I'm impatiently waiting on my very first kidding!! I have one Nubian FF and two Nigerian Dwarf FFs that will be kidding hopefully in the next couple of weeks. All three of them were bred to Sheldon, my small ND buck. I also have a Boer that is due hopefully in February, assuming her breeding took. She was bred to a standard Boer before I got her.
I went to take pictures but of course they are over on the far end of the pasture and no amount of yelling and shaking feed buckets enticed them over. The neighbors definitely think I'm crazy. I'll include pictures from that last few weeks though!
We've got kidding stalls set up, supply station ready to go....lights, camera....now we just need some action!
Thank you! We haven't really branched out into the registered stuff or looking for certain traits yet, but Winnie, our boer is registered and bred to a registered buck so I'm gonna have to figure out how to handle all of that! The rest of them I just thought were cute and/or pretty. Soleil is the closest to delivery and she's pretty much my best friend.
Thank you! I wasn't worried about horned or not when I first started looking. My two nubians were disbudded as babies....the funny part is that they are the ones in charge of the herd! My oldest and largest nubian is queen and Soleil is second in command. Everyone else has their horns though. My inexperience led me to keep the horns on my goats because I worried about doing a bad job. I'd rather have horns than mess them up permanently.
Thank you!! He's a super sweet buck, but he DEMANDS head scratches and right now he's really stinky lol! I'm really excited to see the variety of color in the kids!
So exciting! I'll be having my first kidding next spring, so it's nice to see other people's waiting threads while I'm trying to wait for mine! You have such cute goats!
No signs this morning...I think the goat code is in full effect. Possible day 147. The biggest downside is that she was with the buck for 2 weeks and we never observed the deed. I hate not knowing when!!
No signs this morning...I think the goat code is in full effect. Possible day 147. The biggest downside is that she was with the buck for 2 weeks and we never observed the deed. I hate not knowing when!!
If that's a picture from today ...I think you have a longer wait. Her udder isn't full yet. Though some gals do fill last minute she doesn't quite look ready to me. Sorry. I'd calculate from the last day she was with the buck for 145-150 days. She is getting closer though...nothing worse than the unknown hang in there.
Officially driving myself crazy. I went to check on her at lunch and she's got mucus coming out. Gives me hope! I have changed her due date to "who knows?!"
Well ya'll I don't know what is going on. The doe I thought was gonna give birth first is still looking good, no big changes. I just went to check on them all and one of the does due November 15th is acting like she's in labor. She was in the barn by herself and the rest of the herd was out on the pasture. She'd made herself a little dirt nest and didn't even try to get up when I walked over. Her udder is definitely full...very firm. She has a small big of stringy discharge. She is pawing at the ground, talking to her belly, silent yawn, up and down and just not acting normal. She stood for a buck on June 23rd, so that puts her at 133 days.
I forgot to add, she has no ligaments. I hadn't even been consistently checking her because I didn't think it was time yet.
Hopefully somebody can help you who really knows what they are talking about. @toth boer goats@GoofyGoat ?
Is she eating normally? Getting up and moving around? I'd be worried about ketosis or something like that if she isn't. Do you have ketone strips you could test her with?
I'm just guessing though so it might be completely normal. Sending hugs!:hug:
I poured some food in her bowl and she went right to it. Now she is mostly laying down and kind of groaning. It almost seems like she's grunting every couple of minutes. No more mucus coming out that I can see. She did get up and lay back down and must have put pressure on her udder and milk shot across the stall lol.
I did give her some nutridrench and she seemed to enjoy it.
Oh my gosh, that was fast!!!
Congratulations!!!
Are there any more?
How is mom doing? @Moers kiko boars can you give the things to check if it's a premie? I remember if the kid doesn't have teeth yet.
Wow, congratulations!
What a cutie! How’s momma?
Sounds like your buck was sneaky and bred her early.
Check for erupted teeth and listen for deep breathing. I’d put him under a heat lamp or have a heating pad available in case he has trouble regulating his temp.
If it's a premie ,the teeth will not be on the bottom front. Usually no hair around the eyes, thinner with loose skin. Smaller. Will.need to take their temperature to.verify is they dont need external warmth. Usually preemies have trouble keeping body temperature. They will eat more often and sleep more than a full term kid.
Watch and make sure they have a good sucking reflex to latch onto Mom.
Hope that helps
Enjoy
If you haven’t already,
Give him 0.5cc’s of vitamin b complex orally
A pea sized dollop of selenium vitamin e gel and squirt an extra vit e capsule in his mouth.
Then dip his cord and feet and enjoy your new buckling
Turned the heat lamp on. He has teeth on the bottom and hair around his eyes. Skin doesn't seem loose. He still hasn't stood up but is trying every now and then. Got his cord dipped and supplements given. Mom still seems uncomfortable.
Has she dropped her placenta yet?
Have you give her warm molasses water, that always helps. Is it her first freshening? She might be scared and sore.
I'd help the buckling find the teat you really want him nursing within 30 minutes. Squeeze both teats to make sure they're flowing and not blocked then gently guide him on.
Sorry my phone started dying while I was in the barn.
Got him to nurse, but only a little. My husband is still working on it. She hadn't passed the placenta yet. Doesn't seem to be pushing anymore though. He's been trying to stand up a little more, but has only made it for a few seconds so far.
Sorry my phone started dying while I was in the barn.
Got him to nurse, but only a little. My husband is still working on it. She hadn't passed the placenta yet. Doesn't seem to be pushing anymore though. He's been trying to stand up a little more, but has only made it for a few seconds so far.
Aww, great picture!
Keep at it, you want a firm but not bulgy tummy. He’ll get his legs soon enough and be all over the place.
Are you sure momma is done. (no more kids)
Not 100% sure she's done, but it seems like it's been a while now. It's been almost 2 hours since the first was born.
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