March Kidding--Anyone due and want to wait with me??

[Southern by choice]

She doesn't look to fat in those pics.

 

[MissFitFarm]

She doesn't look to fat in those pics.

Sometimes she looks like she should be farther along than she is, other times I think she looks just right. Just the angle maybe, she is fat but its winter, I have never had babies from any of my Does. but I have had alot of people come and ask if I would tame their goats like mine, for them. and I do for my vet. He brings me around 3-4 every spring and by the time he comes and gets them late summer they are big babies. And boy do I mean to tell ya they are WILD!!
But I thought if I could have my own babies and then.... spoil them... then people wouldn't have to bring me Wild ones.....? going to try it and see.
but I am a nervous ninny all ready and it aint even close to time yet. Haven't even had them checked out to make sure, but they got caught by the billy allot so unless he aint no good???????

 

[Missy]

I personally don't think she looks too fat. I wouldn't worry.

 

[MissFitFarm]

Thank you Southern and Missy I feel a little better, worry wart here... lol

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

Do you mind if I join in? I've got three Nigerian Dwarf does that are (hopefully) due around February/ March. I'm so excited!! : ) They will be freshening for the third time.

 

[MissFitFarm]

Welcome they let me so dont know y they wont you...

 

[Missy]

Awesome! The more the Merrier!

 

[woodsie]

I have one 3 year old Nubian doe, Poppy, that is first freshener and I believe she is due around March...doesn't have strong heat cycles and I have her running with the buck so I am not exactly sure on dates. I just wanted to make sure she took and wasn't infertile so I had her running with Burdock for the fall. She is getting puffy in her girl bits and has filled out some, I really can't wait to see how the babies turn out and get her on the milking stand!

My other two Nubian yearlings just had a cycle and so we are looking at late May, which is okay because it should be nice and warm and let us have lots of time outside with new babies! Plus they have really grown in the last couple months so I am happy to have them have a bit more size before getting bred. I had them in with my tiny Nigerian buck early fall in attempts to get a small first baby but I think he is just too short to finish the job...he's only a year in beginning of Jan and is sooo small but certainly aware of when the girls are in heat and VERY interested but doesn't seem to be covering the girls. Might have to get a yearly Nigerian doe to get a baby with his genes....just another excuse to get another goat. lol!

Can't wait to see pregnancy and baby pics from you all!

 

[SillyChicken]

I look at your girls and think.. mine is either too fat, or going to give birth to a cow. lol! I'll try and get some picts to post. Her coat is pretty thick too with it being so cold here.

Actually, I know mine are a bit portly.. we've cut back on some of the feed we've been giving. I get confused sometimes, I see one person say they feed, grains all the time, to feeding grain a month before kidding.. what do you guys do to prepare your doe for best birthing condition and healthy kids?

 

[HoneyDreameMomma]

X2!

We're breeding our does a little later in the season, so we won't be getting kids until late April, but I also love kidding threads. I'll be happy to follow and wait.

So...our stud actually went up for sale about a month before we had planned to have him visit our farm. We were able to purchase him for a very reasonable price, and now, we too have all our kids due in March. Hopefully all eight of our girls are pregnant - most of them look it, but there are two of them that are still a little small. Like some people mentioned, sometimes winter fluff makes it harder to tell just how fat they really are.

We're excited, because this is first freshening for all but one of our girls. This will be Holly's second time around - two of the girls we bred are actually the twin does from her first freshening.

Missy, you were curious about changes we saw in our pregnant goats: mostly nothing too out of the ordinary. Our herd queen and one of our most affectionate goats turned into a loaner the first few weeks after she was bred. She is now back to her cuddly self, but, like most of the girls, has the 'pregnant walk.' Not quite the way a pregnant woman waddles, but close enough it makes me laugh.