Hello everybody! I can't wait any longer! Hopefully this isn't too early to make my waiting thread, but I'm doing it because I can't possibly wait any more for my first kids to be born!:crazy:
For those who don't know, I have two registered kinder does, Belladonna (we just call her Bella and she's the black doe) and Primula (Prim, she's the tan doe) bred to kid in early March. This will be their first time kidding as well as my first kidding season. Bella's due date is March 4th and Prim's is March 9th. They were both bred to one of my two registered kinder bucks, Phantom.
I can't possibly make it to March!! I'm going crazy waiting!!:haha:
Please excuse the bald noses, it's just from the hay rack. It wasn't a great day for pictures. The lighting was kind of bad and Bella kept doing this:
Smile, Prim! Yep, that about sums up what she thinks of me right now. :lolgoat:
We took Bella and her babies out in the pasture for some leg stretching time. The little ones had blast, but Bella was too worried to graze even though we are really starting to get green grass in. She would not stop talking to them and worrying where they were.
Day 149 for Prim. Her ligs might be changing, but I'm not sure. Can they get lower down, but still feel hard? I feel like her udder isn't as full as it could be, and I don't think her babies are quite dropped. Vulva looks more puffy than it has been. I thought for sure she'd be looking more ready today. :waiting: We are in the clear for cold night time temperatures at least. :happygoat:
Day 149 for Prim. Her ligs might be changing, but I'm not sure. Can they get lower down, but still feel hard? I feel like her udder isn't as full as it could be, and I don't think her babies are quite dropped. Vulva looks more puffy than it has been. I thought for sure she'd be looking more ready today. :waiting: We are in the clear for cold night time temperatures at least. :happygoat:
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Looks like she can fill more but she’s getting closer
Yes, the ligs can move down and still remain harder, but it’s also good to keep a close eye because they can go mushy kind of quickly.
Looking good though! I’ll be stalking and waiting for updates!
Best of luck
I think her udder has filled more since I took that picture and she was doing a little pawing, although that may just have been toward Bella who was doing some challenging through the fence.
I was double checking my kidding supplies, and I can't seem to find my bulb syringe. If Prim kids tonight, I won't have it. Anything I can use instead if I need it? Do you think a normal syringe (no needle of course) would work?
If you use a syringe be very careful the suction is so much more intense it’s better than nothing but it’s not my first choice. You can get a newborn to sneeze by half pinching it’s nose that works really well at getting the goop out.
False alarm. We found a smaller bulb syringe in our medicine cabinet. So no worries. I would still be interested in pro newborn nose pinching technique though.
I think her udder is even fuller than when I took that picture this morning. My gut says she's not going to kid tonight, but I could be wrong.
Not a pro, but I had a friend who showed me how to do it and it worked really well, I was surprised. I still keep my bulb asparator handy but it’ll work in a pinch (no pun intended )
You just put a little pressure on the sides of their nose and they’ll sneeze.
No, I actually haven't. I have her trapped in the back of the barn stall with her babies behind a piece of fencing, and it would be kind of tough for me to let her out twice a day and lead her to the garage. Since she had no trouble with the stand I figured I'd just wait for conveniences sake.
Still not a thing. She's been grazing in the pasture and not acting different at all. Udder's getting bigger and I can barely feel her ligaments, but she's holding out on us! Doe code strikes again!
You guys talk about all the magical names... I feel old cause the only magical name I could think of was Gizmo from the Gremlins. Thank goodness he hasnt multiplied cause he still eats after 10 and doesnt mind a little rain.
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