Wehner Homestead Kidding Thread 2018

Wehner Homestead · Jan 23, 2018

More info soon...trying to get them all situated and checked over.

Latestarter · Jan 23, 2018

Congrats!

Pastor Dave · Jan 23, 2018

Triplets?

Hens and Roos · Jan 23, 2018

Congrats!

promiseacres · Jan 23, 2018

Baymule · Jan 23, 2018

Udderly Adorable!!! LOL

Wehner Homestead · Jan 23, 2018

As I posted an update at 1:23, Diamond progressed quickly from there. I came in and started to put DD2 down for her nap. Diamond kept talking on the monitor (she never yelled once through her whole labor.) I knew I needed to check on her so I bundled up DD2 and DS and ran to the barn. The first pic on my camera is timed at 1:33. Ten whole minutes that I was gone!

First was a Doeling! :celebrate

Keeper!!! Diamond was a nervous wreck about the cats and I was about keeping my human kids contained. We moved to the kidding pen so I had Diamond, her kids, me, and my kids in one small space that I could evict cats from. Unfortunately, even during that short period of time the Doeling started to chill and was cool when I stuck my finger in her mouth. I rubbed her as dry as I could with towels from my kidding kit and left her wrapped in a dry one while I ran to the house for the heating pad. While I was plugging it in, it was obvious that the second kid was coming.

1:47 I text DH that the second kid was a buck because I was on the phone with him quickly after I found the doeling. I actually ended up helping pull the second kid. Diamond pushed three times and all I could see was one foot and a nose with no progress. I didn’t want to take a chance on losing a kid so I helped her with her next contraction by pulling gently down like I had read. He seemed to come out easily between the two of us. Buckling! We were hoping for one buckling to keep so he was a pleasant surprise. I barely had him dried off and worked on the Little Doeling on the heat pad some more when I could tell we were going again.

1:52 I videoed the arrival of the third kid. The video cuts off as soon as he is out so I can clean his face. He still managed to gasp and get some fluid as I was cleaning his face as he did it. Buckling #2. He was healthy and active. Really wanted several doelings and one buckling but thankful for healthy kids!

Diamond was done at three. We have triplets. 2B/1D. She had 3D her FF.

All three have nursed with minimal assistance and Diamond stands for them beautifully. I did milk out some colostrum to freeze because I know it never hurts to have some on hand.

We dipped navels twice and tied off and shortened two. We also weighed them.

1/23 Birthweights
K1 “Jasmine”- 2.6 lbs
K2 “Jackson” - 4.1lbs
K3 “Jericho” - 5.0lbs

As many of you know, DD1 insisted on princess names and DS insisted on the name Jackson so I thought Jasmine went well and the kids went along with this. The kids were agreeable to Jericho too.

Jasmine and Jackson both have waddles like Diamond. :love

There seemed to be a lull so I went ahead and milked Diamond a little and gave each kid 1ml of colostrum (all were warm enough.) I tried getting them to latch but they really fought me and kept going to her head. DH got home and DD1 got off the bus and was all excited about babies. I tried to latch them again and when I wasn’t successful, I milked Diamond a little again and gave each kid 3ml. I needed to bring the kids in as it was time to catheterize DD2 and I was getting cold so I knew they had to be. DH stayed out a little longer and ended up getting all three to latch before he came in. We had supper and went back out when my dad came over so the human kids could show him the goat kids. DH got them all to latch again then and after that is when I milked Diamond. She had excellent milk stand manners and enjoyed her feed ration. (She got water with molasses right after the third kid.) I was back out at 10:15 and made sure they each latched again. The bucklings are basically doing it themselves when headed in the right direction. The little Doeling needs more help. We will be watching her closely to make sure she gains and doesn’t get pushed out.

She does like the heat barrel!

Diamond is a great mommy! She’s attentive, cleans them, talks to them, stands for them to nurse, and hates them in the heat barrel where she can’t get to them.

Now be prepared for picture overload because I’m having trouble deciding which ones to share!

I’ll try to update with weekly pics and weights after this, even though I plan to weigh more frequently.

We will be selling one of the bucklings but haven’t decided which and we aren’t in a hurry to do so. The other buckling and the Doeling will be retained.

Finding Jasmine. DS said she’s smaller than the cat!

Moved to the kidding pen. DD2 and DS taking it all in.

Jasmine got to hang out against my skin on more than one occasion. She was wrapped in my hoodie on the heating pad while I dealt with each of her brothers.