Goats&moregoats: KickinUpDust Farm Journal

Spending the night at the house where my goats are located. Poppit has separated herself from the other two in the maternity ward. Still no discharge at 9pm. Going back out at 11:30pm. Now watching her and Bambi closely. Mavis is showing no signs except for previous mentioned. I know how this whole thing goes(doe code), definitely nervous about Poppit.

Praying all goes well with them, safe deliveries and healthy kids!

Ok, my friends, Poppit is at day 146 from my original calculations. Her utter is looking great! Her teats have started filling up, very slight discharge. Now I am hoping she doesn't kid today as I have that thing called....work. I am hoping she delivers Tues, Wed. Thurs or Fri. as I have weekend work as well.

Mavis is also at day 146. She is just starting to get a little fatty in her utter area. Still discharging a little each day.

Bambi is at day 145. Small utter & discharge a little each day............the wait is killing me !

Now Jethro & Grub are doing awesome! They sleep with the goats in the barn at night as the two older dogs are out in the pasture for the most part. The pups do sound off from within the barn when the older dogs get going. They also sound off when I approach the barn at night until I let them know it's only me checking on the girls..then they settle right back down.

This is a morning picture, but this is exactly where they are each night as well.

and here is my small clutch of eggs I gathered yesterday morning...I expect the numbers will go back down with the cold coming back in. My two EE's just started laying again on Fri. Hoping to get more of those this Spring. Looking to improve my chicken coop this Spring as well.

Thinking you will be busy in the next few days!! Hope they wait for you to be around

Aww! I hope that you are able to be there when they kid too!

Poppit as of this am: she has started to make some "weird" noises. Squeaky, groan...no discharge. Off to herself all day. No eating this morning, but power ate later in the afternoon.


HEY EVERYONE! Goats & Pups love each other.....FANTASTIC!! That is Esha standing on Jethro.

Just got caught up. Ready for babies!!! Looks like they're about to burst!

Sorry, been kind of hectic. Poppit gave me trips 2-10-2016 at 5am. All went well with delivery & Poppit was very attentive. Ran into a slight problem with nursing. Poppit sets very low to the ground and 2 of the babies can't seem to find the teats for nursing. Smallest baby did but had to lay down to nurse. I did take them in, milked Poppit and fed babies. Took them back out to her and left them there for 3-4 hours with me watching. Again the smallest one was able to nurse. I brought them home for the night. I am thinking that I should take them back out this am since they will be really hungry and try again. I really don't want to bottle feed unless absolutely necessary.

I was told to leave babies with momma, milk her and bottle feed them there. That would be ok if I actually lived where my animals are. So do I leave them with Poppit, milk her and feed them a couple times during the day when I can be there. Let them possibly go without from about 5pm until 9am when I can get back out there? other than the nursing issue she is super with her kids. Smallest one weighed 2.5 the other two weighed 3

Sorry again, my head is in the clouds....wanted to share these pictures as well..All four dogs sleeping with the goats & Esha(goat) decided she needed to have a look around. Apparently standing on Jethro gave her a better view. Proud of my pups!

Congrats on the kids!! Maybe the 2 will watch the one who is nursing and figure it out. The biggest concern is getting colostrum into them.

@Southern by choice @Goat Whisperer @OneFineAcre and others might have some ideas for you.