Wehner Homestead Kidding Thread 2018

[Hens and Roos]

Light cold rain here now with snow to follow.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

We had snow less than 48 hrs ago, now it’s 72 and we are under a tornado watch until 8pm. New channels are making it known that storm chasers have come in from Oklahoma as tornados are expected here. Today is also the anniversary of a severely destructive tornado in the 70s. (I believe 74.) Whole neighborhoods were wiped out, the schools sustained horrible damage and school was out for the year except seniors had class in trailers that were brought in so they could graduate!

Update on girls:

Snowflake had this discharge this morning. Ligs are gone again. I don’t think her udder can get any fuller! She’s SO wide I have to wonder how many are in there!!!

Nellie has swollen more just since this morning! Her ligs are much softer than they were last night. (No new pics.)

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I clipped Diamond’s udder last night and took pics this morning. This is techanically “no fill” since Jasmine is nursing again.

 

[Mike CHS]

I think they are intentionally holding back to test your patience.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

@Goat Whisperer @Southern by choice @OneFineAcre @Sweet horizon Nigerians @Hens and Roos (and anyone else that didn’t come to mind in the two seconds that I typed these in) would y’all please critique her udder? I know that she isn’t full but I’m trying to learn. Thanks in advance!

Edited to add: @ragdollcatlady

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I think they are intentionally holding back to test your patience.

I totally agree! Believe it or not, I’m pretty relaxed. The kids are most anxious and ready to hold and spoil them!

I’m thinking in honor of the tornado watch, we need a Dorothy!

 

[Hens and Roos]

@Goat Whisperer @Southern by choice @OneFineAcre @Sweet horizon Nigerians @Hens and Roos (and anyone else that didn’t come to mind in the two seconds that I typed these in) would y’all please critique her udder? I know that she isn’t full but I’m trying to learn. Thanks in advance!

I'm learning too so I will see what the others have to say

 

[RoahT]

I think I'm changing my guess to trips for Snowflake! Hope babies come soon!

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I was out again at 8 to check on our maternity barn. Snowflake’s ligs have been gone all day today. Nellie’s ligs are much softer and deeper than they were yesterday and they’ve changed as the day has gone on.

Snowflake is Day 143 today. (Just got word that her littermate sister-bred to same buck delivered twin bucklings- a gold and a buckskin.)

I got an updated pic of Nellie. Today is Day 146. I feel like her stomach was bigger than when I’d seen her two hours earlier!

 

[Wehner Homestead]

10pm check done. Nellie was placed in a kidding pen (because Caramel is mean to her and) her left lig is GONE and the right isn’t far behind it. I’m pretty sure she had a couple of irregular contractions while I was out there. Snowflake was put in the pen with her for company since it’s temporary and not to height specifications and I didn’t want Nellie to try jumping out. Snowflake’s ligs are still gone.

Baby monitor is on and I’m headed to bed.