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Old 08/20/09, 02:41 PM
 
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Any guesses how much longer?
I think Polly is finally going to kid soon. I don't know her exact due date but I was told "some time in August". She was exposed to the buck 173 days ago. This morning I couldn't find her ligaments no matter how hard I tried so I feel pretty confident they're gone. He udder is much tighter and all day she's been standing up, sitting down etc. She's also more vocal. Still no mucous except for a tiny bit of white on her vulva. I haven't see a mucous plug. She doing the yawning thing and stretching too. So how long could she go on like this? She's a Nigerian Dwarf and a first time freshener. I haven't seen any contractions yet either. Here are some pics I took at 1:00 this afternoon. I'm so excited I'm getting nothing done today.

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Old 08/20/09, 03:07 PM
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Polly is a cutie pie! She can go on and on and on like this. The white mucus sounds like the plug. Mine went a week after she unplugged
Keep us posted and keep the pictures coming!!! How exciting!!!!!!!!!
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Old 08/20/09, 03:08 PM
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It will be as long as it will! LOL
Seriously you cant know till the golden goo is hanging or they are pushing!
She looks close but how close, .
Tight udders that feel like rock means closer and lost ligs mean close but even that can be anywhere from an hour to days!
I use to depend on lost ligs to tell me within 24 hours till I had a goat that would loose them and then they would come back! She did that for weeks. One day I checked her and her ligs were tight but an hour later she was pushing her kids out! LOL

They drop those kids when ever they drop them.
A goats job is to keep its humans . LOL
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Old 08/20/09, 03:25 PM
 
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Darn, I wanted you to say "before bedtime"
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Old 08/21/09, 01:13 AM
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3:00am tonight, or Monday morning around 8:00
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Old 08/21/09, 02:06 AM
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Well, I'm pretty sure she is pregnant
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Old 08/21/09, 07:50 AM
 
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They arrived at 12:20 last night. Two boys of course. All went very smoothly and they're doing well this morning. They're adorable and Polly is looking pretty please with them. She's going to be a good mama. Here are a few pictures. I'll take some better ones when they're up running around more. Telly is the dark one and Chaps is lighter with the chaps on his rear legs.
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Old 08/21/09, 01:38 PM
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Congratz! They are darn cute
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Old 08/21/09, 02:10 PM
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oh gosh! I want Chaps!!
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Old 08/21/09, 02:52 PM
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Congrats - what a couple of cute bucks!
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Old 08/21/09, 03:08 PM
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They sure are cute! I'm glad it all went well and Polly is doing good. Congrats! Darling!
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Old 08/21/09, 06:47 PM
 
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Thanks so much. This was my first animal birth experience and I can't tell you how much we all loved it. It's so amazing. And then today they're not even a day old and they're butting heads and humping each other and bouncing.......truly something special.

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I hated giving them their BOSE shots today because they wiggled so much and had so little loose skin. Now I'm dreading the disbudding.
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Old 08/21/09, 07:25 PM
 
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They have beautiful markings! Congratulations! btw... I couldn't help but sneek a peek at the rest of the pics... what kind of fish is that!
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Old 08/22/09, 09:20 AM
 
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It's a muskie. We live on the James River and my son is forever trying to get these guys. He or a friend gets lucky every now and then. Someone else caught a 31 lb catfish from our bank last weekend. It was pretty cool.

Sorry guys. Just a little fish talk since I was asked.
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Old 08/22/09, 09:42 AM
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Handsome little guys! Glad everything went well. Nigies are usually good that way - don't think I've ever had to pull a Nigie kid.

Funny, when I went to look at the pictures, "my" Telus goats popped up! How does it know I'm in Canada?
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