Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017
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Three more babies last night! (Late last night, I might add.) Nubbin looked ready to pop all day but she took her pretty time about it and didn't actually get down to business until around 8:30 or 9:00. It was a looong delivery. Nubbin has had kids twice by herself unassisted, and the last time she had kids she made it look very easy and the whole thing was done in well under an hour. But we've not been blessed with easy kiddings this year. I wonder what we're doing wrong.

The water broke, and after a very long delay the first thing we saw coming toward us was a little black tail. I had to go in and fetch out the hind legs before "Tornado" could make an appearance. Then labor stalled for a very long time. Nubbin only pushed a few times, but she seemed to sense something wasn't right and she wouldn't get on with the job. As she's a very capable and roomy doe, I decided she wanted help and had to reach in once more and explore. "Storm" was coming head first with no legs and he was sideways and very angry about it. When I found a front leg it was on top, over the head and I had to do some twisting to get him to come out the right way. It was reassuring to feel him kicking and struggling as he slide into place. When I reached in for Storm I could feel a dome-shaped third head bobbing around in the background. Thankfully "Lightening" was smart and he came out the proper way all by himself. He was also the first kid up and nursing.

I'm not up for loading pictures tonight, but we've got three very Nubian-looking black kids, two with white splashes. They basically look just like their papa, Rambo, except they have sundgau markings, and one of them (surprisingly) has no white at all. Tornado was a dumb-dumb and couldn't seem to figure out how to nurse all night. I eventually milked Nubbin out into a bottle and gave him that before bed (which wasn't until almost 1:30 a.m.). He still hadn't figured it out this morning so he got another bottle before he finally learned how to get his own meals. Whew! I never knew a kidding could take so long! This was also the messiest kidding we've ever had. I sure hope Tigerlily has an easy time because I'm tired of fishing around for stuck kids!
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Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 03-22-2017, 09:18 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Colorado Shawn - 03-22-2017, 04:10 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 03-22-2017, 05:01 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 04-10-2017, 03:06 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-09-2017, 06:42 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 05-09-2017, 07:28 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-09-2017, 07:48 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-09-2017, 09:28 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 05-09-2017, 02:48 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-09-2017, 03:21 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-09-2017, 04:28 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 05-09-2017, 10:07 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Charlie Horse - 05-09-2017, 10:17 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 05-09-2017, 10:42 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 05-09-2017, 10:32 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-09-2017, 11:28 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 05-10-2017, 05:06 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-10-2017, 11:16 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 05-10-2017, 01:28 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 05-10-2017, 02:03 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-10-2017, 02:35 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-10-2017, 02:45 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-10-2017, 02:45 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-10-2017, 03:53 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 05-10-2017, 06:02 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-10-2017, 08:48 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-10-2017, 09:02 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 05-11-2017, 04:35 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-12-2017, 08:49 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-12-2017, 02:40 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-12-2017, 07:09 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-12-2017, 07:25 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-13-2017, 10:31 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-15-2017, 07:30 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 05-17-2017, 05:36 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-17-2017, 06:51 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-18-2017, 01:07 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-18-2017, 01:14 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-18-2017, 01:24 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 05-18-2017, 05:19 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-18-2017, 08:50 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-21-2017, 08:11 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-23-2017, 08:01 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-23-2017, 09:05 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-24-2017, 03:12 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 05-24-2017, 04:32 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-28-2017, 08:19 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Charlie Horse - 05-28-2017, 10:16 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-29-2017, 09:37 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Saph - 05-29-2017, 02:31 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 05-29-2017, 02:48 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-29-2017, 03:35 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-30-2017, 12:57 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 05-30-2017, 03:02 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 05-30-2017, 08:12 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 05-30-2017, 04:26 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 06-06-2017, 12:12 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 06-06-2017, 12:23 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 06-06-2017, 12:29 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 06-06-2017, 01:41 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 07-06-2017, 03:23 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 07-06-2017, 03:35 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 07-06-2017, 04:08 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 07-09-2017, 11:23 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 07-09-2017, 11:37 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 07-09-2017, 01:32 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by MosesBrowning - 07-09-2017, 01:44 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 07-10-2017, 02:17 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 07-22-2017, 03:49 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 07-22-2017, 05:15 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 07-22-2017, 05:22 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 07-26-2017, 10:37 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 08-04-2017, 10:02 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 08-04-2017, 10:30 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 08-04-2017, 10:45 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by IdahoNancy - 08-05-2017, 10:02 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 08-06-2017, 07:41 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 08-06-2017, 03:06 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 08-06-2017, 05:44 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 08-06-2017, 05:38 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 08-11-2017, 12:45 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 08-12-2017, 06:05 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Colorado Shawn - 08-14-2017, 06:44 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 08-26-2017, 05:07 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 08-26-2017, 05:21 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 08-28-2017, 10:03 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 09-21-2017, 06:35 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 09-25-2017, 04:29 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 09-26-2017, 12:12 AM
Oops - by Nanno - 10-12-2017, 06:32 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 10-13-2017, 08:43 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 10-18-2017, 10:32 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 10-25-2017, 11:13 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 10-29-2017, 09:07 AM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 11-02-2017, 06:16 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 11-08-2017, 06:27 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 11-08-2017, 06:34 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Taffy - 11-08-2017, 08:23 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by DownUnder Gal - 11-08-2017, 09:13 PM
RE: Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017 - by Nanno - 11-09-2017, 10:53 PM

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