Bruce
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Hmmm, nearly 1:30 here and no post from @newton, maybe she is busy with new kid(s) 
See it WORKS!
TWINS!!!!!!
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newton the goat
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Lol I wish she kidded all ready, as soon as I got up this morning I was knee deep in mud hammering down fence posts for the new pasture 
up until about half an hour ago... busy day so far and newton has decided not to take advantage of it.
up until about half an hour ago... busy day so far and newton has decided not to take advantage of it.
Bruce
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Guess I called that one didn't I? (NOT!) Oh well, I tried.
Are you really close to the lake or something and have little ground frost? It will be a couple of months before I can think of sinking a post into the frozen ground!
Are you really close to the lake or something and have little ground frost? It will be a couple of months before I can think of sinking a post into the frozen ground!
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newton the goat
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Well we only have two inches of frost in the soil still so as long as we get past that we can dig down about three feet or more. And plus this family is quite determined when it comes to ignoring weather and typical building times
Bruce
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Heck I had 2" of frost back in very early Dec when I was putting in an H-brace to hold the 10' gate to the barnyard/pond area behind the barns!
OK... so in the previous posts you stated that she had to be bred the first or 2nd week in September... Now I'm no math wiz but doesn't that put 5 months at the beginning or 2nd week in February? And here we are in the 3rd week of March? Was Newton with the buck past the first 2 weeks in September? Cause if not, then that buck has some pretty strong juice, or Newton was doing some nighttime visiting with him that y'all weren't aware of... Or, heaven forbid, this whole thing is a phantom pregnancy... 
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newton the goat
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Well we have already figured out that my math is wayyyy off. And Our due date was way off... so who know when they did their buisness be it the middle of the night or the middle of the day. And yes he was since he was a companion for her but we noticed her putting on size mid September and we saw during that time he tried to mount her since he was in rut but she would head butt him and that is when my dad figured she was pregnant since she had grown so large in such little time... and if it turns out to be a fluke I don't think my dad will forgive her.... (should we have gotten another doe? Probably. . But we didn't now I have to live with the stress of not knowing when my goat will have her baby) sorry for dragging you guys along with meOK... so in the previous posts you stated that she had to be bred the first or 2nd week in September... Now I'm no math wiz but doesn't that put 5 months at the beginning or 2nd week in February? And here we are in the 3rd week of March? Was Newton with the buck past the first 2 weeks in September? Cause if not, then that buck has some pretty strong juice, or Newton was doing some nighttime visiting with him that y'all weren't aware of... Or, heaven forbid, this whole thing is a phantom pregnancy...
(and yes ik it was irresponsible and it won't happen again)
NH homesteader
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So she definitely didn't gain pregnancy weight in September or you would have babies now. You said the buck was with her until January? That means she could be due anytime between now and June. I didn't want to ask if you're sure she is pregnant... But are you sure she's pregnant? She has developed an udder right? (Sorry my phone isn't being super cooperative so looking back is a pain.)
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newton the goat
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She has developed an udder (which is really full, I can already feel the two halves and it is almost full, it's getting tight) and her mucus plug has gone plus I have felt the baby kick and move, so she is definitly pregnant I can promise you that.
NH homesteader
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That's good! Lol I had to ask.
