Nina - WE HAVE BABIES - LOTS OF PICS

[SmallFarmGirl]

Well I hope she likes him and he likes her so you can have some goat kids !!!

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Well we got there around 11:00 am.
Nina hoped out of the truck and we walked to Murrey's pen and she went in. He was very interested, but she was not interested. We waited about an hour. She kept peeing and then she started rubbing over him, but no breeding. I am thinking she was not ready. The breeder said we could leave her there. I trust the breeder, so I left her there. I am going to pick her up Wednesday evening.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Breeder emailed me last night and again this morning. Murrey and Nina are very fond of each other. Everything going well. Unfortunately, she can not see them from her house, so she will most likely not see the act, but I am hopeful that given a few days, everything will go well and in the spring, we will have some kids.

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

We went and picked up Nina tonight. She is home and doing great.

Murrey was not happy that we took her out of his enclosure.

Now we wait 19 days and see if she comes into heat again..........

 

[GLENMAR]

 

[autumnprairie]

 

[RareBreedFancier]

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Yesterday 12/10/2011, should have been Nina's next Heat cycle, based on her previous cycles. She has not shown any signs of coming into heat. Going to wait another 10 days and then consider doing a blood pregnancy test.

For those of you who have drawn blood, where do you draw from, the leg or the jugular?

Next question, assuming that Nina is pregnant, lets talk Nutrition and Supplements. She has free choice alfalfa / orchard grass mix hay. She has been getting grain once per day. What do you feed your pregnant does?

Also supplements, what do you provide them and on what schedule up to and including the pregnancy?

Thanks for your input.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Thought I would add a picture of Nina and her friend.

Nina

Murray (most of his babies end up with spots)