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I'm new to pregnant goats. We bought our girl Oct 30th and as we were leaving with her he told me she was possibly bred. I have been watching her and her lady parts looked swollen, she is needy usually stand offish, she is pawing at the ground, restless at times, keeps nudging her belly and rolling her head/neck around in circles. She did have what I thought was a drop of discharge. Messing with her teats. Help please.

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kerickson85
kerickson85 said:
I'm new to pregnant goats. We bought our girl Oct 30th and as we were leaving with her he told me she was possibly bred. I have been watching her and her lady parts looked swollen, she is needy usually stand offish, she is pawing at the ground, restless at times, keeps nudging her belly and rolling her head/neck around in circles. She did have what I thought was a drop of discharge. Messing with her teats. Help please.
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She is also yawning, sniffing her pee. Her stomach has sunken also more rapid breathing. She does not want to be alone
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Those are signs of labor. Has she had kids before? My girls usually paw the ground, get up walk around, paw the ground ,lay down. I watch the vulva area. Their is usually a tanish orange thick tubular hanging from the vulva. Mine lay on their side and you can see them pushing. The vulva area will produce a orange, bloodish ball. As that is pushed out, you can see white hooves and a nose. Hopefully the hooves are pointed down. Like the baby is diving.
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Ok. Those are definitely signs she is getting very close if she was bred which it sounds like she was. Nudging of the belly can mean she is telling the kids inside of her it is time to come out if you know what I mean. Is her udder tight and might possibly have a shiny look to it? Sniffing her pee is definitely one of the signs that she’s trying to determine when she will give birth. Definitely keep an eye on her.. looks like she could be kidding any time now. How do her ligaments feel? Her vulva definitely looks swollen
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Moers kiko boars said:
Those are signs of labor. Has she had kids before? My girls usually paw the ground, get up walk around, paw the ground ,lay down. I watch the vulva area. Their is usually a tanish orange thick tubular hanging from the vulva. Mine lay on their side and you can see them pushing. The vulva area will produce a orange, bloodish ball. As that is pushed out, you can see white hooves and a nose. Hopefully the hooves are pointed down. Like the baby is diving.
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This is her first kidding. Mine as well. We have literally been sleeping in the barn with her every night. She has been this way since Tuesday. No other discharge as of yet.
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They do have those days getting ready for delivery. Is her udder tight looking, like its shiney?
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Ok. Those are definitely signs she is getting very close if she was bred which it sounds like she was. Nudging of the belly can mean she is telling the kids inside of her it is time to come out if you know what I mean. Is her udder tight and might possibly have a shiny look to it? Sniffing her pee is definitely one of the signs that she’s trying to determine when she will give birth. Definitely keep an eye on her.. looks like she could be kidding any time now. How do her ligaments feel? Her vulva definitely looks swollen
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Udders are not tight just a little bigger than before. Sometimes she will lock her pee as well. Sometimes I swear I can not feel ligaments and sometimes I think I feel them. She also seems to be constantly itching like she is uncomfortable.

We have been with her in the barn since Tuesday. She cries if we leave her.
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This is kind of graphic, but you can see the bulb I was talking of, and how big & tight her udder is.
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I would check her ligaments (there are a lot of great videos online if you're unsure how -- if you can't find them, she's very close). Definitely sounds like she's in early labor though. Is she extra talky/loud? Mine usually get that way right before, but not always. I would stay by her side, personally, in case she needs a bit of assistance. Sounds like babies could be there any minute. ♡
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Sorry, I wrote that while you were saying you've been checking her ligaments in unison.
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Moers kiko boars said:
This is kind of graphic, but you can see the bulb I was talking of, and how big & tight her udder is. View attachment 220029
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She definitely doesn't have the bulge yet. She hasn't bagged up like yours either. Everytime I think she is ramping up she stalls. Maybe I'm reading to much into her actions
farmerA said:
I would check her ligaments (there are a lot of great videos online if you're unsure how -- if you can't find them, she's very close). Definitely sounds like she's in early labor though. Is she extra talky/loud? Mine usually get that way right before, but not always. I would stay by her side, personally, in case she needs a bit of assistance. Sounds like babies could be there any minute. ♡
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I can hear little grunts when she breaths sometimes. She is constantly itching nudging her belly. Urine output is smaller and more frequent. She has 3 different spots she will go paw at then lay. She will randomly be vocal and then her tail wags frantically. She is still munching on her food not eating a lot like normal.
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Moers kiko boars said:
This is kind of graphic, but you can see the bulb I was talking of, and how big & tight her udder is. View attachment 220029
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She definitely doesn't have the bulge yet. She hasn't bagged up like yours either. Everytime I think she is ramping up she stalls. Maybe I'm reading to much into her actions
farmerA said:
I would check her ligaments (there are a lot of great videos online if you're unsure how -- if you can't find them, she's very close). Definitely sounds like she's in early labor though. Is she extra talky/loud? Mine usually get that way right before, but not always. I would stay by her side, personally, in case she needs a bit of assistance. Sounds like babies could be there any minute. ♡
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I can hear little grunts when she breaths sometimes. She is constantly itching nudging her belly. Urine output is smaller and more frequent. She has 3 different spots she will go paw at then lay. She will randomly be vocal and then her tail wags frantically. She is still munching on her food
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Sorry, I wrote that while you were saying you've been checking her ligaments in unison.
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Don't be sorry. I appreciate any and all advice
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She is also super burpy as well.

