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We are getting a storm rolling in Thursday, freezing rain turning to significant snowfall by Friday. My guess is middle in the night on Thursday. :nana:
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She's dropped significantly since yesterday. She's not wanting me to touch her milk bag at all, seems pretty sore. Watched kid(s) roll around a bit, looked like bowling balls shifting from side to side. Felt little body parts right about where the birth canal starts. I wouldn't be surprised if she did this tonight or tomorrow. Of course with her track record, she will probably wait until next week.
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Oh we are getting close! I would expect her to go in the next 24hrs if not sooner :) :). Yay for babies!!!
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Her sides look sunken in now compared to previous photo! Probably won't be too much longer. :)
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tonight or tomorrow. Be sure to be with her from the time it starts to the time her after birth comes out! Was out till midnight with Java on wednesday and didnt wait till she passed her afterbirth, went out the next morning and she had another (it didn't make it). I hate learning from my mistakes!!
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One way to check if there is another kid Awnry Abe is to "bounce" the doe. I ALWAYS do this now to check if the doe is done having kids. It obviously isn't fool proof as you always have the odd doe out. But it always works for me if I want to know if a doe has more kids or not.
How is your girl doing ajneal30? Justine |
I just went to check on her and she's climbing the fence begging for more grain. Doesn't appear to be in labor. Will check on her off and on through the night and if it looks like she's getting serious, I will take the heater out and stay with her.
Bouncing the doe sounds pretty self explanatory, is it exactly what it sounds like? |
Yep :). You straddle the doe facing her rear. Wrap your arms with hands flat on her belly right in front of her udder. Gentle lift the belly up and "bounce" it. You will feel hard knobby things which is the kid (s). You could bounce her now and get a feel for a doe with babies in her :). If the doe doesn't have any more kids all you feel is mushy belly :).
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I push her babies around all the time, lol. Got to make sure they are still moving. It's fascinating to feel and watch them move.
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I'm guessing one big buckling. :)
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Just found your post, but following. I can feel your anticipation way over here in WI! Good luck!
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I seriously think she gets a kick out of this. She just wants the attention when I get up at 2 am to check on her. She thinks it's funny. :angel:
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January 6 I responded with a guess of 3 weeks out. That will be the 3rd or 4th. Her udder development tells me its still a few days out still. But you never know for sure especially with the ff.
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I just went and checked on her. Still acting normal, no goo. Babies shifting around a lot and she seemed to be clenching. Not sure if that is her going into labor, or a baby kicking her in the bladder.
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As of this morning she's stretching out, arching her back, stretching her neck, and clenching. I can't imagine it's anything but a contraction. I am off to the goat pen to sit for a while. hopefully the next update will be pics of something cute and fuzzy!
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Ohhh, just found this but I am following too!
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Sounds like today is the day!
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YEA!! We are all pulling for her...and you! Come on GIRLS: time to be born!
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GIRLS! That's the mojo I am looking for! She's still having contractions, but they are still pretty far between, like 15-20 minutes. Still thinking it will be today, but not right away.
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I am betting she will go today :). I highly doubt she will go tomorrow, crossing my fingers for girls for you!
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Any news?
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No babies yet. She's getting gooey and nesting. Heck, even the dogs are nesting in sympathy in the next pen. I have been checking on her every 45 minute to hour and a half. Doesn't seem to be in pain or struggling so I am going to let her do what she's going to do until it looks like she might be in trouble.
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I just think she will have one buck... because she looks like she will have a single, and those singles are usually darn bucklings!
But good luck, I'm excited! What kind of goo? amber or white? |
From the above picture... she doesn't look like she has dropped? Is it more prominent from the side? I guess it doesn't matter, because obviously she's close!
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Amber colored. She has dropped quite a bit from yesterday, but at this point...:shrug:
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Oooo, yay! Amniotic fluid, that means you should have babies VERY soon! Woop woop! lol... Good luck! :goodjob:
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From your description of stretching and arching, it sounds like she's been working to get the baby(ies) into position today. Could indicate a single that needed to turn around or multiples needing sorting. Some take longer to situate. If there is amber goo it sounds like they'll be arriving very soon. Put on a pot of coffee! And post pics in the morning!
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It's been hours since I saw the goo, starting to doubt that's what it was. There wasn't much of it, just a little bit hanging off the end of the hair below her hoo ha.
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Oh... well maybe it was pee. That has happened to my does before...
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I am just so tired and so cold. I will never breed a goat to give birth this time of year. I am not at all set up for this.
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That's exactly what I was thinking at 4:00 this morning. Freezing my rear off and waiting for my doe to start pushing. I could definitely tell when things were getting serious and the goo was a big long string, clear at first and then amber later on. I was exhausted and delirious when she was finally done. I am thinking warm thoughts and quick work on the does part for you!
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Let me just tell you, that when she is in LABOR, you will know. You just will. You can tell. Labor is not odd behavior, it's labor, and it's impossible to not notice it. There is a little something about them when they are in labor that's nothing like anything else, and you'll know. ;)
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When you take pics, could you include one of the side showing belly area to tail so I can see the position of the upper back leg (either side)? If you have time :)
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Aww yes a watched pot never boils nor a
Watched doe... I give her 3-7 more days. You'll know :) in the mean time go inside, rest & warm up!! |
I slept all night in my warm bed and didn't even check on her. Went out this morning and she was upset that she had missed out on all that attention and grain last night. :grump:
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Send some more belly (righthand side, side view), ligaments (up close from the side) and hooha pics.
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Right side:
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Sorry everyone for being so whiney last night. I was exhausted and cold and apparently I was coming down with something because I have been throwing up this morning. It's frustrating not to know when she was bred or what to expect. If I had known I was going to be doing this, I would have built an enclosure with a nice shed for her, but it was a last minute thing and she is living in my dog run. Not an ideal situation, but it was all I could do.
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1 and 2 - "strutting and streaming"(full udder and goo) 3 - feet! |
Hmmm, throwing up in the morning?? Hmmm, oh, well, probably just "feeling her pain."
This girl is an absolute master at putting you through it! She is probably a "Gold Star Member of the Doe's Code." Hopefully, she will get 'r done today!! |
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