Nina - WE HAVE BABIES - LOTS OF PICS

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I actually want to seperate her because she lives in a shared field with our two draft horses. If she were to have her babies out where the horses could access them, they may step on them or hurt them acicdentally.

I plan to seperate her along with Yogi (our whether Nigerian and her best friend). When Nina came here, becasue I was introduce her in to a herd of three, I decided to house her and Yogi together for a couple of weeks and then turn them out together. It worked. Nina and Yogi are best buds and usually always together.

He does not understand why he can not come in and get on the milk stand like she does. Last week, I actually let him in and he jumped write up there. Unfortunately, he did not get any grain, instead he got a good scratch behind his ears, which he loves.

 

[Queen Mum]

I don't see why Yogi can't have a little treat up on the milk stand like some apple or orange. It's good that he gets up there. That will prime him for hoof trims and procedures like maybe shots. And you can wash him and groom him up there as well.

Nina is looking great. You can separate her about 3 or 4 days before she kids. Since you know her date, that would be a good time for her as she will start to be pretty uncomfortable. It will also give you time to get her used to a kidding stall if you plan to use one.

If Yogi is a wether, you can keep them together after she kids, but if he isn't and you plan to milk you will need to separate the two as he will "flavor" the milk some and it can get to taste kind of buckee...

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I don't see why Yogi can't have a little treat up on the milk stand like some apple or orange. It's good that he gets up there. That will prime him for hoof trims and procedures like maybe shots. And you can wash him and groom him up there as well.

Nina is looking great. You can separate her about 3 or 4 days before she kids. Since you know her date, that would be a good time for her as she will start to be pretty uncomfortable. It will also give you time to get her used to a kidding stall if you plan to use one.

If Yogi is a wether, you can keep them together after she kids, but if he isn't and you plan to milk you will need to separate the two as he will "flavor" the milk some and it can get to taste kind of buckee...

Yogi is a wether, so I plan to keep them together until she kids and then see how she does. I my goal is after two weeks, to pen up the babies over night and milk her in the morning.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Day #145 - We are getting close. Gave Nina her final baby cut Saturday and took some more pictures. She appears to have dropped. She has been having some discharge and has been pawing at the ground. I have been penning her up at night starting Saturday night. She is doing very well. Her ligaments are very loose, but her udder is not that big, so I don't think she is that close. Her is udder is bigger today than it was in the photo. Tonight, Sunday, she was very loving in her kidding stall. I was sitting on a bucket and she was licking my arm, hands, legs, anything she could. She has never done that before. And she was very pushy to be rubbed. I turned on the heat lamp, just in case she decides to kid over night.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

This morning, her udder is larger. Not a boom, but larger. She ate her feed no problem. She is such a sweety. She give me those puppy dog eyes as if to say, aren't you going to sit here with me for a while? I drove to the office today. The boys will check on her when they get home from school at 2:45 pm.

 

[wannacow]

 

[Queen Mum]

Five days to go. I can hardly wait! I want to see her babies. She will probably kid RIGHT on time at 4 in the afternoon. Are you going to be home all day, that day?

 

[20kidsonhill]

 

[fanov8]

. The anticipation nearly killed me while waiting for Daisy! Of course she kidded on day 147 and here it is day 153 for Sara and she looks miserable! Good luck!

 

[AdoptAPitBull]

Come on, Nina, your dad is impatient!