Why is waiting for kids to come making me so impatient?! Shes got a little over a week left, and I can't wait. Sorry I know this is my second post in this forum.... it's just been five years since I've raised baby goats!

We have a doe, her second kidding, and she has been bagging up 4 weeks before her due date. Forums and books sometimes say if the udder gets hard and shiny, it may be necessary to milk her out - does anyone have experience with this? Is it best to milk a little at a time only, just to take the...

So I'm going through my first kidding season this year and I think one of my goats may be bagging up, but I have no idea. She's a first time freshener about a month out from her due date. There's really not much going on with her udder, just a tiny bump 1 inch in height at best, but it does feel...