RainySunday Ranch Kidding Watch 2011: New baby pics and weight update!

[ksalvagno]

Pretty girl! Good luck!

 

[RainySunday]

Thanks!

New tonight:

She seems to be breathing differently, and for the 1st time ever she stayed laying down as we entered the stall, and stayed laying down while we approached and pet her (she never ever ever has done that, and tends to get jumpy if we try and pet her, always needing a hand on her collar to handle her). Also, ligs feel very different and can almost get my fingers all the way around her tailhead.

Everything is in a tote, ready by the door. Bottles are sterilized, hubby is briefed on how to help me and kidding 101, monitor is up, and we'll check her every hour or so until we go to bed.

And so, we wait...

 

[RainySunday]

No babies yet, but her ligs are really hard to find and she is leaking some goo now too (more substantial amount than the occassional dab before).

 

[willowbreezefarm]

Oh how exciting!! Good luck to Peekaboo!!

 

[PJisaMom]

I've been waiting!

 

[RainySunday]

Babies are here! Twin bucklings! Very cute! Both are healthy and have had their first bottle of colostrum. I will post pics later! We are just waiting on the afterbirth now.

 

[RainySunday]

Here they are!

Twin boys

Hopscotch (baby #1, 3:20pm, 5/30/2011, 4 lbs)

Tag You're It (baby#2, 3:30pm, 5/30/2011, 3lbs 3oz)

 

[helmstead]

Gracious me those are some pretty babies!

 

[oakmarsh nigerians]

Cutie Pies!

 

[oakmarsh nigerians]

Chelsea:

Isn't she beautiful?! She looks very satisfied. I love your pasture, too. One of the 3 states I've not been to, I always heard how pretty Washington is. Now, I know...we're waiting for the kid games to begin!!

She is a very pretty goat! I know color is not what's really important, but I do love the tri-color nigis. You should definitely come to WA sometime, it is so pretty here! Kid games indeed!

No new news really, she still has at least a couple weeks to go. I am hoping her udder gets significantly bigger, especially since my two in milk seem to be dwindling their supply.

They were all stuck in their smaller pen yesterday and today, since it was/is raining. Which means Peek is in the kidding stall and she is none to happy about it! She butted the side of it so much this morning that she scraped her head bloody. I got to use the multi-purpose wound ointment I made on it though. I really don't feel comfortable letting her out with the other 3 though (in the pasture is fine, she can get away if she needs to), because our herd queen chases her, tries to head butt her in the side (and likes to do so against fences), and also likes to bite her in the rear! I assume it is because Peek is the new one and they are trying to establish herd placement, but with Peek so close to kidding, I really don't want her taking hits in the side right now, so they'll just have to work it out after she kids. Luckily, it is supposed to dry up tomorrow am early and be sunny the rest of the week, so they can spend the daytime out in the pasture.

We have had our new mamma and babies in the stall during the really hot part of the day. She is the herd queen and is butting the other adult doe for existing these days. She has rammed hard enough to break the skin somehow. Or she's cut the top of her head. I know we're not supposed to interfere with herd dynamics, but I fussed at her with a sharp, "No!" and a wagging finger this week. God Forbid, in front of her kids at that. I've now seen a goat "shocked". But I also found that she knows the word, "No".