TWINS!!!!!!

[Bruce]

Not yet time @newton the goat, you are still forming coherent sentences. You haven't passed stage 2!

 

[Jenn27]

LOVE the "Doe Code"! I printed it just because it is all so TRUE!


Hope Newton has a her babies today!! I'm just as excited for hers as I am for my Missy to drop!

 

[luvmypets]

Ewe code is just as bad! Although theres nothing written in stone, as a victim of the ewe code I can definitley tell you its just as bad if not worse lol!

 

[newton the goat]

Not yet time @newton the goat, you are still forming coherent sentences. You haven't passed stage 2!

Some when I have I formed coherent sentences lol? I regularly don't know half of what I'm going to say and have to ask other for words ( which usually it's the other way around, I'm like a walking talking dictionary) since newton has gotten pregnant when ever I try to explain her symptoms to my dad he looks at me straight in the face and says English! Because I get my words all jumbled up

Lol don't go jinxing me there @Bruce

 

[Jenn27]

 

[Bruce]

You are getting closer @newton the goat !

 

[newton the goat]

The doe's secret code of honor is as old as goats themselves and is the species best kept secret. No doe shall ever kid before its time. (Its time being determined by the following factors):

1- No kid shall be born until total chaos has been reached by all involved. Your owner's house must be a wreck, their family hungry and desperate for clean clothes, and their social life nonexistent.
*Well I've been doing laundry all day so I guess that counts! Check

2- "Midwives" must reach the babbling fool status before you kid out. Bloodshot eyes, tangled hair and the inability to form a sentence mean the time is getting close.
*Oh heck yes! Check!
3- For every bell, beeper, camera or whistle they attach to you, kidding must be delayed by at least one day for each item. If they use an audio monitor, one good yell per hour will keep things interesting.
*Oh boy the noise she makes has me standing in the snow in the middle of the night
4- If you hear the words, "She's nowhere near ready. She'll be fine while we're away for the weekend," Wait until they load the car, then begin pushing!
*Well remind me never to say that then lol
5- Owner stress must be at an all time high! If you are in the care of someone else, ten to fifteen phone calls a day is a sign you're getting close.
*Any more stress and I'll be standing on the roof crowing like a rooster in the early daytime hours
6- When you hear the words "I can't take it anymore!" wait at least three more days.
* and I have said that one too many times
7 -You must keep this waiting game interesting. False alarms are mandatory! Little teasers such as looking at your stomach, pushing your food around in the bucket and then walking away from it, and nesting, are always good for a rise. Be creative and find new things to do to keep the adrenaline pumping in those who wait.
*this is exactly what she does!!! And part of the reason why I'm not even gonna guess anymore...
8- The honor of all goats is now in your hands. Use this time to avenge all of your barn mates. Think about your friend who had to wear that silly costume in front of those people. Hang onto that baby for another day. OH, they made him do tricks too! Three more days seems fair. Late feedings, the dreaded diet, bad haircuts, those awful wormings can also be avenged at this time.
*Well thank God haircuts aren't on that list of mine since I can't get her to sit still!
9- If you have fulfilled all of the above and are still not sure when to have the kids, listen to the weather forecast on the radio that has been so generously provided by those who wait. Severe storm warning is what you're waiting for. In the heart of the storm jump into action! The power could go out and you could have the last laugh. You have a good chance of those who wait missing the whole thing while searching for a flashlight that works!
* Well there are no scheduled freezing or storms on their way, so I guess she will wait for a night that coyotes get bad or something of the sort
10- Make the most of your interrupted nights. Beg for food each time someone comes into the barn to check you. Your barn mates will love you as the extra goodies fall their way too.
* she doesn't need to beg for food She's figured out how to open all the food bins on her own to my frustration!!!

So how many points does that have me at now @Bruce ?

 

[NH homesteader]

Side note- you should find a new way to lock up her food. If she eats too much she can bloat, which can be fatal.

But yes, she's rocking the doe code!

 

[newton the goat]

Side note- you should find a new way to lock up her food. If she eats too much she can bloat, which can be fatal.

But yes, she's rocking the doe code!

I have all the food bins locked again.... this time lots of bungee cords so they aren't budging now only problem is now it will take me five minutes to get into each bin

 

[luvmypets]

Side note- you should find a new way to lock up her food. If she eats too much she can bloat, which can be fatal.

But yes, she's rocking the doe code!

X2 I lost one of my beautiful ewes to it, dont want you to go through that.