WhiteMountainsRanch Kidding/Journal Thread; Summer Update

babsbag · Feb 27, 2013

Never ever ever say it is going to be today

BrownSheep · Feb 27, 2013

Heirloom · Feb 27, 2013

babsbag said:
Never ever ever say it is going to be today

Cooperkeeper · Feb 28, 2013

Have been watching anxiously!!!!! Hope everything with Minyette is fine!! :fl

WhiteMountainsRanch · Feb 28, 2013

SHE DID IT! Minyette had QUADS!

She lost her ligs at 4 am Wednesday morning, I went out and started sitting with her at 7 am after I fed Ghia's babies. Minyette started having contractions at 3 pm. (That was a LONG wait, lol). First one came out at 7:15 pm, a BIG brown buckling, 6.8 pounds! Second was at 7:35 pm, a big 6.6 pound black buckling! There was a lull in between but I could tell she wasn't done. I halfway milked her out and fed the first two that were born. I heard it's supposed to be no longer than 30 minutes between babies, but I used my best judgement and since she wasn't straining or in pain, I didn't interfere. At 9:35 and 9:36 pm two beautiful brown doelings were born! 5.5 and 5.1 pounds.

The process was long, but it didn't seem too bad for her. She wasn't crying, acting stressed or anything, a nice calm slow birth. Two of them were born with both front feet back, but she pushed them out well enough! They are all happy healthy and strong, though the back legs seem to be a little more wobbly than Ghia's babies were. Afterwards, I finished milking Minyette out and fed them all again and came in and crashed when we were done at midnight!!!

I will be posting pics asap as soon as I catch up on some things around here.

Sorry it took me so long to get back on with an update; baby goats and birthings are A LOT of work! The total amount of hours I was out there with her from start to finish was 17 hours!!!