babsbag
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I remember counting those days. I thought for sure she was going to pop. She did manage to wait until I took a day off, but that wasn't how I wanted to spend that day. Goats...
Sweetened's 2015 Kidding thread (Last arrival 2/23)
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Sweetened
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Gladys day 155, 
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Flora, day 151, Unchanged
Tootsie, day 151, poofy back end, still has udder room but, if I had to guess if anyone would go today, it'd be her.
Cassenova's feet are doing better, he's walking well and they are straightening out. They are already bounding around and playing with each other.
UnFrickingChangedFlora, day 151, Unchanged
Tootsie, day 151, poofy back end, still has udder room but, if I had to guess if anyone would go today, it'd be her.
Cassenova's feet are doing better, he's walking well and they are straightening out. They are already bounding around and playing with each other.
Southern by choice
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My Kiko showed nothing when I was feeding her alfalfa... 30 minutes later she had twins standing and nursing...
don't sweat it
don't sweat it
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Sweetened
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Yes I remember that post! It made me smile and laugh and worry all at once LOL.I must, however, hope it doesn't go that quickly as missing it in these temperatures means dead babies. I am out every hour and a half.
Hens and Roos
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I hear you on the cold, we are at least warmer than you!
I couldn't imagine having a herd of goats! They take forever to kid, lol...about a week and a half longer than it takes for my sheep to lamb. Of course now that I have a little goat I will be making a kidding thread for her when the time comes and I'm sure the lil turd will hold the kids in for as long as possible.
babsbag
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Gladys day 155,
Flora, day 151, Unchanged
Tootsie, day 151, poofy back end, still has udder room but, if I had to guess if anyone would go today, it'd be her.
Cassenova's feet are doing better, he's walking well and they are straightening out. They are already bounding around and playing with each other.
And here I was worried they were going to kid too early.
Standard sized goats seldom go before 150 so you are doing just fine...very normal.- Thread starter
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Sweetened
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It's not tootsie and flora that are getting to me, really, it's Gladys. They're all going to go at once , like Southern said.
Flora has started stretching lots today, and she's the one who hasn't put in an udder at all. I know she can produce, and produce plentifully, so when there's an udder coming in, I should know she's down to business. Should. Or when there's feet hanging out.
It's hard to not let it consume me, because it's an every hour and a bit part of my routine in order to make sure we don't lose anyone to cold. I have to make those observations or the possibility of death rises. I know the decision was mine as to when to expose them for it, and I stand by it. I prefer to do it when it's consistently cold dry than when it's sometimes cold, and a little bit wet, and then it's humid and freezes again. I hear about too many people here kidding in March/April or even June/July/August, and they lose kids and lambs to wetness and heat.
Flora has started stretching lots today, and she's the one who hasn't put in an udder at all. I know she can produce, and produce plentifully, so when there's an udder coming in, I should know she's down to business. Should. Or when there's feet hanging out.
It's hard to not let it consume me, because it's an every hour and a bit part of my routine in order to make sure we don't lose anyone to cold. I have to make those observations or the possibility of death rises. I know the decision was mine as to when to expose them for it, and I stand by it. I prefer to do it when it's consistently cold dry than when it's sometimes cold, and a little bit wet, and then it's humid and freezes again. I hear about too many people here kidding in March/April or even June/July/August, and they lose kids and lambs to wetness and heat.
bonbean01
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hugs for you...hang in there!!!!! You just aren't quite crazy enough yet...you will be and then it will happen - Thread starter
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