rachels.haven's Journal

[rachels.haven]

...ewwww.

Conveniently, the due ND look like they're never going to kid. Nice hard ligs, udders still empty, kids not dropped, mobility still great. I guess we'll see who kids first, team ND with their supposed 145 day gestation or team Lamancha that should be going around day 150 (we synced and bred everyone the same day). The standards are currently so big and clumsy I don't want them on the stand anymore for their own safety but because they are large and in charge and I'm graining at the hay feeder they seem to be getting plenty of sweet feed down there. Plus, I know they are stand broken. Nigerians, in general, are more difficult to handle and change routines on AND the big one is now big enough she doesn't want to fight for grain so they get to be put on that stand for competition-less grain up to twice a day to get used to things.
At least they aren't Nubians.
The never kidders.

 

[fuzzi]

...ewwww.
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Conveniently, the due ND look like they're never going to kid. Nice hard ligs, udders still empty, kids not dropped, mobility still great. I guess we'll see who kids first, team ND with their supposed 145 day gestation or team Lamancha that should be going around day 150 (we synced and bred everyone the same day). The standards are currently so big and clumsy I don't want them on the stand anymore for their own safety but because they are large and in charge and I'm graining at the hay feeder they seem to be getting plenty of sweet feed down there. Plus, I know they are stand broken. Nigerians, in general, are more difficult to handle and change routines on AND the big one is now big enough she doesn't want to fight for grain so they get to be put on that stand for competition-less grain up to twice a day to get used to things.
At least they aren't Nubians.
The never kidders.
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Wide Load!

 

[rachels.haven]

Wide Load!

I know. She was wide when open and now she's a triple wide. I just hope there's more than 1 kid in there and not a mega-kid! She turns 7 this year and sometimes number of kids go down as they age resulting in larger kids and harder labor for all parties involved. Actually I hope they both have at least twins.

 

[Mini Horses]

That one on left looks like she's got a litter in there!! . Can't wait for that release!! Dang. Can't be comfortable.

 

[rachels.haven]

Five degrees fahrenheit this morning but no wind and dry. I very much appreciate that. With insulated bibs and a hoodie it was very tolerable.
No laboring does, thank goodness.
On our way up to 20 now.

 

[rachels.haven]

The black and white doe, Sandra in the pic above has lost her ligaments so I put her in a stall. She's currently yelling her head off. At 5 degrees she dumped her 5 gallon water bucket trying to use it to climb out (she's tiny, that took some work). Switched the dry bedding, refilled heated bucket, heat lamp, two kids of hay to a new stall. Put her in with a friend (the brown massive doe above). Friend immediately started beating her up every time she vocalized or tried to climb out. Let it go on for an hour and a half ish before the friend got bored (still beating the unstable coming FF up), so Sandra is back in isolation, yelling her head off. She will be my only Oberon daughter after the younger other one tested positive, otherwise this would be a strike. Due date was yesterday, but at this point I'm not sure it will even be today.

 

[Mini Horses]

Brats!! Goats are opinionated brats.