So Cocoa has been moved to the new shed this morning, as she started having discharge. How long do these things typically take? She did eat her alfalfa pellets after she calmed down, being separated from the others and all. Also, I do have molasses, nutri - dench, & selenium/vitamin E gel but no CMPK. Will this be enough if she gets weary? Any advice is appreciated, as I am as new a mom as she is! Thanks.
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Well, her belly has dropped then, she does have the hollow... both girls udders have developed, but no drastic change as of yesterday afternoon. They are both first fresheners. Thank you so much for your input, it really helps!
Here is a picture of a goat whose belly had dropped:
http://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/photo/lizzie-hollow?context=user
Goats start to get an udder a month or more before they kid. However, you often see a very rapid increase in size the day that they kid. You should be looking at the udder often, so that you'll notice the big increase. If your does are all first fresheners, you may or may not see a really big increase near the end of pregnancy. You usually see that more with does that have freshened before.
Ok, so far it's just mucous... and it's the first day of it. She's still carrying on the side, but seems not as fat as 2 days ago, belly starting to drop? I have no idea about due dates, as she was pregnant when we got her in October. Both her and my other girls bags have formed and are pretty large, but she's the only one with mucous right now. What do I look for in udder change?
Totally depends on whether you mean mucous or MUCOUS! If it's just mucous, it could be two weeks. If it's MUCOUS, it'll probably be an hour or two. I have a picture in Raising Goats Naturally of MUCOUS! It's like an inch thick and more than a foot long. You really should not need any of the things you mentioned or the CMPK.
When was she due? How much has her udder changed in the last 24 hours? Can you find her tail ligaments? Has her belly dropped?