KinderKorner's ** Kid Pictures

[KinderKorner]

Oh don't worry, I fully enjoy that concept.

I've got two more already paid for and just waiting for pick up.

 

[KinderKorner]

Well I had an hour so I decided to go back out and have another go at udder shaving inbetween my split shift at work.

I think I did a lot better this time.

Angeliese was still a little spit fire, but after 30 minutes of telling her no, swatting her butt, and being persistant she actually stood still.... Mostly.

I'll add the pictures as soon as I get home. It's still not a perfect job, but it looks a LOT better.

Their udders are not very big for being so close to due. :/ I don't know what is going on. I KNOW Meg's and Lily's udders get much bigger. Maybe they just won't finish bagging up until the last minute.

I feel little babies hooves on their sides. I love that. And when you touch them they move. It's just so cute and exciting. Meg is the biggest I've ever seen her pregnent, so I'm fairy confident she is carrying twins. Hopefully at least one girly.

Angeliese's udder is so cute. It looks very well shaped, with good attachments, and no pocket. Just hoping it fills up. Her half sister who died on thanksgiving milked a gallon a day on her 2nd freshening. So I'm hoping Angeliese follows her example, even though I don't know how I will ever get her to keep from kicking the milk over.

 

[KinderKorner]

Meg's Udder or lack thereof.

Lily's lack of udder.

Angeliese's is probably the biggest right now. Which is sad considering she is due last, and a FF. Still it's very small.

I'm ready for some boom.

2 days left. Hopefully...

 

[Queen Mum]

Hobbles, that is how you keep her from kicking the milk over. They work. Trust me, it is very simple to put them on. You can make them out of soft rope and after about a week or two, she will stop fussing and you won't need them any more.

The udders look great. You don't have to worry about them being small. They will fill up when the time comes.

 

[KinderKorner]

I may just have try to hobbles. SHe eventually settled down yesterday so I'm hoping with some patience and more practice she will hold still.

And thanks. I know I should be patient with the udders. But I really thought they got a lot bigger than this by this time last year. It makes me a little worried.

Meg is due tomorrow.

 

[KinderKorner]

Well today is the day!

It's been a long time, but we are finally here.

Meg should be due tonight.

We don't pasture breed, we put them together for a couple hours for a 'date'. So this should be her actual due date.

But they honestly don't look that due to me. So maybe I wrote the dates down wrong. Gosh I hope not. lol

I didn't get much sleep last night, I already went to school and now I have a very long day at work. I probably won't be home by dark, so doe code says she should go tonight when I'm exhausted.

Or she will hold out a few days and make me crazy.

I'll keep you guys updated.

On a side note. Two nights ago I had to work late, so I figured my family would shut the chicken door for me. Well they didn't and something got in and killed a chicken. Then last night I was gone again, and they shut the door, but not until an hour after dark and something got in again that fast and killed another chicken. I haven't lost a bird for probably close to a year.

Our neighbor who traps and kills the varmits is gone off to college, so I'm not sure what to do. I guess I'll have to make sure the door gets shut before dark. But it's hard to wrangle 50 chickens in during the day, especially when I'm not usually home in the evenings. :/

 

[daisychick]

Hoping for cute babies really soon so I can drool over them.

 

[KinderKorner]

Well I just got home from work. I knew today was going to be long. But...

I'm totally mentally exhausted. I got up at 6 and went to school then work, my brain has been on overdrive for the past 14 hours.

I rushed at work all day trying to get home at a decent time and I ended up working almost 5 hours over. I worked on something for a couple hours and was just a few minutes from being done and realized I had messed it up so I had to redo it all over again.

I'm so glad to be home, and I just want to sink into a chair, prop my feet up, and watch a movie. But I know if I do I'll be out.

I need to do some school, but I just don't think I can make myself right now. I may just give it a rest and try again tomorrow.

I just checked Meg. Her udder looks a little tighter but not full. I tried to check her ligs and she jumped up and ran which is very unusual for her. She is very sweet and lets me touch her anywhere. From what I could tell they felt really loose or gone. When she stood up she was holding her tail in the curve and arching her back. So she is either going to go tonight or she is just really pregnent and miserable. lol

I'm not sure on what I'd place my bets yet. It seems like if I'm sure they are going to go they hold it in another day... or week.

I'll check her again in an hour or two. I wouldn't be surprised if she has them tomorrow. She has always birthed her kids at like noon.

Of course it was 70 degrees yesterday and now it's in the 30s and I'm super tired, so she may go tonight just to irk me. haha

 

[KinderKorner]

Well after checking them in the night we have no babies.

They are all acting completely normal.

Lily's udder has the most change. It really popped last night.

You can see how much more round and full it looks. It still has a way to go, but it's getting close.

I didn't think Meg's had much change but after looking at the last pictures it has gotten a bit longer, and a little tighter.

Poor Meg with her ruined udder.

Angeliese's only real change is her teats look slightly longer. I didn't take pictures cause they wasn't much change.

Then while they were at the manger I noticed Celeste's teats looked a little more noticable....

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but maybe it's the start of a little udder. That would be so great.

It doesn't look like any of them will be going today. Maybe this evening. The more I think about it I could have sworn I bred Lily before Meg... Hmm. Cause I wasn't going to breed them yet but Lily got out and got bred, then Meg came in heat the next day so I just went ahead and started breeding everyone. If thats true then Lily would be due today and Meg tomorrow. That would make more sense. We'll see what happens.

 

[KinderKorner]

Well today was my day off. I planned on getting some things done outside and my homework done. Well I kind of laid around this morning except for feeding, then I had to go to a BBQ from 4-7, I was planning on homework the rest of the evening while waiting on goats. My parents were going to be leaving at 7 so I knew someone would be home with Lily all day. This afternoon is went off feed, her udder filled, and I could tell she was going to go today.

Well I check her at 7 and she is on the ground obviously in early labor. Then I get a call that someone needs an urgent babysitter so I have to leave.

I got no homework done, and I'm pretty cranky since I wasted my day off.

I got home after 10. And sure enough there was a beautiful little damp doeling. Lily birthed easily on her own. She is a great mother and there was no trace of birthing anywhere she cleans every piece up. She is VERY loving. A little too much maybe. She licks her baby so much and so forcefully the poor thing keeps falling down and can't even get in a bite to eat.

Jasmine her baby from last year is horrified, and has her hackles up. She is freaking out, and doesn't like her mother having a new favorite at all.

I'm a little disappointed she only had one. She is still HUGE but I bounced her and I don't feel anymore. But I'm super happy it's a doe and we had no problems.

It's chilly so I will be getting up and checking on them tonight. I have to get up for work in 6 hours. Ugh.


I snapped a couple pictures for you. More to come later.

Meg will probably go tomorrow.

She's as cute as a button. Half Kinder, half Pygmy.