normal???

jil101ca · #1 01/26/10, 11:40 AM

I am such a worry wart.... Lib is due Feb 18 (150 days from breeding, yes i am sure) she is very swollen and prutruding behind, Last night she had a long rust coloured strand of goo hanging from her, normal?

This is only second kidding and Daisy never had any goop at all.

FarmerChick · #2 01/26/10, 11:50 AM

worry wart...LOL

it is fine.

don't worry

remember it is "never exact" 150 days. monster mature kids can mean a little bit earlier also.....and that is fine

susanne · #3 01/26/10, 12:18 PM

yes, i would be worry too.
if you are absolut sure about her due date, it would be way too early for her to go in labor.
there is nothing you can do, just watch.

jil101ca · #4 01/26/10, 12:26 PM

I can't help but worry, the poor thing is huge, all protruding and jiggley behind. She also looks "open". I am driving her crazy, every night I feel the tummy until I feel the kid move. She looks at me with a "awww you woke it up again" look. I am positive about my date, she was only with the buck one day on her first cycle.

What is the earliest day a doe can kid and the kid can survive? Is it day 145?

There should be list of all things normal and not to worry about for us newbs lol

Briza · #5 01/26/10, 12:36 PM

Sometimes some fluid is expelled when the kids are turning and lining up and this can be a week in advance but keep an eye out you may have a large litter and she may deliver early. 145 is not premature- just the variation in gestation lengths. 5 days to either side of 150 is not uncommon or a worrying point. You run into breathing issues when they are more than 10 days early. Otherwise all they need is help finding the teat and or smaller bottle feedings more frequently. You need to have Bo-Se and vit e ready for them regardless of when they get there but extra important if they are early.

B~

jil101ca · #6 01/26/10, 01:10 PM

10 days, good to know. I have my Bo-se and everything else ready in my birthing kit. My friend even made me little coats for the kids for when it turns cold again. Libby is deep bedded in the best straw I had in the loft and I have someone lined up in case of complications. She is new to goats too but has smaller arms than me....

luvzmybabz · #7 01/26/10, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jil101ca

10 days, good to know. I have my Bo-se and everything else ready in my birthing kit. My friend even made me little coats for the kids for when it turns cold again. Libby is deep bedded in the best straw I had in the loft and I have someone lined up in case of complications. She is new to goats too but has smaller arms than me....

Isn't it the funniest thing I have my BF a vet tech but I know more about goats then she does ( she said so when I told her the save-a-dates for the girls. Then I oput my hand and arm out for her to look at and measure up to hers. She is like I will be there. Same thing with my sister itty bitty hands. My husband has big hands and sausage roll fingers. And I have hands a bit bigger then his skinnier but longer. I can not wear woman's watches or gloves unless they are they the cheap VERY stretchy knit type. I have paino fingers, if they were cordinated enough my music teacher when I was little had dreams until the practicing did not help all that much.