Author Topic: Three done- Six to go! (Read 2731 times)

ballingall · « **on:** March 18, 2011, 12:39:27 am »

First three kiddings are out of the way now, Splash AN 1st kidder had a male and a female, Lantana BT 1st kidder had a live female and a male which had to be culled due to traumactic birth.

And Romily, pictured here a week or so ago gave birth this morning.

She had to have a little help- two breeches coming both together, but easily fixed, 3 females and 1 male. Mum much relieved to be rid of that weight!

Here she is with some of the babies

Six more to kid, next two aren't due until the end of this month, so a wee break.

Here's the first set of babies here.

Roxy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2011, 01:01:56 am »

Goodness, mum must definitely be relieved to be rid of that weight!!! You will have a barn full soon.! .Never had one with quads - and only ever had one set of triplets, to a BT. And they were all male!!

Good luck with the rest of your goats to kid.

Brucklay · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2011, 01:08:43 am »

Aaaah - more 'gooies' as my OH call's new born kids - they are beautiful, good luck with the next ones x

faith0504 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2011, 07:09:01 am »

they are adorable, the pictures are fantastic, so cute, well done,

rather her than me having quads

Cinderhills · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2011, 07:39:20 am »

Thanks for the photos. They look adorable.

Anke · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2011, 09:58:37 pm »

One-third through congratulations it is then!

My GG today had a bit of traumatic time, first signs at breakfast, I went away for mine and I think her waters went in the meantime. Then for three hours all I got was teethgrinding and a very fed-up looking goat. No pushing nothing, just a bit of dark brown discharge... At lunchtime I rung the vet for advice, as I didn't think she had dilated yet and I didn't want to go in, but he advised to see if I could get in and feel anything (I was thinking dead kid(s)). I could get in, but boy did she scream! and I felt a head nothing else. Too far in to pull and she wasn't pushing... So sent Gerald off to get some oxytocin and antibiotic to speed her up a bit, but me going inside her must have made her move on and she started to push, and out came a .... male and he was alive! head first and all that. I thought that was it, but well over an hour later I got back in and she had just delivered a second - but very dead - male. had been dead for a while. This was a first for me, fortunately she got it out herself.

So, the good bit is she was carrying twins, her previous two kiddings were both singles. And the live wee boy seems to be polled, so we will raise him I think. But to cap it all, he is a bit dumb and cannot get hold of her teat, so he's on the bottle already... There's my nightshift coming along (he's really quite small, so better go and feed)...

Only one more to go, but four week break for us now.

Blinkers · « **Reply #6 on:** March 19, 2011, 12:31:25 pm »

Hi Beth - congratulations

And I like that Nube on the left

Della is due Sunday and finally, finally I think Jangalli is holding to service now (fingers crossed) but won't be due until end June/beg July!!

Spring is springing around and still prefers me to the other goats......unfortunately she thinks its rather funny to run up behind me and jump up against my back whilst I'm walking - naughty girl. Lots of firm training to do once lambing is over.

Mx