Help Goats in Labor?

[glenolam]

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BREATHE.....BREATHE.....

This is all normal. Just keep an eye on her and relax. Don't try to milk her at all - sometimes does leak milk out of their teats because they are filling up for the kids. Most does create a plug on the orifice of their teats so this doesn't happen and some don't.

when she starts getting the amber-goo discharge, that's when you may want to stay with her a little more frequently. White or clear discharge = normal and nothing to worry about. Red/Bloody discharge = call a vet, Amber goo = baby is on the way.

Keep us posted!

 

[MrsPinkKitty]

Still nothing she just lays in the corner of her stall under the heat lamps and chews her cud and does this little moan kida grunt when she breaths kinda like a push but she has been doing this for four days. her ligaments are still there and still no discharge.It very exiting but at the same time. I just want to see them babys and make sure there ok.To add insult to injury i have 43 RIR eggs in the bator that are a day late.I guess the cold spells we have been haveing droped temp in the bator for about a week to maby 99 when its set for 102"no fan" .Its just one thing after another. Winter makes thing so much harder than things have to be.I think i will take a nap you guys/gals make me feel better thank you so much for your reply .I dont know what i would have done without your reply.Would still be out in the barn Waiting Thank you.Please if you have anymore advice please send it my way.

 

[MrsPinkKitty]

you all have been so great i will video the birth and post as many pictures as i can so we all can enjoy it!!!

 

[Wild Trapper]

I had a milk goat give me 3 kids her second pregnancy. She had two in the evening and we thought she was done and went to bed, the next morning, without any help from us, she had a third. She was huge and did that groaning around like you describe with your goat. Goats can be so much fun to have. DW doesn't want me to get goats again, hard enough on me over the chickens. The pig is different. She loves pork, and pigs are usually a short time commitment.

 

[glenolam]

My first kidding experience was with a seasoned doe so thankfully she knew what she was doing. However, that same morning I woke up to 13 chicks that had hatched in the incubator a day early and hadn't yet set up the cage for them! So there I was getting the chick brooder prepared when the doe went into labor.

Don't worry, it'll all come crashing down at the same time and in a few hours you'll sit back and wonder what the check just happened.

Just remember to breathe

 

[pride&joy]

Hello and congratulations on all the new life over at your place. I can tell you what good advice I have been given over the years of owning goats. Try and keep a 5 gal bucket with a lid near the kidding area. In there keep Betadine scrub, sterile lube, latex gloves, paper towels, trash bags, the little clips for the umbilical sure I have forgot something but over time you will figure out what you need. As long as the kids present well nature should be able to take its course. If it is all going well it should be over 5 to 15 min per kid with maybe some time in between. I like to offer the does some warm molasses in some water after they are done to give them a little pep and they seem to like it. Make sure those kids get some colostrums soon as they are dry and standing. Best of luck please post pics. We will keep our fingers crossed for you

 

[glenolam]

Great advice, pride&joy!

I've used dental floss for the umbilical cords - that way you don't have to find special clips.

I also just use old bath or hand towels instead of paper towels. I found that paper towels sorta got in the way and didn't hold up, so now I just let the towels dry after they have the birth goo on them then shake them out as best I can the next day, wash them in hot water with bleach and fold them up for the next doe!

 

[glenolam]

So.....update? It's been a few days - I hope you've been relaxing!

 

[dawgpaws]

I'm expecting my goat to go in labor anyday now!! I'm pretty nervous...... I check her 50 times a day it seems!!! ha

 

[glenolam]

dawgpaws..you should check out some of the kidding threads over on BYH. They're hilarious! It is really hard when you want them to go into labor and they....just...don't.....