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Goats are pregnant for 145-155 days, or around 5 months. Most commonly, goats give birth to twins, but they may give birth to anywhere from one baby to four.
I’m not actually sure when Sprite and Fanta got pregnant as Mr. Pibb has been on the buffet plan in the goat yard for the past year.
Based on “bagging up” I would guess Fanta will deliver first, and soon, but enlargement of the udder isn’t an absolute predictor as some goats don’t bag up till after they deliver.
Both Fanta and Sprite have baby bumps going on, but if we go by size of the baby bumps alone as a predictor–
–it’s Nutmeg who’s gonna pop any second! But she’s looked about like that for the past two years, so that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I don’t call her Rotunda for nothin’.
It won’t be till I hear the sound of tiny bleats that I’ll know for sure who will be first.
I’m watching for babies here. We’ve got Mr. Pibblets coming soon!
Posted by Suzanne McMinn on January 3, 2011
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Granny Trace
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My heart is ready to burst!
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This is so wonderful to be able to know how to determine when the babies are coming. Have you ever had to pull a kid? I hope you or someone knows how if you do. BE BLESSED, waiting, waiting, waiting
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We have a jersey calf due soon too, which I’m looking forward to. I’m really hoping for a healthy girl but will take a boy of course! LOL
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The first year I delivered baby goats I lost our first one because I didn’t check to see exactly how things were supposed to go. I had one coming nose fist on a first time momma and I had no idea they were supposed to come front feet first with their nose lying on the legs. Once the head is out first, it’s so hard to get things the way they are supposed to be for a healthy delivery. If you see nose first, push it back, reach in and extend the legs so they are coming first with the nose lying on the legs. By the time I realized she was in trouble and ran to the house to read about what to do, I was too late. I did eventually get the little guy out but we lost him and ran the risk of losing momma too. Hopefully your goats with be like my Nanny and pop them out in about 2 seconds when no one is looking.
You may already know all that but just in case I thought I’d throw it in there! Someone else might find it helpful as well.
Good luck with your babies. I still have about 3 months to go before mine get here!
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We had baby stampedes everyday!
We will be on baby watch here in another 10 days, fun and nervewracking at the same time.
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As Shelley told you in her post, feel the tail ligaments…it will seem her tail could pull right off if you pulled it hard enough.
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Hope the Mamas do it with ease…
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Hope it’s a safe and healthy delivery for everyone!
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