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Comment on Goat Birthing Signs by Christine

Christine — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:06:13 +0000

Patti, you did good to remove her from the herd. Keep her in a smaller area with fresh hay & water (and a heat lamp if you’re in a cold part of the country)… check on her every few hours if you can, if not, that’s okay – she’ll be fine. Nature is funny like that! Sometimes does will show plenty of symptoms & other times not. A few years ago, I checked on one my does around 9:00… it was pouring rain & she was under cover, just chomping on hay. By the time I reached my house about 900 feet away, I looked out & saw her standing in the rain looking at something in the grass that I thought was a fly away Walmart bag. I pulled out my binoculars & saw that it was her kid.. she’d just dropped it right there, less than 10 minutes after I checked her out. Her bag was not even shinny! If she’s not in distress, there’s nothing to worry about!

Comment on Goat Birthing Signs by Patti

Patti — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:17:07 +0000

Enjoyed reading all of the post. I have a 2 yr old doe about to kid. On her first go round she showed no signs and I had left her with the herd only to find 2 dead babies ahe had during the night. I seperated her out today because she paws at the ground, bag is full/kinda shiny, and she’s been yawning all day. She’s alittle skiddish and I’m afraid to be too close for fear she won’t concentrate on what she needs to do when it’s time. I really don’t know what more I could do. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Comment on Goat Birthing Signs by Christine

Christine — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:38:23 +0000

Don’t worry about her… no signs of distress – no need to worry!

Comment on Goat Birthing Signs by cuindy

cuindy — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:21:23 +0000

Just how puffy and swollen should her back end be? My Milly has been puffy for 5 days now. No sign of contractions. She is happy and eating and the babies are moving like crazy, but I am worried that she is so puffy and swollen. Any suggestions?

Comment on Things I have learned from living in the South by kaylee

kaylee — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:09:17 +0000

I loved it and so true.

Comment on Goat Birthing Signs by Christine

Christine — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:33:45 +0000

Salwa, how do you know she has a 2nd kid inside? Mom can eat regular food, hay & a bit of grain. Also, if delivery was difficult, you can add some sugar or molasses to her water for extra energy. If you're talking about what to feed the kid, you must try to get her to get the colostrum from mom. Try to get mom to nurse her every 2 hours. Sometimes, after a few tries the mom will give up and let her nurse from then on. If you have to have to bottle feed the kid, you must get kid replacement milk. If you go to my Facebook & pose your questions, you will get many answers almost immediately.

Comment on Goat Birthing Signs by salwa

salwa — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:19:44 +0000

plz plz plz help me my she_goat gave one baby goat after 24 hour struggle 2nd baby does not come out n die inside her …now she is in v big pain ….wat should i give her for eat as well as how milk give to her 1st baby .because other milk makes her indigestion…plz kindly some body reply as soon.

Comment on To keep or not to keep… that is the question! by Christine

Christine — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:29:19 +0000

Melinda, it's hard to diagnose... make sure she has plenty of water to drink & fresh/good hay. I'm not sure about the rest of the stuff you are giving to her. Please go to my FaceBook page & describe your situation.. you will get many answers there. Sorry that I can't be more helpful!

Comment on To keep or not to keep… that is the question! by Melinda

Melinda — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:01:57 +0000

Hi I have a pregnant goat she is some kind of mix and stands about 2 ft tall. Tue she was walking real slow wed she bedded down and is still bedded down. She has no milk no real sign of labor she tries to get up but can’t. She is still eating n drinking she does have green gunk coming from her eyes. I called the vets but where we live there is no one really familure with live stock. They say she has toxemia and is pretty much done for. I’ve been searching on the net we gave her raisins grains Gatorade baking soda cranberry juice. It said it will help if it’s toxemia. Any suggestion will be helpful thanks.

Comment on Goat Birthing Signs by Christine

Christine — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:57:34 +0000

Shanna, sorry for not replying sooner. In the future for a quick answer, please go to my Facebook page where there are always experts with a quick response.

No need to call a vet unless she’s in distress… for example if she’s been pushing for more than 20 minutes. Even then, most times you can help your doe by feeling the position of the kid & maybe helping to turn it around.

Goats have been giving birth by themselves for thousands of years… we’re just too darned anxious! Good luck & remember to have fun with your goats!