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Usually, maybe 95% of the time, my does will present what I call a rope of goop. I can find a pic if you'd like -- pretty graphic. It can be a creamy to golden yellow color. With my does, that usually means pushing will be imminent, like minutes or hours. I have had does act like what you're describing for days and days in a row. As long as she hasn't acted like she's trying to push, it all rounds totally normal. How much discharge does she have?

It can be maddening. My first doe that kidded had me sleeping in the goat house on a hammock for over a week. She did the grunty breathing for about 5 days. Man, that was a looooong week. We all sure love our goaties.
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Since Tuesday?! Ok so maybe I am wrong but it kinda sounds like something could be wrong.. yes and that’s good u r staying with her.. some goats will actually put off birth if their owners aren’t there cause they are so attached.. I would say if she still hasn’t kidded by tomorrow then I think you should call your vet.. unless I am wrong.. cause ya like we’ve been saying.. those are all signs of labor and if that had been going on since Tuesday, I’m not sure if that is normal. But maybe some does will do that..
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Ok.. well I guess if yours have acted like that then it is normal
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thefarmgirl said:
Since Tuesday?! Ok so maybe I am wrong but it kinda sounds like something could be wrong.. yes and that’s good u r staying with her.. some goats will actually put off birth if their owners aren’t there cause they are so attached.. I would say if she still hasn’t kidded by tomorrow then I think you should call your vet.. unless I am wrong.. cause ya like we’ve been saying.. those are all signs of labor and if that had been going on since Tuesday, I’m not sure if that is normal. But maybe some does will do that..
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We planned on getting her check by vet if she is still like this for another day or so. She is happy and chill. There are no signs of distress at all. I appreciate all the advice.
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thefarmgirl said:
Since Tuesday?! Ok so maybe I am wrong but it kinda sounds like something could be wrong.. yes and that’s good u r staying with her.. some goats will actually put off birth if their owners aren’t there cause they are so attached.. I would say if she still hasn’t kidded by tomorrow then I think you should call your vet.. unless I am wrong.. cause ya like we’ve been saying.. those are all signs of labor and if that had been going on since Tuesday, I’m not sure if that is normal. But maybe some does will do that..
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I've only delivered 22 times so not a huge amount in the grand scheme of things but I've had a small handful of girls act like this for days. If she doesn't have any discharge, isn't pushing and hasn't fully lost her ligaments I wouldn't be in a panic.
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farmerA said:
Usually, maybe 95% of the time, my does will present what I call a rope of goop. I can find a pic if you'd like -- pretty graphic. It can be a creamy to golden yellow color. With my does, that usually means pushing will be imminent, like minutes or hours. I have had does act like what you're describing for days and days in a row. As long as she hasn't acted like she's trying to push, it all rounds totally normal. How much discharge does she have?

It can be maddening. My first doe that kidded had me sleeping in the goat house on a hammock for over a week. She did the grunty breathing for about 5 days. Man, that was a looooong week. We all sure love our goaties.
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I thought she had a small drop of discharge hanging from her vulva. No other discharge yet.

This may sound silly but I orders a fetal doppler and put the word out for anyone with a ultrasound machine to come check her.

We will stay out here till she kids. Tomorrow we will take a nice walk around the farm to maybe get things moving.

Let's hope she doesn't chose to kid in her bucket. Lol

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I thought she had a small drop of discharge hanging from her vulva. No other discharge yet.

This may sound silly but I orders a fetal doppler and put the word out for anyone with a ultrasound machine to come check her.

We will stay out here till she kids. Tomorrow we will take a nice walk around the farm to maybe get things moving.

Let's hope she doesn't chose to kid in her bucket. Lol
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Oh yes hopefully not lol.. well hopefully she kids soon for you all🤞🏽
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