Porkchop48 kidding thread-Updated.Last one for while, did not go well.

[porkchop48]

+I am pulling my hair out waiting.

Last year I had 4 due. This year I have 8.

We have Mini Me a black and white boer doe who is bred to a red headed boer buck ( I think) I hope Stinky my Apline did not sneak in a jab at her. Last year we ended up doing a major tug of war with her. She had a beautiful black headed boer buck that weighed in at almost 13 lbs when born. He was hell on wheel since day one. At less that 48 hours old he was clear acorss the pasture at the pond playing.

Then Kurt - Kurt is a pure apline bred to a registered alpine. Last year she had a single buckling still born a few weeks early. She is getting mighty might large and has about 4 weeks to go. Hopeing for twin girlies out of her.

Then Stiener - Kurts sister bred to a registered alpine. She had a single doeling last year that we lost at 4 days old. I think being a FF she did not produce enough milk and being a goat newb myself I did not pull the kid soon enough. I think if I would have pulled her from the mom and bottle raised she might have made it.

Kreature - a red headed boer bred to either the apline buck or the boer buck. She is a nice meaty goat and would love to have a doeling out of her to keep. Kreature was in such bad shape when I got her last year I am glad she did not kid. She had bad hair from lack of minerals, wormy and skin and bones. This year she is my best looking goat out there and such a sweet goat.

Mama goat - Nubian bred to either of the bucks. She had a single doeling last year that I kept. No problems birthing and great milker. Would love to have twins from her... Hell I guess I want twins from all of them

Super goat - Nubian - Gave me two beautiful twin bucklings last year. Just as big as she was last year with 4-5 weeks to go.

Vango - My one and only Lamancha bred to a stunning Nubian. She has 2 months to go and is the biggest one of them all. She is a FF so I hope all goes well.... would be happy with atleast one funky eared doeling to keep.

Tut - FF alpine Nubian mix. Hopeing for a good first kidding out of Tut. She was my first keeper doeling and hope she passes along her ears.

And last but not least Presley - my almost 2 year old FF fainter - Bred to a fainter with blue eyes. I hope she gives me atleast one doeling so I can keep it

almost 4 weeks to go before they start. Hope to get out and get some pics this weekend if I don't end up going into work.

The two nubians and the two alpines are starting to get nice little udders...

Just hoping for happy healthy moms and babies...

And of course the first weekend that I have 3 due I will be out of town... Great. Just great.

 

[Lamancha Acres 123]

Good luck! Can't wait for our first set of babies in about 5 weeks. Lets all hope for girls

 

[Mamaboid]

Thinking Pink.

 

[G6momma]

This sounds fun!

 

[2goats8kids]

You could come back from being out of town to a bunch of cute kids, how fun would that be? Hope everything goes super smoothly for you!

 

[that's*satyrical]

Cool. But where are the pics??? :/

 

[porkchop48]

Cool. But where are the pics??? :/

Patience grasshopper

Just kidding... I have been going to work when it is dark and coming home when it is dark.. This weekend I plan to get some pics.

Smoothly would be a blessing. Got two goat people on call for that weekend. The regular guy that comes up to feed and check on every one and then two goat friends that live close that will be stopping in both twice a day.

 

[porkchop48]

No Pics yet today. Had to hit the feed mill early, deal with some work issues and get some kind of order done in the frog room.

I think I am nesting - Scrubbed the bathroom top to bottom yesterday and today I started on the kitchen.

I went out to seperate every one for feeding time ( one group on section, one group other section) and in the mean time called my Cricket friend to see if she was stopping up to see the goats.

In the 20 minutes that it took her to get here I noticed white goo coming from Mini Me. So of course I have forgotten all I learned last year and can not remember if they start this a few weeks before kidding or if kidding is going to happen very soon... Still can;t remember actually.

But it may mean she is going early or I missed her being bred by the boer and she got caught on the cycle before. Or I just suck at math. Finger crossed all goes well.

She is being really loving which is what she did last time so I am going to keep check on her ever few hours and keep her penned for a few days. Her ligaments are very soft almost no existent, but do remember from last year they can come and go.

OK up date over... Back to nesting.

Think Pink X2

 

[Fluffygal]

While yer nesting post some pics so we can share the wait with ya.

 

[porkchop48]

I swear I will get pics this weekend.

Just got done butchering a cow and quite a few deer so busy has been an understatement. Mini Me's belly has dropped and she had some goo going last week. She is turning into her lovey dovey pre kidding self. Any time you try to sit down or lean to take a tiny break she is right in your lap.

Super goat and Mama Goat are getting some nice udders. A little over 2 weeks until they are due. Looks like their bellies have dropped a bit.

No udder development from Presley yet( my fainter) but I am not sure when she was bred. She has not come back into heat so I am just keeping a close eye on her. Atleast she is easy to catch. Even is a goose walks by her she faints. If she sees the food bucket she faints. Poor thing... Wonder how kidding with her will go.


Going to re-read a bunch of kidding threads to rejar my memory and keep fingers crossed for nice easy births and happy and healthy mamas.