Upcoming kidding season at sweet Horizon minis-kidding season is over 7/7 bucklings born

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

It is just so crazy how the kid(s) position could cause such a big change in shape lol (at least I'm guessing that is why she sticks out more on her right side this evening So I should for sure keep a closer eye on them (especially moonpie) even though their first (possible) due date isn't for another couple weeks? Cami hasn't started bagging up barely at all and moonpie's hasn't gotten any bigger. And yes lesson learned on the pasture breeding....once I get my own buck(s) will put does in heat with buck for a little while not pasture breeding lol
I am checking ligs twice a day on moonpie and Camis in the evening

 

[babsbag]

I can't find the ligs on my goats no matter how hard I try. I have felt for them on pregnant and non pregnant goats and can't find them. I have also felt for them during labor and it feels the same as a goat that isn't bred. I give up. Fortunately I have breeding dates on most of my does.

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

@babsbag atleast you have the dates which is more than I do lol. I looked up online where to try to feel for ligs (although I'm sure you have already aswell but I figured it wouldn't hurt) and took a screenshot. Hopefully it can help. I was really lucky, before I ever got goats my friend had them and showed me where the ligs were and how they felt normally and since I have gotten my goats in May I have consistently gone and checked them just so I know exactly where they are and what they feel like normally.

Granted @Southern by choice or @Goat Whisperer may have better images or ways to describe it, they are much more experienced than I am

 

[Southern by choice]

LOL I stink at ligs too. I can feel them when not bred easily, I can tell when the does start to drop and sink and tell they are loosening but sometimes I think "they're gone" and GW will feel and say, "nope- they are deep but still there". Like Babs, I give up.

When we pen (hand breed) we bring them up, stand there and in a few minutes they are done... goats go back to their respective pens.
We watch because we are sickos. Just seeing if you were paying attention!
We do watch, we want to make sure we get the arch on the buck, and the tuck on the doe.... you can usually see evidence as well
And that is it. Usually we stand there for one to two takes then done. We do not repeat on most does. Every once in a while we may run them to the pen the 2nd day, but not usually.

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Lol. Yes I was paying attention lol I need to learn all I can from experienced people good to know thank you
I have been able to tell they have softened some but haven't had any lose them yet (or I think that they lost them) for me to know for sure i can figure it out lol
As always super helpful

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Lol Babs you've been out here twice now and ya know I would have been more than glad to show you!

I don't feel for the ligs much until they are close to their due date so I'm not much help there.

The girls are looking great

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Thank you! Took these tonight, anyone want to guess just for fun how many cami will have? Her previous owner said last pregnancy with triplets she hid it very well, they thought she would only have twins

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Felt moonpie's kid(s) move! (Finally!!)

Was after I lightly "bounced" her stomach. Right side in front of udder
Her udder shot from today she had one leg stretched back

 

[Southern by choice]

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Merry Christmas to everyone hope everybody has/had a good one