Wehner Homestead Kidding Thread 2018

[Wehner Homestead]

Caramel doesn’t seem bred. Her udder hasn’t changed, ligs haven’t changed, and her girly parts aren’t swelling. Stay tuned for updates on her daily visits with Knight, starting tomorrow or Monday. (We are going to have them both on leashes. I doubt she’s in heat right now but I’m hoping that being around him will help her cycle and tell us when she cycles. I also insist on knowing exposure dates!)

Snowflake has looser ligs as the day progressed and are to the very soft point. Her udder is actually fuller and her teats obviously have some milk in them. Her hips were noticeably more prominent around noon than they were around 9. My guess is tomorrow during the day or tomorrow night. Today is Day 153 or Day 140.

Nellie’s ligs are softer but still pretty prominent. Today is Day 143.

Diamond seems to be more content back with the other does and didn’t seem as starkly skinny today. Still monitoring.

Two peas in a pod. Jackson-front, Jericho-back.

Cute pic of Jasmine to round out this update.

 

[luvmypets]

Come on snowflake, drop those babes!

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I think today’s the day!!!! Snowflake’s udder is full enough it looks to burst! One lig hanging on by a thread! I saw a rough contraction while I was out there checking on them.

Came in to get dressed lol, get coffee, the girls’ bottles, and stuff to milk Diamond then I’ll probably hang out in the barn all day. (I’m on call again today which is fine by me so I can be here with Snowflake!)

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Yay!!

 

[OneFineAcre]

Good luck

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Any more changes?

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Well...I’m over here crying “DOE CODE” again! Ligs returned some around noon and stayed for a couple hours and are gone again. We started the clock again.

Snowflake is definitely jumpier. She’s still eating hay though so she’s not distressed. I’m off the next few days so I’ll be monitoring her around the clock...

I told DH that a requirement before next year is a way to monitor the kidding and Calving pens from the house!

I also noted that despite the fact that she’s dropped, she’s still VERY wide so the high probability of triplets exists with the possibility of quads. (Snowflake was a quad.)

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Fingers crossed they go soon so you can get some sleep. Cami was that way with her ligs about a week before she kidded but her udder hadn't changed like yours has fingers crossed
Do you have WiFi in your barn? If you have an old phone you can download Alfred security on both the old phone and the one your using and you will have a camera that you can view from anywhere. My signal was to weak in my kidding area to use this ...but I was able to get it working in the house to make sure it actually worked lol

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Our WiFi doesn’t reach the barn. I do have a baby monitor set up. It’s just off at times because the roosters are in the barn right now and they think it’s always time to get up and upset DD2 (she has an aggravated startle reflex) so I can’t have it on unless she’s asleep in a separate room with a radio on. (That’s a whole other project because of her surgeries and hospitalizations, she prefers to sleep with me. Never thought I’d let my kid sleep with me but never thought I’d have a kid with Spina Bifida either.) I just make lots of trips! Lol

Snowflake’s ligs are still gone and Nellie’s are barely there. We are also getting rain/sleet/freezing rain/snow overnight with a crazy temp drop. If that’s not enough to get those two does to kid soon and Maxine to calve, I give up! Ha!

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

Hopefully soon. Sorry to hear about your daughter, I had a friend growing up who had it and she lives a very happy life at 18 right now
If that weather doesn't get them to kid maybe you just need to go on a trip