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Old 05/05/08, 11:55 AM
 
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This was taken May 1

Leigh is bigger than she has ever been .

How many kids ?


When ?

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Old 05/05/08, 11:58 AM
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Old 05/05/08, 12:00 PM
 
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LOL! She looks really big to me. I'll guess 3
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Old 05/05/08, 01:29 PM
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Hahaa!! Are you sure they aren't already full grown in there!?
I'll guess 3 as well... two does and a buckling.
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WOW! That is big!

I'm new at the goat baby thing, have only had one kidding with one doeling last year, this year, kidding date is set for Mother's Day & my doe looks pretty much "normal" except for the HUGE udder forming.

I'd say about five or six, maybe even seven. Just kidding (pun INTENDED)!
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hmph. My saanen doe is easily that big and is NOT pregnant. Looks identical except for the complete and udder lack of an udder.

so, it's painful to guess for yours. the pain of jealosy, that is. I wanted kids from my doe. hmph.

I'll guess what I've guessed for Jessie all along - three. And I've guessed that Jesse would kid on a Sunday. so my guess is three on a sunday. Maybe one big white saanen will deliver.
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Old 05/05/08, 03:17 PM
 
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Old 05/05/08, 03:41 PM
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Wow! I think she's going to split in half and leave another full grown goat standing there! Poor baby!
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Old 05/05/08, 03:56 PM
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I'll guess triplets and 1 week.
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Old 05/05/08, 04:34 PM
 
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4 kids, and 8 days from picture....however, I like Otters prediction....
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Old 05/05/08, 04:36 PM
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Old 05/05/08, 04:39 PM
 
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At least 6 - my BT kidded two weeks ago with triplets and was about half the size of your

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Old 05/05/08, 04:53 PM
 
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Ok you guys are scarring me and her

I'll keep you posted.


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Old 05/05/08, 07:11 PM
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I have a beautiful blue roan nubian, FF, and she looks just like yours. We've been waiting, and waiting....She was oozing white discharge sixteen days ago for about twenty four hours, and her udder keeps getting bigger, even has a little squirt of milk in it, but all she does is waddle around the barn. My husband's starting to believe it's an hysterical pregnancy.
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Old 05/05/08, 07:13 PM
 
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Wowsers! She's huge! I'm scared now -I have a girl due the end of the month and I wouldn't be able to tell by looking at her at all. I seen "it" happen but I am starting to wonder.
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Old 05/05/08, 08:02 PM
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I vote for triplets too - two does and a buckling on Wednesday. Of course that is probably just wistful thinking on my part since that is what I'm hoping for from my Niggie any day now. Her due date is the 8th, but I'm hoping for Wednesday since that is DH's day off.

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Old 05/05/08, 09:34 PM
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She looks about like my Saanen did at the end of her pregnancy - she had a 10.5 lb doeling an a 12.5 lb buckling. I'll guess that you get twins, a boy at 13 pounds and a doeling at 10 pounds, on the day after the due date (if known) or on Friday (if due date is not known).
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How many kids?

I don't see ANY kids in the photo......
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Old 05/05/08, 10:30 PM
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My vote - 4 girls and 7 boys.
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Old 05/05/08, 10:31 PM
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What is the largest # of kids any doe has ever had, anyone know?

Some lady around here bred her Nigie doe twice in the same year and she had 5 babies each time. I thought that was pretty out of control.
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