid. She had cute little Waldo, whom we have wethered. He's just an adorable little guy and everyone's favorite. At least this time I will have a better idea of when these girls were bred and they both have due dates (if they settle) of December 29th. Can't wait!

Anyway, I thought I would go absolutely stark raving mad waiting on Ginger to kid. Right before Ginger kidded we figured out Trixie was expecting too, and she kidded 3 weeks after her mother. I believe many of us on this site know exactly what you are going through and it will most likely happen when you least expect it. That's just the way does roll.

Can't wait to see the pics of her baby(ies). Hang in there. Have you got your birthing kit together, or did I miss that information? Something to do while your waiting if you don't have it all together.

 

[sevlep1]

I am thinking, when you got her she was not bred, but is now..... just a guess... keep us posted!!

I got her April 21st and the beginning of May she started her small bag. I watched for a heat cycle on her and didn't catch one but thats not to say she didnt have one . Her diet is the same here as it was at her previous home so Im not sure that her diet could have caused her to gain weight BUT by reading this forum I have learned that stranger things have happened. I will def keep everyone posted. I am going to get pics up of her in a bit and maybe your eyes can spot something I cant.

 

[sevlep1]

Omg, reading your thread reminds me so much of when Ginger was preggo last January. She had a "due date" time period for the middle to late January. She kidded on January 23rd, and she's a pygmy. I think my thread was close to 200 replies before she finally kidded. I think I probably drove everyone crazy with all my watchful waiting and what I felt to be signs of pending labor. When she went into labor, she went into labor. She had a difficult time with her kids and I had to assist. They were just big and she got wore out trying to deliver them. I wish I had stepped in sooner than I had so it wouldn't have been so difficult on her. I borrowed a neighbors pygmy buck last week and she and Trixie, her daughter from 1/2 years ago, both went into estrus within a couple of days, whereas neither of them had had any visible signs of being in estrus since they delivered in January and February. In fact Trixie was just a little over a year old when she had her first kid. She had cute little Waldo, whom we have wethered. He's just an adorable little guy and everyone's favorite. At least this time I will have a better idea of when these girls were bred and they both have due dates (if they settle) of December 29th. Can't wait!

Anyway, I thought I would go absolutely stark raving mad waiting on Ginger to kid. Right before Ginger kidded we figured out Trixie was expecting too, and she kidded 3 weeks after her mother. I believe many of us on this site know exactly what you are going through and it will most likely happen when you least expect it. That's just the way does roll.

Can't wait to see the pics of her baby(ies). Hang in there. Have you got your birthing kit together, or did I miss that information? Something to do while your waiting if you don't have it all together.

WOW! I can't tell you how many hours I have spent reading other peoples stories of their goats getting ready to kid! I am stuck in this rut with her and I have gotten better about taking my mind off of her but still checking on her daily, just not 10 times daily lol. It's is the most annoying thing I think I have ever been through! I just cant believe how she went through all the mucus coming out , the teeth grinding , lip curling, the getting up and down etc.... then BAM a dead stop. That is insane. My other doe is due to kid at the end of august - early september . I guess its a race to the kidding line lol. I do have a birthing kit ready. Let me know if I am missing anything. I have towels, gloves , iodine , dental floss, scissors , nasal aspirator , lactated ringers and an iv kit (just in case) ,and a flashlight . I think that is it.

 

[sevlep1]

Here are pics as of an hour ago

 

[TigerLily Trail Ranch]

Sorry she is still holding out on you! Any chance of side shots when you have a moment?