Ridgetop
Herd Master
Could be the beginning of the mucous plug. I hate to tell you but that could mean she will go into labor today, or in another week. Still she is getting closer.
Could be the beginning of the mucous plug. I hate to tell you but that could mean she will go into labor today, or in another week. Still she is getting closer.
I already know our hen will be a great mama! She raised 3 ducklings and 2 chicks all in one hatch!Okay, it is probably just some mucous discharge and you wouldn't even notice it on her if you weren't so worried about her lambing! Congrats on the chicks, I hope she is a good mom and raises all of them.
By the way, I told my sons about your posting pix of her vulva and they thought it was hilarious. They said to tell you that she will stop panting as soon as you stop chasing her around with your camera! You can see who the worrier is in our family! They never worry about kidding or lambing because they know I will be there!
I used to take pix of EVERYTHING for their 4-H record books. One time my daughter came home from college with a girl friend and was mortified when I made them hold a goat so I could photograph the vulva. It was a hermaphrodite and I wanted photos for my project kids as well as for my sons' record book. While I was taking photos I was lecturing them on hermahroditism in goats. She called me later and read me the riot act because I embarrassed her! Livestock people may be different, but we are interested in all things livestocky, so keep those photos coming! And if anyone is interested, I have the photo of the Hermie goat and can try to scan and post it. It is quite interesting and I only saw 2 in 20 years.