Goatgirl47
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So sorry to hear that you lost him. 
Stripes Kidding Thread
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So sorry you lost him!
Sorry to hear the news.
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StarSpangledNubians
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I just have no idea what happened! He was fine last night. He was playing and acting like a buck, when I took his temp it was 103.6. I was going to take him in on Monday if he wasn't eating as much as he should. I went to bed and fed him at 10 pm. I woke up at about 5:30 cause he started screaming. He was lying down in the corner of his playpen kicking his legs almost as if he was having a seizure, he was also drooling. I immediately called the vet, but they were closed so their normal phone number didn't work, I then called their emergency number where I was told to bring him in. They said there was only an equine vet on stand by, but at this point, I didn't care. I wrapped him up in blankets to keep him warm and we were at the vet within 15 minutes. The vet took him inside after looking at him for a few seconds. She came out about 10 minutes later and told me there was not much she can do. We then discussed our options and in the end, I just decided to have her put him down as i could stand to watch him kicking and screaming any longer. Now i am not sure if I want stripes to have her babies. I was told by the person who had bought stripes doeling from 2014 (she brought her to where the ober buck I was breeding stripe to was and we turned them loose at the same time so they should have been bred about the same time) that she had just had triplets yesterday morning, so stripe should be very close.
Why would this make you not want to let Stripes have her babies? Stuff happens... I hope Stripes has a nice set of kids for you and things go well. 
Goatgirl47
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Again I am so sorry that you lost him. I know it is very, very sad, but this is just part of having animals.
Praying that Stripes has a textbook delivery and healthy kids!
Praying that Stripes has a textbook delivery and healthy kids!
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After we lost our doeling, I was pretty sad and leary about having kids again. But, as Goatgirl47 said, it's a part of life. It's heartbreaking and it sucks, but you have to pray for the best and keep moving forward. Good luck with Stripes!! Can't wait to see her babies!
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StarSpangledNubians
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I just feel like something is going to go wrong! I know stripe will do great, but I still haven't felt kicking and her bag is still not bigger at all, in fact, it is still getting smaller. In my mind, i am hoping she is not even bred, but I know that an ultrasound can't lie about 2 little kids in there. I spoke with a vet and she said the bag shrinking mixed with no moment may mean that the kids have died, but she also said it could mean absolutely nothing, but she told me to call her if she starts acting sick or goes off food for longer than 24 hours.
Stripes didn't eat much of her grain this morning, she also walked the entire pasture by herself before coming back down and sleeping by the barn. She has been getting up and down a lot in the last day or so, she gets up and down about 3-8 time in an hour. She also looked at her belly a few time when I was trying to get her to eat some more grain. I thought for sure we would have babies last night! Her ligs were almost 100% gone she was up and down alot, but when I went out at about 12, she was happily chewing her cud and her ligs were back
With my luck she will go when I am gone tomorrow morning.
Stripes didn't eat much of her grain this morning, she also walked the entire pasture by herself before coming back down and sleeping by the barn. She has been getting up and down a lot in the last day or so, she gets up and down about 3-8 time in an hour. She also looked at her belly a few time when I was trying to get her to eat some more grain. I thought for sure we would have babies last night! Her ligs were almost 100% gone she was up and down alot, but when I went out at about 12, she was happily chewing her cud and her ligs were back
With my luck she will go when I am gone tomorrow morning.
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Hey listen, 2015 was the worst birthing season for me. I lost my ewe and her babies. I was so upset, I was so scared but my other ewe had her baby boy perfectly the next year. Stuff happens but never give up. Im excited to see what stripe gives you
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Hey listen, 2015 was the worst birthing season for me. I lost my ewe and her babies. I was so upset, I was so scared but my other ewe had her baby boy perfectly the next year. Stuff happens but never give up. Im excited to see what stripe gives you
That must have been awful! Glad the other 2 were alright! Definitely gives me some more hope!
I think stripes might go tomorrow!!(Knock on wood)
I am so ready for this just to be over!(Until July lol) Ligs were definitely still there but very squishy!
She definitely changed shape, she is now kinda hunched looking and there is an indentation where her ligs would be. I wish I could upload my pics but I can't get them onto my computer.
She showed labor-ish signs this morning ( Only ate half of her grain, Laying down, Getting up, Laying down again, She didn't go out to graze and she definitely didn't want me touching her and she is normally all up in my face! She was also yawning a lot and I heard that is a sign) She doesn't show any sign of distress, she is chewing her cud and hogged all her hay down she just didn't want grain. We are having thunderstorms tomorrow so I wouldn't be surprised if she went then.
I'm gonna try and get some sleep, I was putting up new fences all day. I will update tomorrow morning.
