What’s that!

[CapricornFarm]

I would be thinking she's in labor. Is she pushing?

 

[RiverOtter]

I raise goats and I'll agree with @cassie - that is a vaginal prolapse. When a goat is heavily pregnant, the pressure can cause the vaginal wall to protrude. different positions ease the pressure and then it retracts.

This is often a sign on a very large kid or extreme multiples (3 or more). The danger is that she will not only have a difficult labor, but the stressed tissue will dry out and tear more easily. She can bleed out pretty quick if that happens.

If she was mine, I would get LOTS of lube and induce labor, with either a vet on call or the goat already loaded up into my trailer so we can take off if things go bad. Multiples can be untangled by anyone experienced, but a strapping big kid may need surgical intervention.

 

[angela0408]

(Disclaimer: I don't know a lot about goats in particular.)
I see people have already suggested various kinds of prolapse.

I can think of one other thing that could stick out: amniotic sac.

I googled for images, and each of these pages has some:
http://darylconner.blogspot.com/2014/05/
https://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms-farmphotofeb1306/
(I just kept scrolling down until I saw photos of goats with things sticking out of them.)

Based on the photos I found, I think an amniotic sac is probably NOT what is sticking out of OP's goat. But I'm mentioning it in hopes that someone with more experience can be more definite one way or the other.

Thanks for the search. She’s definitely not giving birth. I found some similar things on the goat spot. As long as it’s its going Back in, sounds like it’s going to be ok. Just need to keep an eye on it to make sure it’s not her out side and would need to keep it moist, Ive sent my vet an email so we’ll Lk see what they say in the morning,

 

[angela0408]

Updates this morning, quiet night, watched her on my cameras and played back the times when I wasn’t. This morning, everything is in place, even when she’s standing up on her front legs. I’m thinking maybe one of the kids shifted. Man I hope she doesn’t have a monster baby buck in there. No response from sister site yet and we’ll see what’s the vet says this morning. Will keep updates going for future reference for someone’s else.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Good luck.

 

[angela0408]

Ok, so just spoke with the vet and this is quite normal and not an emergency. If it pops out and stays out, then we’ll want to bring her in and she can pop a stitch in her to hold her together until kidding. So now I hope for small multiples and not a monster.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Good!

 

[RiverOtter]

I did have this happen with one of mine once. As the vet said, the thing itself is not an emergency. With me, when it happened more than once (3 days in a row) I decided to induce, as this usually happens when they're about ready to go anyway. I called up the vet to make sure they knew to be on standby and they told me they would and to pick up the drugs in the morning. I was actually going out to check before I left for the vet and heard her squalling - she was, naturally, giving birth. Poor girl was so huge that when she went over onto her side, she just kept rolling and I found her with her 4 feet in the air!

Of course it was one monster buck. Happily, I've assisted a lot (I have the smallest hands of all my goat-keeping friends, lol) and with some careful maneuvering (pull one leg as far forward as you can so the shoulders are offset and gently and carefully use a finger to ease and stretch the vulva around the head) and lots of lube I was able to get it out with no tearing or damage. Very lucky! One giant kid is the worst to deal with and the main reason to induce.

 

[angela0408]

So just to update for anyone searching this subject. My doe went into labour day 146. Everything seems to be going fine. Water bags out, no sign of prolapse. However, it did all go horribly wrong with being too narrow and her first kid too big and had its head back. I was unable to fit the kid through and ended up loosing mom, the one kid, but managed to save one kid inside, barely. So while the cause of the troubles was different, the prolapse did indeed correct itself during birth.

 

[angela0408]

I did have this happen with one of mine once. As the vet said, the thing itself is not an emergency. With me, when it happened more than once (3 days in a row) I decided to induce, as this usually happens when they're about ready to go anyway. I called up the vet to make sure they knew to be on standby and they told me they would and to pick up the drugs in the morning. I was actually going out to check before I left for the vet and heard her squalling - she was, naturally, giving birth. Poor girl was so huge that when she went over onto her side, she just kept rolling and I found her with her 4 feet in the air!

Of course it was one monster buck. Happily, I've assisted a lot (I have the smallest hands of all my goat-keeping friends, lol) and with some careful maneuvering (pull one leg as far forward as you can so the shoulders are offset and gently and carefully use a finger to ease and stretch the vulva around the head) and lots of lube I was able to get it out with no tearing or damage. Very lucky! One giant kid is the worst to deal with and the main reason to induce.

Yes, I agree! Monster babies are very troublesome. It’s the head back that’s the worst.