I agreed to doe-watch.... OMG!

It's so hard to tell how long she's been that swollen because the area where she was stitched was irritated/red and the owner can't say if it was "natural" swelling or swelling from the foal alert hanging on her. I also believe that alot of that swelling IS natural because the hot-pink color and smooshy tenderness is all over; not just where the little stitch-holes are on either side.

Her rump is jello and I **think** she's completely lost her ligaments. I push my thumb and first finger down on either side of her tailhead at the dock and I can circle them all the way under!

Thing is, she's just so happy! My Cayenne was groaning and complaining 3 days before she kidded her first time. This little doe scurries about, waggs her little tail and is basically chipper as a chipmonk... normal for Nigies?

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Long night last night, but no kids. She was up & down and up & down and rubbing her sides by walking along the stall wall. She was also reaching around to chew her own tail quite a bit! At one point, she layed down flat on her side and was biting at her udder.

I think she now *knows * her body is changing fast; it has just started to exasperate her!

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That goat is the happiest goat! la la la la la ...I'm going to have a baaay-bee (singing)

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Any kids yet? I had a first timer last year that showed no signs of being in labor two hours before we went out to discover her with a couple of cute twins. The year she was acting like you described for about 12 hours before she got down t business.

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Ok...did i miss something? I have been looking to see if the kids were born yet, or what the status is. someone inform me please.

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Does the owner know much about goats, have any other goats?

Yes she did have the kids as I recall I'll try to find the thread for you.

here it is
Little Nigie had her kids! No afterbirth...oxytocin questions..

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